Thasos, Island of Marble and Gold 10th-13th July Thasos is an ancient island of marble, rich too with gold and ochre mines, famed in antiquity for its wealth and for its fine "black" wine (I think a thick, rich, sweet grape must). We headed north from Liminaria to Thasos town. It had a secure harbour, so we decided to give ourselves a break and stay a couple of nights. There were a polyglot mix of sailors - Turkish, Bulgarian, French & Belgian - with the u...

Macedonia, Mount Athos and Monasteries 2nd -10th July, 2015 We had a good crossing from Limnos to Khalkidhiki - 60nm, sailing fast for the first half, then the wind died and the engine had to go on. This is Macedonia, northern Greece with its own personality, terrain and weather. We are as far north here as Porto in Portugal, when we were coming down to the Med 7 years ago!We aimed for the middle finger or peninsula, Sithonia, as it seemed more interesting tha...

Ammouliani, Near Akti Peninsula (Mount Athos), Blog to follow

Centre Peninsula, Sithonia. Blog to follow. Putting a point on the map.

Lesvos & Limnos, last of the North Aegean Islands, 21st June - 1st July We got back to Mytilene on Lesvos in time for W's birthday on the 22nd and indulgences of all sorts.Lesvos and Limnos are alike in having a multitude of fortresses, castles and monasteries; and that is where the similarities end. Lesvos is a big island (3rd largest Greek island). We toured it by boat and by hire car to see as much as possible. See the pictures for the delights of island ...