Sail from Myrina to Moudros It was time to leave Myrina. We had spent five beautiful and peaceful days there. Well, when I say “peaceful”, the final night was less so: first, as we arrived back to Missy Bear (after a gyros supper; simply the best fast-food in the world), a very black cloud loomed. We managed to lock down or stow everything, just before a squall blew through, with an accompanying heavy downpour. Second, the local Greeks had gone mad, and were screaming their h

Missy Bear had a long journey ahead of her (about 50 NM) to get to Lemnos, the historic Gateway to Constantinople. So, we cast off early at first light (05:30) and headed north-west, on a course of 295 degrees. The breeze filled in steadily from the north-east, and we were sailing on a fine reach towards our destination, probably Moudros Bay on the south-east corner. Istanbul Expressway We were on alert as we were crossing the main shipping routes in and out of the Dardanelle