As we continue in lockdown here in the UK, our sailing plans for this summer are put on hold. We were supposed to be out in June and September in 2020 but with the current restrictions, June seems extremely unlikely and September may not be worth it if self isolating is still in place in Greece.

However, the good news is that we have saved 40% on our insurance as we have put Nimrod ‘out of commission’ for insurance purposes! If things change we can pay an additional premium to have her in the water. She is safe at Olympic Marine and we may well keep her there until next Spring.

What we may do is is pop out later this year to check her out and see how many of her toys she’s managed to break in our absence. There are jobs like new solar panels to be fitted. Jo was scheduled to fly out in mid March to oversee the removal of the old panels and installation of the new ones but it was evident that Greece was about to go into lockdown as events moved quickly.

However, we have completed the fact and figures for 2019. These are available for those of you who are interested! In the meantime, we are planning our cruising for when Nimmie is back in the water.

Stay safe and well everyone

Running costs for the season have come in slightly higher than last year at £10,156 but this mainly due to the mooring costs at Olympic Marine (where we have taken a 12 month contract out due to Liz’s work commitments). We also spent twice as much on transportation which can be attributed to our road trip to inland Greece, car hire in Mykonos and ferry trips. Grocery costs were lower but that is probably because we ate more out due to the road trip and holiday in Mykonos.

Our mooring data in 2019 was somewhat affected by our accident which meant that we had over a month on the hard in Olympic Marine, Lavrion. This has skewed the figures for this year but it is still worth noting that we spent most of it at anchor when we were on the water! We were only on a mooring buoy once, very different from Croatia but the norm for Greece. In total we were aboard 86 nights with 35 out of the water (4 before we left Salamina and 31 in Lavrion). The town quays were always cheap (€7 per night) or free. Great value and even better when they provide lazy lines rather than relying on boats’ anchors (crossed or otherwise!).