Sideways South

An early start from beautiful turtle inhabited Monamvasia saw us joyfully bursting out of the harbour into a wide open bay with full main and jib. The spring sunshine hovered around us and we spent a few glorious hours romping down the Peloponnese coastline; reading, singing and quietly finding peace…

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May Day

May First is a special day here in Greece….a national holiday. On Poros the streets were filled with promenading families and the Tavernas bulged and overflowed happily onto the pavements. We were inadvertently drawn into the gaiety from out position on the quay and Simon’s job list was made less…

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Fixing the cracks

  Yesterday, I finally had to bin my flip flops. Three years of faithful and comfortable service over, in the sudden shearing of a rubber thong. Arriving back at the boat has been a good reunion, our solid friend waiting to accommodate us again. Waiting patiently to be hosed and…

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