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Mediterranean Odyssey

53-dniowa przygoda według SailingSealaVie Czytaj więcej
  • Last sail.

    23 października 2023, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Our heavenly cove cleared out pretty early so we had it to ourselves once again. Bob was scrubbing the deck so I took a row to the beach and along the rocky shore. Where the Solitary Man camped looked like a perfect spot and he left no evidence that he'd been there. 👍 One mystery though, a large manure/dung pile. As we've neither seen nor heard animals, I can't imagine what left it except possibly a cow. I rowed along the shore hoping to see an elusive octopus peeking out of a rocky crevice but instead saw a bright sea star and schools of small fish. We had our last skinny-dip and set off for Preveza. We hoped to catch the 1300 swing bridge but the wind was too light so we drifted and had lunch and watched boats coming and going around us. We motored up the channel and followed the parade of boats, with a couple of boats in a hurry budging in front. The wind was a lovely westerly 10 knots from the open sea so we put up the sails. A perfect finish. We motored into the anchorage off the town where we'd been before and finished our idyllic day watching the sunset, drink in hand. Czytaj więcej

  • Haulout and Athens 1

    26 października 2023, Grecja ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

    Wednesdays haulout and cleanup went well. Working and sleeping on the boat while up on the cradle has its challenges: climbing up and down the ladder, passing things up and down, and experiencing the sensation that the boat was moving!
    We left the boat and Preveza on Thursday in a dramatic thunderstorm. We took the 51/2 hour bus trip to Athens. The scenery was varied and spectacular passing the Ambracian Gulf, inland lakes, small villages, deep green orchards with contrasting yellow lemons, silvery leaves of olive groves, rocky mountains we tunneled through and driving over the deep and narrow Corinth canal. Upon arrival at the bus station, Google directed us on a less than appealing walk to our hotel but we made it safely and then wandered down to the area below the Acropolis. It was surprising to see the busy cafés, tavernas and shops after leaving the islands which were shutting down after the summer season. The Acropolis was spectacular lit up.
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  • Koniec wyprawy
    30 października 2023