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Our first evening at anchor, in Ormos Vlikho, was slightly spoiled by one thing. The pump on one of our Jabsco marine heads (loo!) had developed a very slight leak. Richard discovered it at 18:45 and was already lining up screwdrivers, hammers [ Ed – really? ], his trusty Leatherman, and calling for containers into which to place screws, bolts, bits of loo etc. Forget the fact it would soon be dark, forget the fact we were swinging on the hook, he was going to take it apart a

Fiskardo, Cephalonia Spring wildflowers are ubiquitous Simple architectural form with pastel shades and red-tile rooves Fiskardo is a simply beautiful Cephalonian village, especially in early spring, well before the tourist hordes arrive. It is tiny with only 189 residents per the last census. It is peaceful and quiet now, with all but one of the tavernas closed. The sea water temperature is still only 17 degrees, so it’s still too cold for a swim, but the air temperature is

Introduction [by Richard] If you were asked to name to top 10 most famous canals in the world, no doubt the Lefkas Canal would not make your list. And I’m talking about canals that allow boats to pass, not irrigation channels. Yet the Lefkas Canal is one of the oldest canals in the world. Not as old as Egyptian ones, but still constructed as early about 650 BC. The first version was built by the new Corinthian colony of Lefkas town, and it turned this promontory of north-west

View from Preveza on the mainland to Lefkada island The origin of the name Preveza is contested, but is probably Slavic Albanian for “ passage ”. Maybe it means the north-south passage across the neck of the Ambracian Gulf, or the passage through the neck itself from the gulf to the open Ionian Sea? The vista I’m enjoying now is of the neck out towards the sea and Lefkada. In 1798, this vista would have been French, as Napoleon's French forces had taken Preveza, and the islan

The Greek Immigration Officer (we assume?) In these days of jet travel, you can get from Cirencester to Greece in about four hours. Our journey took four days. Admittedly, we took a circuitous route via Fleet, London, Fleet again and eventually Gatwick, so I suppose we shouldn’t complain (Amanda, perhaps we borrowed C’s satnav?). You may have seen on Richard’s post, “Back on the water”, which was the reason for our trip up to Town. When we found out that we had won the CA Ha