It was just as well that we liked Pylos - we ended up just over a week here waiting for weather. This is a changeable time of year with suitable longer distance travel windows every 5 to 7 days it seems. Where we anchored was a way off from the town but the new bigger tender handled it really well even it slightly choppy water. It was Greek Independence Day on the 28th and we ordered a lamb on the spit at Taverna Koukos. None of us quite realised that we were get...

We messed around in the Malfatano area for a few days waiting for weather. It was fun trying the tender out as a ski boat - it went really well and Peter managed to get up after 40 plus years since his last efforts! The trip to Marsala, Sicily, was a great overnight of calm seas and little or no wind (hello motor boat not sailing boat) and we arrived to a warm welcome from the marina there. After we had settled the boat down it was mid afternoon and we decided t...