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Greece – Saronic Gulf

Posted on August 5, 2018August 5, 2018by Sarah

After going trough the Corinth canal we had to continue sailing for another 10 NM before finding an anchorage that seemed suitable for us. We anchored on the Peloponnese side of the gulf in a bay that was quite empty. We were joined a bit later by a French boat and realized it was the […]

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Greece – Gulf of Corinth

Posted on July 14, 2018by Sarah

The morning we left Patras was still quite windy. We first passed the Rio–Antirrio Bridge. You first have to call on the VHF and they indicate to you on which side of the bridge you can go through. Thijs was happy as he had one of the most successful conversations on the VHF in Greece. […]

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Greece – Lefkas, Cephalonia and Gulf of Patras

Posted on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018by Sarah

The day after we anchored in Preveza we sailed on southwards in our quest to reach the Aegean sea. We passed the Lefkas bridge once again (the previous time was in October last year). This time it was a lot more crowded with boats but it still went smooth. We were planning to anchor in […]

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Every ending is a beginning

Posted on June 22, 2018by Sarah

In the early days of November 2017 we arrived at Margarona boatyard (next to Preveza) where Halcyon Days would spend the winter, without us. We were not sure when we would go back to her, but hoped/thought April or May would be a good time. Our sailing boat was to stay on the dry during […]

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Greece – Ambracian Gulf

Posted on November 9, 2017by Sarah

Preveza is about 10 NM away from Lefkas town. We left one hour later than we initially planned because of the crossed anchor incident that caused us to miss the opening of the bridge. There was still a lot of wind coming from the North East which meant not many waves but also coming from […]

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Greece – Lefkas & Adjacent Islands

Posted on October 27, 2017October 28, 2017by Sarah

It’s about 30 NM from Parga on the mainland to the island of Lefkas. For us and our small boat it means a long day. We left in the morning with no wind. In the afternoon the wind picked up quite a bit and we could sail until our last waypoint just before entering the […]

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Greece – Mainland & Paxos

Posted on October 21, 2017by Sarah

We left Corfu island for mainland Greece and immediately went for a sheltered spot called Igoumenitsa creek. It’s a lovely and wild bay with a view on the Albanian mountains, and a good place to weather the forecast Bora. We were alone when we arrived, but were joined shortly afterwards by a Dutch macho man […]

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Greece – Othoni & Corfu

Posted on October 12, 2017October 13, 2017by Sarah

We celebrated our arrival in Greece (after 5 months of sailing and 2480 NM/4600 km) with a dinner in one of the tavernas close to our anchorage. End of season was getting close as only a few people were eating out in the tavernas. At some point during dinner an English couple arrived and sat […]

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South of Italy & arrival in Greece

Posted on September 26, 2017September 26, 2017by Sarah

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Sicily – Continued

Posted on September 3, 2017September 3, 2017by Sarah

After our misadventures on the Egadi islands and Trapani, we could finally set sail again. Our first stop-over was San Vito Lo Capo, a small city that has become very touristic in the recent years. The beach is filled with bars and restaurants so we had some free live entertainment until very late at night […]

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