Monday, 15th May 2015 Second starts, birthdays and Mermelade We escaped Leros whilst awaiting delivery of the various repair bits and our new cockpit cushions and explored first, a fjord-like inlet (Vathy) on the island of Kalymnos and then on down to a bay in the north of Pserimos, an island close to Kos. Vathy is in a fertile valley on an otherwise barren island, full of oranges, tangerines, lemons and vegetables and is also a haven for kayakers. We left to...

The Good, the Bad and the not-so Ugly Sunday, 7th May 2017The Good - all the designer outfits (aka boat bits) arrived intact and have already been put to good use - the Rocna's stainless steel extension is perfect. The sun is shining, the temperatures are in the mid-20's, Myrica is polished, painted and titivated, and has been put gently into the water by the yard chaps who greeted us like long lost friends. A modest trip of 10nm down to Lakki for dinner with Co...

And So to Bed, 17th October 2016 We left the Cyclades and made our way back to the Dodecanese, stopping at a couple of favourite places for a last taste of swimming in clear water in stunning scenery. En-route we watched goats playing "king of the castle" on cliff tops, a gull taking a rest on a bit of flotsam (or a new form of pallet surfing - see pic) and met up with boats we had encountered before. For once we had it easy - no trying to beat the weather, or ...

A Whistle-stop tour of the Minor Cyclades Saturday, 8th October We have wanted to visit these smaller islands for some time. Our previous trips through the Cyclades have been en-route to or from somewhere and we have been to all of the larger islands except Andros & Tinos. The minor Cyclades are bounded by Naxos & Paros to the north, Santorini to the south and Milos to the SW. Now we meandered our way around Schinoussa, Ios, Sikinos, Folegandros, Iraklia...

Monday 26th September, Wildlife and the 3 A's It's been a fortnight of variety - we have again been as far east as you can go without bumping into Turkey and are now back in the central Aegean. A note on recent wildlife: A bright blue kingfisher perched on our guardrail whilst at anchor in Levitha, unusual in saltwater Big bottlenose dolphins (not the little commons) between 1/3rd and ½ our boat length Big shy turtles with their heads just breaking the w...