From Proti and the high winds we did a short motor to Ormos Navarino that is a large bay (about 4nm long) near Pilos. There were a few Greek/Italian flags near monuments (I assume to people killing each other heroically) and there was a Turkish castle near the opening of the bay, so safe toContinue reading “Sea Battles, PAN PAN and the Generator”
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Big Wind at 4am: Katakolo to Proti
We spent 4 days at Katakolo. Katakolo used to be a destination for cruise ships before Covid. It is a 30 minute drive to Ancient Olympia where the original Olympic games were held by the Greeks. It is a very large ancient site and I would say only second to the Acropolis in Athens forContinue reading “Big Wind at 4am: Katakolo to Proti”
Spruzzo is Listening
I’ve seen a few articles lately on Panpsychism: the idea that literally everything is conscious. It is hard to image how a rock or an electron is conscious, but on the plus side the idea explains how people are conscious without resorting to anything ‘special’ about people. (I think it is likely that computers willContinue reading “Spruzzo is Listening”
…when I tried fishing!
We were at Paxi, a beautiful little island south of Corfu with crystal clear blue/green waters. We were anchored at a little bay called Mogonisi and were 100% protected from all winds from any direction. Perfect little natural safe haven! There were many boats anchored there and tied with lines to the shore, from rocksContinue reading “…when I tried fishing!”
7/23/21 Kefalonia to Zakinthos
Last post I mentioned a giant sailboat without a name. The 68m sailboat was called Vertigo, and is owned by Rupert Murdoch! LOL. You can charter it so no idea if he was on the boat or not. I just found this out otherwise I would have kept an eye out for the old guy.Continue reading “7/23/21 Kefalonia to Zakinthos”
…when the engine didn’t start!
We were sailing along the south coast of Italy going North, towards a place called Copanello where we were going to anchor for the night. The wind got really strong so Jeff reduced sails. We were almost at Copanello when we brought in the sails and we were going to motor towards the shore. ThenContinue reading “…when the engine didn’t start!”
Cleopatra Marina, Preveza to Kefalonia
If you read about the ladder incident, know that Cleopatra Marina bent the aluminum ladder back into shape, re-welded it and replaced all the steps and it now looks good as new. It was expensive but I am happy to have this custom light ladder back as you can’t buy them from Amel anymore. WeContinue reading “Cleopatra Marina, Preveza to Kefalonia”
…when we saw a shark!
It was on our way to Greece from Italy. We left the marina Santa Maria de Leuca, which is located at the Southeast tip of the heal of the boot of Italy and we were heading towards a tiny Greek island called Othoni, Northwest of Corfu. The sea was a little bit wavy but theContinue reading “…when we saw a shark!”
…when we almost wrecked the boat!
It was HORRIFYING! We were trying to dock at a tiny marina called Cleopatra Marina (!!!…I cannot see the reasoning for adopting the name…! admittedly Cleopatra was technically Greek, given she was descendant of the Ptolemeos dynasty but…in the Ionion sea, at Preveza, cannot quite understand why “Cleopatra”…unless it’s a play on the sound ofContinue reading “…when we almost wrecked the boat!”
Preveza and learning about current in a small marina 7/12/21
A lot happened yesterday so here is another update. I hope I am not spamming anyone I promise to turn this into a blog. On Saturday we sailed into Preveza Bay (actually called Ambracian Gulf)….very narrow long channel to enter…looked scary on the charts and was very long and narrow and lots of charter boats coming out but weContinue reading “Preveza and learning about current in a small marina 7/12/21”
Adventures on Spruzzo 