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Friday the 13th!

The 13th is the Esdorn lucky day, traditionally, but today the gods had different plans. First, slipping our aft dock lines in Katakalo this morning, the bowlines on the docklines got stuck on the h ...

Prevezza

After some sightseeing in Corfu town, we - Rita, John, Achim and I - were off to the mainland. Our first stop was a little bay called Pagania which the handbook described as deserted and pretty. The ...

Gouvia Marina, Corfu

Just a quick update. We’ve parked here for a couple of weeks before the trip begins again with new crew arriving today. Being here allowed me to get a few things done on the boat, such as gettin ...

Corfu, Ormos Kerasa

The Greek band playing traditional Greek music full of emotion has just left. Now it’s on to Disco, full of bass. We’re only 400 m away - ah, now the fireworks are starting! Siggie and Barbar ...

Scilla and Charybdis

We’re here in Taormina, our first anchorage in Sicily and it isn’t too impressive. Everything ashore looks run down, buildings covered in graffiti. The water isn’t too clear either - not sure ...

Tropea

Today my three months aboard Kincsem are ending! What an epic adventure they were, with so many beautiful and dramatic landscapes, the incredibly blue and crystal clear water of the Mediterranean, and ...

Stromboli

We stayed a third day in the anchorage at Capo Palinuro. Time flew by with paddle boarding, swimming, eating and drinking. The Admiral is now an established “stand up” paddle boarder - congratu ...

Capo Palinuro

We arrived in this little bay yesterday afternoon and decided to stay for today. There were only a handful of sailboats here this morning but now, at lunchtime, we’re in the middle of a little Ital ...

Agropoli

We’re here at the “Yacht Club of Agropoli” just 30 miles south of Salerno and are enjoying every second. Nicki is running the washing machine and I’m splashing around on the deck with a hos ...