We are now in Vlikho bay on Lefkada (I thought it was called Lefkas – maybe that’s a Dutch thing). The bay is very large but calm, with lots of anchored boats quietly bobbing along. More Friends’ Reunions The minute we arrived we started looking around for the blue hull of our friend Peter’s boat. […]
Author: Bianca Kindler
Snippets from daily life
Our dinghy was slowly turning into a submarine… It clearly leaked. It also looked battered, lacked oarlocks, missed lines along the handles, and had no bench. Max spent a couple hours on it yesterday and it has made such a difference! It looks great now and most importantly, it looks like it will stay dry! […]
Chilling in Fiskardo
Friends’ reunion We met up with our friends Dave and Shirley to hang out in Fiskardo together for a couple of days. It is great seeing them again after having all wintered in Sicily. We were also moored in the same marina in Spain, so Greece is the third country we met in! Pancake Breakfast Max cooked […]
Goat Bay
Today we managed to back Spacegrazer into a small bay with steep hills on each side. We dropped the anchor and tied two stern lines to trees on the beach. Chilling out after that exercise, we were enjoying the peace and quiet when we were suddenly surrounded by the sound of bleating goats and bells! Such […]
Argostoli – New Friends and Lots of Turtles
After our long journey, we were happy to tie Spacegrazer up to the town quay at Argostoli. Fast Friends We headed straight for the café opposite us (what luck!) for a beer, and found out that the guy who runs the place has a 5-year old son who speaks English (more luck!). Our kids became instant friends […]
Crossing from Sicily to Greece
We are on the ‘road’ again! We left our winter berth at Marina di Ragusa in Sicily and headed for Argostoli on Cephalonia in Greece. A trip of just under 300 miles straight across (so no land along the way to stop) and we made good time, getting there in 48 hours. Long, overnight passages always make […]