25th April 2018

Its a month since we launched Josephine and we are anchored in the Bay on the island of Milos!
    there are not many boats about see below.

 This is the town quay and usually full has only 3 boats on the outside and the inside usually full of tripper boats in almost empty.

    Last night we were on the island Serifos and saw more boats than we have since leaving the Poros area that was 4 of which we were one!! So no wind today so we motored from Serifos to here basics needed that is water and gas for cooking we are low on both. Every week-end since launching we have had to hide/shelter from storm force winds so if that is the case this week-end we shall be safe here. We plan to spend the rest of the week here exploring the bay and its many anchorages.

    Well swimming it is very cold that is the water I have been swimming twice once intentionally and once I fell in off the plank in Poros with a café full of witnesses!!! handbag shopping and all soaking.

 Note bandage we had nothing smaller on board till I went to the chemist which I promptly did no real damage just my pride had until then never fallen off the plank.

     So after Poros off to the Cyclades Kithnos the 1st island another week-end in Loutra sheltering from wind the off to Syros and Finikas and then a favourite Paros we anchored in the large bay on the north coast and I enjoyed some planed swimming in crystal clear cold water and we went walking on the headland.

In the for ground is Little Joe our tender and in the distance Josephine not a great photo sorry.

From the small Greek theatre over looking the bay.

The lighthouse looking out to sea whilst on our walk. We then moved to a bay on the west side of Paros for the week-end and again the quay was empty and there was only one yacht in the anchorage with us, it is early season but there are usually more boats around where are they all hiding. 

   We plan to move towards the Peloponnisos Peninsula next week.

     36degrees44'N 24degrees24'E

   Mandy and Ray 

Sailing again

It is Sunday 15th April and we have been afloat for 3 weeks.
     

This is Josephine moored at Jon's Taverna in Korfos our 1st stop after a week-end at anchor near the Corinth canal we thought the port police there may renew our cruising papers however not to be so on to Korfos with a good supermarket and water on the quay. Josephine had wintered well and once we washed off the red dust that coated her she looked like new again.

A new addition to the galley a new cooker and far better than the previous model. The old cooker had the usual 2 rings and an oven that was on or off, the new model has similar 2 rings and a grill and the oven has a control that has 9 ! settings as time goes on it will be interesting to see if this improves that cooking on board.

    Well we still needed to get out cursing permit so of to Epidavrous the closest harbour with port police and post office /bank so not far 15 nautical miles and after an hour we had renewed our papers and could set off legally for the summer. 

The Skipper enjoying a glass on the quay at Epidavrous and from there off to Poros a favourite port of ours.

      The Greek Easter is week-end 7th to 9th April and a couple of years ago we had an enjoyable time at Ermoui so we planed a route.

   I shall let you all know how things have gone next week.

      From Ray and Mandy

     On the island of Kythnos Loutra Harbour.