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This was our 4th summer on the boat and our shortest at just under 8 weeks. We were late starting because of required maintenance, and we had to come back early because Victoria has a dentist appointment in Athens in September. We travelled exactly 400nm and just over 1/3 of that total is leaving CreteContinue reading “8 Weeks at Anchor, Now Back to Crete”

It is the end of July, and we have been anchored at the same spot for almost 2 weeks. Normally we would move after a week or so, but this year we are not heading anywhere, This place is close to perfect. We have good restaurants, a decent grocery store and we have lots ofContinue reading “Hanging Out In Kos”

We sailed to Kos on Thursday July 18th . We picked the day because of the forecasted light winds and < 1m waves. We wanted an easy sailing day. The winds were a little more from the west than predicted so we had the 15 knot winds from almost behind us. If we had ourContinue reading “Astypalia to Kos: Smooth Sailing”

We originally planned to stay in our nice comfortable bay for a week and then follow our friend’s boat to Kos, but it was just too pleasant here. We are in a nice big perfect sandy bottom bay with good holding, a short boat ride to shore and quite a few restaurants to choose from.Continue reading “Hanging Out in Astypalia”

The only negative thing about keeping the boat in Crete is that the first leg away is always long. A 15 or 16+ hour trip is a long day. We left at 4am expecting decent winds for sailing with light seas and prepared the boat accordingly. The night was pitch black. Leaving was navigating byContinue reading “Return to Astypalia”

Five days ago the water stopped working. The temporary solution was that we had a hose from the dock into the boat, so we kind of had water, but nothing from the taps. Doesn’t feel like a home without water from the taps. I took one of my 3 identical not working Aqua-Jet water pumpsContinue reading “I Fixed an Aqua-Jet Water Pump and now WE HAVE WATER!!!”

The temperature soared to 38°C for four consecutive days, equivalent to a scorching 100.0°F. During the heatwave, four tourists vanished while out on hikes across different Greek islands, with the result that they have crossed the Rainbow Bridge from a lack of carrying water on their hikes. Notably, one of the missing individuals was aContinue reading “Baking Hot, No Water, Fixing the Toilet”

We left Greece in December last year and had tickets purchased to return in January, but I got a contract for my YourCIO business (which was more fun than I expected). We decided to stay with my dad in Kitchener until the end of May. Suffice to say I need to monitor my weight moreContinue reading “6 Months Away from Spruzzo! Maintenance Awaits!”

It is now the 2nd of December. The last few days have been 23C (73F) and gorgeous. It gets dark around 5pm and the nights demand a light jacket, but at noon every day you would think it is summer. We have had a few windy/rainy days….but the weather generally has been glorious. Fall asContinue reading “Summer in December plus more Maintenance”