Tues 20th May 2014 We got to Thira (Santorini) on Sunday after a bit of good sailing - first around the corner to a bay on Paros, then to the island of Ios (famous amongst other things for being the place where Homer was buried having died on a voyage nearby - and also for its naturist beaches).A quick word about weather - it had been wonderful. Thira has probably over 360 days of sunshine per year. We caught two of the very few cloudy ones and even some rain! Re...

Birthday Gales Naoussa, Paros. 16th May 2014Well, we started in sunshine with a decent breakfast. Richard taking advantage of an eggcup to enhance the jam capacity of his last bit of bread. The presents weren't special (however he did get a lovely large wiggly shocking pink fishing lure!). We went ashore and found excellent baklava so sweet treats later on. The day went downhill from there - the winds got up (sort of as expected) but stronger. We spent the next ...

Nisos Dhespotika 13th May 2014 We have been carving a path through the western Cyclades and heading south.A word first about birthdays. Richard's is tomorrow. This year we (I) have not planned ahead - a first, but other things at home before leaving were more pressing / important. BUT. Poros was lovely, however, unless R suddenly fancies wearing dangly earrings and brightly coloured dresses, there were no shopping opportunities for me.And so to the Cyclades. Ther...

Poros Thursday 8th May 2014 It has been almost a week and we've got off to a good start. After a day spent rummaging around in Free Spirit to see if Richard could help them resolve a problem, we left them and Kilada, and headed round to pine lined Ermioni. This is a wonderful time of year to be in Greece. There are wildflowers everywhere, vivid yellows, blues and the deep red of the local poppies. It's warm by day (mid 20's) but still cool morning and evening ...

Friday 2nd May 2014 Basimakopoulou Boatyard KiladaThe start of our 2014 cruise. After a good flight on Monday 28th, we arrived at a balmy Athens airport to be met by Helena of Pop's Cars. We shared a one-way car hire with Viv and Alan, our friends from Free Spirit, Richard driving the hair-pin bends of the Peloponnese on a dark night in a significantly under-powered, diddy little car. We each retired to our respective boats at 11.30pm after a scramble around for...