When something feels good, do it! This is our 6th sailing adventure in Greece and yes indeed it still feels good! This time we flew into London for a few days and later caught a short flight to Preveza on the east coast of Greece-which happens to be very close to our marina.
We loved our hotel but we really loved “John” the Doorman. His smile and fabulous counsel & advise made our London visit a tremendous success. We stayed on the West End in the city of Westminster overlooking Green Park. If you haven’t tried the Yorkshire pudding soaked in bone marrow gravy, then you need to turn around and head back to the UK.
Most unfortunately on our second night in London, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth passed away. This evening at Piccadilly Circus was most unusual and forever makes Melissa and I closer to the wonderful people of the UK.
We departed London on a Sunday morning, flew into Preveza, Greece and took a short taxi ride to the very small sailing village of Vliho where we climbed aboard our sailing vessel “Freedom”, a 42 foot Bavarian sloop. This was a last minute surprise gratuitous upgrade given to us by the wonderful Charter Company-the boat was brand new as well.
Before departing on Monday morning, we bought spinach pies at the local bakery which we enjoyed as we sailed around Meganisi running south around Kythro and finally into Syvota harbour for a port side tie. The quay was busy as we totally enjoyed our evening at the Tabepna Ionian (dockside taverna).
A view from behind the olives on the Island of Ithaca. Homer’s most famous Greek hero, Odysseus was King of Ithaca. This tale was composed around 700 BC and was performed theatrically by bards for several hundred years before the age of written words. No surprise that there are no words for an appropriate description.
After a week of sailing, we moved to some nice nearby shoreside accommodations to enjoy a few more days. We drove our rental car to the far west shore of Lefkada where the cliffs are high and the surf is beautiful. Dining on the beach for a lunch time break was just in-the-cards that day!
“Sandy toes, sun-kissed nose. Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan!”
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