If you ever find yourself sailing north towards Croatia, a few miles off the coast of Albania, trying to bash into a 30 knot wind (that was forecast for 20) and is quickly growing towards a steady 35 knots, we … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Lefkas, Greece
We had to face reality one of these days, and that day came on Sunday. We’ve been falling more and more behind our original schedule and found ourselves questioning whether it was realistic to make it up the Adriatic into … Continue reading
Hydra, Greece
Earlier this week the Meltemi dealt us a harsh blow by tearing up our jib in 35 knot wimds and forcing us to abandon our crossing from Syros to Kythnos. After U-turning to Syros for sail repairs and to regain … Continue reading
Finikas, Syros, Greece
The Meltemi taught us a lesson the hard way yesterday which we won’t soon forget, and gave Benji some real excitement on his first day of sailing. We left Ermoipolis on the east side Syros in the morning and headed … Continue reading
Syros, Greece
The Meltimi winds arrived as expected so we’ve spent the past couple of days in Syros in defensive mode. Just yesterday two huge ferry boats ran aground here, which has the entire marina in a state of mild pandemonium. The … Continue reading
Syros, Greece
We‘re already reaping big rewards for publishing updates to our blog regularly. One benefit is that we receive continuous feedback from experienced sailors and travelers who follow our adventure and give us information and tips about things to do, and … Continue reading
Santorini, Greece
If we were a cocktail, the recipe would be something like one part sailor, two parts photographer. Usually these two blend together nicely, but today was an exception. As we left Ios to head south towards Santorini (perhaps the most … Continue reading
Ios, Greece
Today was a day when it was difficult to find anything to complain about… but other than that, it was just perfect. We left Amorgos in the morning after shooting a few landscape pics and did a beeline for Ios. … Continue reading
Amorgos, Greece
It was a relief to finally have a solid day of sailing after 5 days in Kos doing boat repairs. It’s frustrating when the repairs stop our movement west, but we also know this is a big part of what … Continue reading
Kos, Greece
We learned a valuable lesson on the way from Symi to Kos, which is to never trust the GPS maps because they simply aren’t accurate. In our case we found this out as we left Symi and headed through a … Continue reading
Symi, Greece
The Greeks pulled through for us last night and showed up to activate the sat com just as we were about to give up and go to Bar Street. So we left Rhodes this morning and turned straight into the … Continue reading
Rhodes, Greece
Three more elapsed days and no miles traveled… that’s a sure recipe for bringing morale down on the boat. On the bright side, the sat com is now almost fully installed and we’re planning our route for tomorrow morning. Our … Continue reading