15 Dec 2012

A Ride of a Lifetime 2012

 
 
Methoni
Kioni
We set sail again early May in company with our friends and retraced our steps west along the north coast of Crete. With a good weather window we finally departed Crete from Rethymnon and did an overnight passage back up to Elafonisos where we planned to spend a few days enjoying this lovely deserted sandy anchorage. With the need for water and food at the back of our minds it was soon time to continue our journey west round the Peloponnese. We managed to stock up with food in Methoni but had to continue to Pylos before filling the water tanks. Our next stop was Katakolo harbour. From here we took the train to ancient Olympia but unfortunately were just a few days too late to witness the lighting of the Olympic flame and the start of its journey to London. We were soon back in the Ionian and stopped at Poros on Kefalonia and Kioni on Ithaca before finally tying ourselves ashore in a bay on Meganissi for a well deserved reading and swimming rest. We spent the next couple of months chilling in the Ionian and partying with old friends and new.
 
Chilling on Meganissi
It was soon time to tear ourselves away from familiar waters and set sail for Rocella Ionica,Italy, in August. The free marina was no longer free but you could still order pizzas by the metre. We retraced our wake from 2005 up through the straits of Messina and on up the coast of Italy until we reached Ponza. From here we set sail for Sardinia and after an overnight passage dropped anchor in the lovely turquoise waters of one of the many bays in the Tavolara national park. We explored the numerous stunning anchorages in this area before heading up the Gulf of Olbia and into Marina di Olbia for winter.
 
Gulf of Olbia looking East
 

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