We quickly packed and had a breakfast of yoghurt and peaches before heading off at 10 to 8 for our Metro trip to the airport.

We got up bright and early and at just after eight headed off on our planned 1.3 mile walk to the Panathenaic stadium. This is

After a pretty bad night’s sleep because of the noise from the street, we had a quick breakfast of yoghurt and banana and then Dave

We had a swim in the pool before breakfast, and then packed our bags again, ready for the onward train journey to Athens. Panos, the

After a good night’s sleep, we strolled along to the breakfast room and were able to have breakfast outside. It was very nice with thick

The weather was pretty overcast when we woke up this morning. Marco and Dave took down, folded and stored the jib. I finished packing and

We had a gentle start to the day after our ‘big night out’ and left Lefkada in time to get through the 11 o’ clock

Today is Marco’s birthday and we took the dinghy to shore before heading up the hill to Spartochori village for a birthday breakfast to a

Theresa took some lovely morning photos and then she and I popped to the Supermarket for a mini shop and to drop off the recycling.

As it was our final day in Syvota, we had a final breakfast in our favourite bakery and then stocked up with two slices of

After a quick trip to the Sivota bakery to get bread and breakfast pastries, we set off relatively early in the boat and headed to

Theresa, Dave and I headed out to the launderette with two big washes while Marco washed the boat. We then all met up at our

Dave and I headed out to buy a few provisions in preparation for the day. We also visited three bakeries and finally got some nice-looking

Sue and I got up at 7 and crept off the boat for a sunrise swim at the beach which was next to the bar

Today is the day!! We are finally sailing! During the night we could tell that the wind had really dropped off. There was very little

After a day of complete inactivity, Sue was on a mission to buy a watermelon. She set off for town closely followed by Marco and

A day of rest. The wind was still pretty strong so we were going no where. Sue and I decided to have a chill day

We all got up and had a cup of tea or coffee and had a long debate … should we stay or should we go

The winds were still very strong so we were stuck here for another day. In the morning we did a small supermarket shop with Theresa

We woke up at a reasonable time, despite the 2 hour time difference. The weather was pretty dire, strong winds and cloudy. Waves were crashing

We had booked flights from Gatwick and now we are both old we took advantage of senior railcards and booked the train rather than drive