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And the deed is done
With a heavy heart, we have sold our beloved Nimrod. A very nice Italian chap, Michele, who lives in Spain contacted our broker back in November and in mid February we flew out to Lavrion to show him and his … Continue reading
Surprising Samos
We caught the 9am ferry from Chios on Saturday morning, July 15th, to travel to the island of Samos. We hadn’t realised that Samos is considered to be one of the jewels of the Aegean. It is very close to … Continue reading
Lovely Lesvos
Having done as much as we could on Nimmie in Lavrion, we left our AirBnb flat to catch a flight to Lesvos on the Friday morning. As we wouldn’t have time to sail her there this summer, we decided the … Continue reading
Finally in Greece but not quite sailing
We were originally going to come out to Greece in late May when we had exchanged on the sale of our house but that took a month longer than expected. Add into the mix, a family funeral and trying to … Continue reading
Reflections
For some reason, I forgot to post this when we left the boat in June 2022! We are now back in the UK with Nimmie safely in the boatyard. I say safely but it was a close run thing. Not … Continue reading
Scintillating Skyros
Skyros is the largest of the Sporades islands and has been inhabited since Mycenaean times. The houses and architecture are more reminiscent of the Cyclades with their square white houses than other islands in the Sporades group but that may … Continue reading
Peace and tranquillity
At last the wind had abated so we could leave Loutraki on the Monday morning (June 13). After sorting ourselves out and getting some fresh provisions, we slipped our lines at 0950. First stop on the itinerary was viewing the … Continue reading
Day trip to Skiathos
With strong winds still forecast for Sunday and Monday, we decided to take a ferry over to the smaller but busier island of Skiathos. We had booked the ferry for 1115 and had assumed it would be on time or … Continue reading
Never a dull moment
We continued to do jobs through to Sunday lunchtime as a) there were plenty to do and b) the strong winds forecast came through with a vengeance. We felt really sorry for the charter boats that had to be back … Continue reading
Up to our elbows in sh*t
As you will remember, our launch date was delayed due to the yard extending the haul out bay to accommodate super yachts. However, they realised that the work was behind schedule so they had brought in a crane to launch … Continue reading
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