Volos, Greece Looking at our view from the dock in Volos, you would never know what incredible beauty was just a short distance away. We hired Nicholas, of Taxi in Volos (teacher turned driver/unofficial tour guide), to take us to see the Meteora Monasteries, about two hours away. The name Meteora means to “hang in […]
Niece in Greece 01 June 2014 | Northern Sporades Greece Our niece, Alyssa, took some time between her study abroad classes in Crete and Ireland this summer to visit us in the Northern Sporades of Greece. It was great to have her sail with us again. She has grown up quite a bit from the […]
Chios, Greece Berkeley East rolled some 45 miles from Ikaria to Mesta Port on the island of Chios. It was uncomfortable to say the least, but then again, we’ve had much worse. The cruising guide said that construction of a dock was underway here, but we weren’t prepared for the enormous concrete structure filling the […]
Samos & Ikaria Greece “Yassas” (hello) was the familiar greeting as we checked into Greece on the island of Samos. It was good to finally be out of the marina, and nice to be in a familiar place where we know the language (sort of), procedures and lay of the land. It had been months […]
Didyma, Priene After weeks of hard work getting Berkeley East ready to sail, we decided to give ourselves a day off and do some touring. We knew that Turkey was full of ancient sites, but we had no idea there were so many interesting places within a short drive of the marina. First stop was […]
D-Marin Didim, Turkey Last October, we left Berkeley East on land, tucked into a building, in Didim Turkey. Over the winter, she was given the royal treatment, including a brand new teak deck. Preparing a sailboat for a new deck involves taking everything off the boat, removing cabinet doors and panels, dismantling all stainless, protecting […]
D-Marin Didim, Turkey With Berkeley East better than new, we are heading off for the summer. At a high level, the plan is the same as the last few years – we are going through Greece to Turkey. The big difference is that we are leaving from Turkey this year, not Italy or Spain. While […]
Marmaris, Bodrum & Paridise, Turkey It was getting close to the end of our cruising season and we wanted to see a little bit of Turkey before taking Berkeley East into her new winter home. We had been told that the southern Aegean coast was heaven, but we needed to go north, so we started […]
Turkey Last year we went to seven different countries; this year, just two. But getting settled in Greece and Turkey this year has been more challenging than all seven countries last year combined. Greece was very strict with their rules and regulations, still they are pussycats compared to the requirements and procedures of Turkey. Most […]
Dubrovnik, Croatia To many, it may seem that we wander (or sail) aimlessly, from place to place. But we really do have a plan, at least a very loose plan. This year, Venice was a goal, and Dubrovnik, Croatia was also always part of the plot. So, like Venice, sailing into Dubrovnik was a milestone […]
