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We arrived to find the boat in a sorry state after two weeks of heavy rain that dumped half of the Sahara desert onto our decks and cover. Our first job was to hose the boat down which was an immediate improvement but the red dust had penetrated everything and it took several washes toContinue reading “First two weeks in Kalamata”

It is April 2nd and plans are in place for our departure to Kalamata on May 7th. We are off on a Safety at sea course mid April and a First Aid refresher course early May. We made a trip out to Deja Vu in early March and took with us a new BBQ (essentialContinue reading “Thoughts of 2019 sailing”

Paul and Jane’s visit to Deja Vu had had to be rescheduled due to a mix up on dates in the earlier planning phase of this trip, so we were glad to be able to welcome them in Kalamata on Thursday July 5th although had no idea what cruising opportunities lay ahead. They are bothContinue reading “Our last week with visitors aboard”

Cape Maleas, the second most southerly point in Europe, has a fearsome reputation and at times lives up to it according not only to the author of our pilot guide, Rod Heikell, but also the present day locals and the Ancient Greeks. Having waited for a week in Momenvasia for the very strong winds toContinue reading “Rounding the capes”

We have been storm bound here for a week and seen 360 degree lightning, torrential rain and, for days after the storm, gale force winds. In spite of the gloom there is quite a bit of good news that is keeping us sane. Firstly we are safely tucked into the harbour and securely tied upContinue reading “A week in Monemvasia”

It is time for a chart of the Peleponnese to help you see where we have been and where we are going, clockwise round! Our track is shown through the Gulf of Corinth, along the top, east of Kefalonia, through the Corinth canal at the eastern end. Our final destination is Kalamata at the topContinue reading “Journeying towards the southern tip of the Peleponnese”

It was great to have Brian and Michele on board to share the transit experience and they were very familiar with the areas we were to visit. They had honeymooned on Poros almost exactly 40 years ago to the day, and also visited Ermioni many times, as had we, to enjoy the company of ourContinue reading “Korfos to Ermioni via Poros with Brian and Michele”

Passing through the Corinth canal on our own boat was a real privilege and special experience which we enjoyed enormously. Not only could we admire the engineering achievement of forming this 4km long, 25m wide channel through limestone towering nearly 80m above us, but we were also changing seas from the Ionian to the Aegean,Continue reading “The Corinth Canal”

I should have said in the last blog that we found Efimia on Kefalonia a really well organised place for boats, probably the  best we have found so far in Greece outside of the marinas. We set off early on 2nd June into a windless sea and motored towards the Gulf of Corinth. The afternoonContinue reading “The Gulf of Corinth”

Lots of photos in this post and a poem! On our final day on Lefkas with Julie and Matthew we set off to find the beach, and very lovely it was. A pleasant walk before the airport run. As one set of visitors departed, Tom arrived from Manchester straight from his sick bed, having hadContinue reading “Lefkas to Kefalonia via Ithaca with Tom”