Following three weeks of Greek island hopping, I met up with Anna and four of her friends for a weeks sailing around the Southern Ionian. In contrast to our October trip, there were no major mishaps and our boat remained in one piece! Some strong winds made for some really exciting sailing and we had a fantastic week. Apart from day one, when it rained, we had great weather with a nice breeze which made the temperature perfect. Clare met up with us in Kefalonia and spent one day sailing with us before returning to Lefkas town. After the girls went home, Clare and I made our way across Greece by bus to Igoumenitsa and from there we got the overnight ferry to Bari, Italy. It was supposed to be a nine hour crossing, but the
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