Friday, 11 May 2007

Cadiz has now progressed into the Ionian. Afer several wet days in Corfu, we crossed to the mainland to Plataria, a plain nondescript village but nevertheless enjoyable. There we met a group of mainly German yachties who were wintering over, primarily because of the free berths in the harbour. We joined their "club", the Plataria Offshore Sailing Association.

On their recommendation we next sailed to Lakka on Paxos Is., an exceptionally pretty village in a very protected harbour. We berthed on the town quay with half a metre of water below the keel.

From Lakka we sailed to Lefkus town on Lefkus Is. and had our first experience of transitting the canal, where we had to wait for a floating road bridge to open to allow our passage.

After two days there waiting out a SE blow we sailed through beautiful islands to Frikes on Ithaca Is. It was again a very pretty little village in a lovely protected port.

From Ithaca we sailed to Sparkatchori on Meganisi Is. and then again entered the south end of Lefkus channel and shopping at Lefkus town before heading north to Gaios on Paxos.

From Gaios, on to Mourtos on the mailand and then returned to Corfu, berthing at the marina at Gouvia.

Tuesday, 1 May 2007

Have been out of touch for some time as lost phone overboard and laptop crashed while downloading a windows update.
Cadiz has sailed from Sukosan via Biograd Primosten Vis Lastovo Korcula Ston to Dubrovnik. Thence to Montenegro,to Herceg Novi and Kotor then Budva followed by an overnight passage to Corfu. Still having trouble uploading photos to this site.