VULCANO ISLAND
Vulcano Island It's always a bit strange when you wake up in the morning and you have no idea where you ended up the day before! But the bay we anchored was beautiful! On the south side of the island of Vulcano. Part of the Aeolian islands. Vulcano (Sicilian: Vurcanu) [...]
STRAIT OF MESSINA
It's going to be a very long day! The Strait of Messina is the plan! Bucket list! Let see how it goes! The wind was, as usual, not in our favor. Besides that, the current was also not as you want it to be. But we had to motor in [...]
ROCCELLA
We keep sailing south in the direction of the Street of Messina. Another Bucket thing to do! But first, we linger along the mountainous coastline of Calabria. The Calabria region is an interesting and beautiful part of Italy. We have been here before but not with the boat but exploring [...]
CROTONE
Today we were meeting Lesley and Rob. Owners of a Nautitec 46 who we met in Licata. Always nice to meet people and exchange experiences, places and whatever! We left very early in the morning (05.30). Same story about the sailing every day. In the morning maybe some wind and [...]
SANTA MARIA DE LEUCA, ITALY!
From the most westerly point of Greece to the most southerly point of Italy! Racing through the MED! Sailing and even more motoring around! 07.00 leaving the anchorage. It's going to be a long day. At 11.45 we crossed the border of Italy. Change of the flags! After one month [...]
NISIS OTHONOI, GREECE
Today is our last day we will spent in Greece. One month saling/racing through Greece and a month was gone! We had a great time but it was too short! We have to move on! Our last anchorage was in the bay at the island of Othonoi. This island is [...]