Position: 57°28’39″N 4°06’01″W Criss-crossing Scotland on our way up to and back from the Orkneys gave us a good feel for my ancestorial homeland. My last major trip to the UK’s north was back in 1977 during a year that …
Position: 58°58’17″N 3°02’52″W We’re going to return to all the stuff we did before we reached the Orkneys shortly. My daughter’s wedding photos aren’t back yet and tales of bloodthirsty lairds and epic Jacobite battles will take a little more …
Position: 37°03’39″N 15°16’43″E We found Brendan supine on a bench just off the harbour front in Crotone. It was a position he would maintain for a good deal of his time on Aleta. Something we strive for with our guests …
POSITION: 38°18’03.6″N 20°36’05.2″E Coming out of the lee of southern tip of Ithaka proved a little more challenging than expected. The winds bore down on us at 25 knots, whipping spray off the waves. Reefed and ready, we tucked a …
Position: 38°21’36.3″N 21°25’19.4″E “Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.” – Lord Byron Protected as it is, the Gulf is not immune to strong …
Position: 38°22’50″N 22°23’11″E Once through the western end of the Corinth Canal the Gulf of Corinth floats at your feet. Greece’s third largest city, Patras, sits at the end of a long series of sleepy villages lining the gulf’s shores. …
Position: 37°57’14″N 22°57’20″E For centuries one tyrant after another envisioned a canal uniting the Gulf of Corinth and the Aegean Sea. Seeking a shortcut to the long, risky voyage around the Peloponnese peninsula has always made economic sense. One of …
Position: 38°02’17″N 22°48’42″E You need dolphins – lots of dolphins! Crossing the Gulf of Corinth a couple dozen dolphins took a shine to Aleta and played in her bow wave for a good 30 minutes. As every mariner knows, dolphins …
Position: 37°15’14″N 23°06’54″E I am not by nature a superstitious person. As a teen I passed through the normal phase of thinking all life’s experiences are predetermined, but passed it off as an excuse. A couple of lessons on the …
