Blogs from North Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 6

On-board Queen Victoria You know that feeling you get when you are in your bedroom, laying down after just waking up, where you have this moment of intense thinking and all you can imagine is how small you are compared to everything else in existence? Well I feel that we think too far outside of the box sometimes and maybe instead of comparing how small we are to the whole universe, we should start looking at the people around us that are breathing the same air. Take a closer look at how small you are compared to the person next door to you, or at the fact that you might live in a town with a certain amount of people and may not know who they are and if they have the same beliefs as you. ... read more

Well I have made it to Athens Greece! I feel like I have been traveling for days, infact I am not sure what day it is? I flew British Ariways, which was kind of nice, they fed us twice on the plane!!!! I didn't think that airlines fed you on planes anymore? Except for the fact that I slept in the airport overnight...listening to jackhammers and world cup news all night, things went ok. Once I checked into the hotel I cleaned up and ventured out to see what my surroundings are. I am staying at a hotel that is a few blocks from the Acroplis. Absolutley great location!!! I spent most of the evening walking around and thinking about what I will do tomorrow. I am exhausted, I think I have been up for 2 ... read more

Skiathos - Skopelos - Alonnisos - Peristeri - Skantzoura We had just a few days to potter about before our sailing guests - Anne and Joe - arrived. So, having just fixed the electric motor on the anchor windlass, all was ready for them to join us. We set off from Skiathos to Loutraki on Skopelos in strong winds and with both sails reefed. This was when the stitching along the back edge and the bottom edge of the foresail decided to disintegrate. Nine summers of UV and it had had enough. Displaying our flapping bits of sail fabric we arrived in Loutraki and asked around. Captain George informed us that our best solution was to return to Skiathos and courier the sail to Thessalonika for repair. Two days there, a day to repair, and two ... read more

Sailing.... Boat - 51', well decked out yacht.... On Board - Skipper, Dani (Greek lady - with a shitload of sailing experience)... 2 other couples myself and 3 other ladies.... Yep you've gotta love the quality of people that are attracted to this sport (sorry everyone, can't get you any photo's yet, but trust me "Life is Good".... Sailing out on crystal clear deep blue seas, magnificent views of Athens fading away over the horizon.... First Isle is Aegina, Beautiful island / Marina and a great local meal topped off a great day - calm waters in the harbour, drinks and chatter before retiring into a blissful nights sleep.... 2nd stop - Sounion Ruins... Dolphins playing around the bow of the yacht along the way, swiming in the safe harbour before heading up to the ruins ... read more

Greeting! This will be a 2 part blog because I don't have the time to sort the pics yet...sooo many pictures, so little time I want to spend in this bar with the techno music blaring! However, the Mythos beer is pretty good! Just had to re-read my last blog to remember what stories I told last entry. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time her on Chios, an Island of just over 800 sq km's! The highest Mnt is 1297 metres and we may have crossed t tonight! We rented scooters yesterday and headed for South Chios. The reason we picked this Island to come to is because of the Mastic trees which grow no where else in the world but in southern Chios. For those of you on you word origin toes, you might recognise ... read more