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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
Difficult decisions
Having made the decision not to leave the marina and be lifted out to sort out the seacock issue, we agreed with the yard that we would be lifted out on the following Tuesday, October 10th as there were high … Continue reading
Well, that didn’t go to plan!
Up at stupid o’clock on Sunday, October 1st to fly out to Greece. We arrived on time, grabbed a taxi and we were in Lavrion on Nimmie by 3pm. We started the fairly laborious tasks required to ensure all is … 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
A short winter trip
We had hoped to come back out to Greece in September 2022 but life had other plans for us. Instead, in September, we moved from our house in a village to an apartment in a nearby town. Luckily, Nimmie had … 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
Nimrod Oceanlord 