Leros Boatyard Partheni 8th May 2015 Myrica is a boat afloat again . It was a seamless (if slightly tiring) trip out here - a late flight from Heathrow to Athens arriving 4am, followed by a short flight in a small plane to Leros at about 6.30am. The benefit of doing it like that was flying Aegean Airways - they booked all our heavy bags, including new genoa, right through to Leros, meaning we didn't have those hassles at Athens. We arrived in sunshine, hired a c...

Last days in Greece Sunday 12th October 2014 The gods have smiled. We had a very sporty sail up and over Kos to anchor off the little island of Pserimos, speeding on to Kalymnos town, then halfway up the island to Emborios Bay and finally to Leros - the bottom end, first in Xerokambo bay, then into the Marina at Lakki. One load of washing down and chit chats with various others doing similar "homeward" trips, and on up to the north of the island where the Agmar...

Volcanic Nisyros Friday 3 October 2014 Well met with Silent Wings and a nice dinner out catching up on our respective travels. We hired a car and, following the recommendations and map provided by the proprietor (flawless English as he had lived in New York for many years before returning home), explored the whole of the island, including bits not visited by the tour buses. The calderas (5 of them) are semi-dormant (last eruption in 1422), there are still many ...

It's a Dog and Cat World Thursday 2 October 2014 We sat out some strong winds in Datça, but enjoyed the town, the dogs and cats and the Saturday Market. We duly checked out of Turkey there - this time using an Agent as there seemed no other way. We were amused when he asked us to follow him and stand on the police steps, so that someone could peer at us to confirm we were the same people as in our passports.And back to Greece, to the island of Symi, and instant...

More Markets, Thursday, 25th September It's been a hot and sunny week in the Gulf of Fethiye. We missed the market days in Fethiye itself (Mon & Wed) but there is a daily covered fish market and fruit & veg market. The fresh produce is fabulous. Since then we have pootled about the bays (Seagull Bay, Ragged Bay, Wall Bay, etc), coves and islets of this sheltered sea area: anchoring, swimming & snorkelling and climbing up to visit ruins where we can. F...