We arrived in Gouvia Marina on the Island of Corfu midday Sunday at the beginning of July. We were tired because no matter how we plan it, the travel time spent getting to a distant boat is always the hardest part of the delivery. Grateful that we had time to rest before setting off, we happily unpacked our bags and readied ourselves for a few weeks of stress-free sailing.... Read more about our cruise and for information on sailing the Ionian We step off the plane in Corfu and breathe in the pine scented air. The temperature here is even cooler than Athens where we had a nine hour layover between flights. We are bone tired after getting up in the middle of the night to fly out of Israel and then waiting so many hours for our connecting flight. We’ve done our best to keep our luggage light, but it still feels heavy and we’re not finished yet. We’ve got to meet our taxi and drive down the coast to Benitses where I’ve reserved a room for us. For now, though, this breath of cool air is a balm after the crushing summer heat of Eilat.
It’s the beginning of July and Manny and I are on our way to join a sailboat that is due to arrive in Corfu.... read more about WIFI and Internet from a boat underway. Our arrival at Benalmenda marina signaled the end of our first leg of the delivery. It was here that the constant race against time and arguments ...
Read about our sail to Palma de Mallorca La Coruna turned out to be one of our favourite ports of call. Due to our broken auto helm, we had a few days to wait for parts. Darsena del Marina was a small ....
Read about cruising the atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal Our passage to Sardinia took on the usual routine. Our first day out we caught two tuna. By now the crew was getting rather blasé about fresh fish and as our freezers were full, we told Mosheko....
Read more about cruising in Sardina and Sicily Just think in a matter of a couple of hundred sea miles one can tie up at a different marina and explore the Egyptian pyramids, spend Christmas in Jerusalem and visit the Dead Sea in Israel or the wander through the spectacular ruins at Petra in Jordan....
Read more about exploring the northern reaches of the Red Sea October also is a month for passage making on the Red Sea. Some yachts that have spent the summer months in the Mediterranean now head towards the warmer winter climate and cheaper marinas of Egypt, Jordan and Israel. Others begin a slow ....
Read more for links and information on Cruising the Red Sea Living aboard a boat is certainly an odd lifestyle. Just about everybody we know wonders when we are going to get over it and move into a house. Often people ask me "Are you STILL living on that boat?" If it is difficult.....
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