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hbanziger
Aug 19, 20172 min read
A + 21 : Epilogue
Time to say goodbye to the Carpe Diem V and its crew who sailed with us from Corfu to Rhodes. They were all excellent and proofed their...
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hbanziger
Aug 18, 20172 min read
A + 20 : Farewell to Symi - Hello to Rhodes
Time to set sail to our last destination on this trip. We will reach Rhodes later in the afternoon. Venetian boats were always welcome in...
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hbanziger
Aug 17, 20171 min read
A + 19 : Towels
From Amos we sailed the whole day west, rounded the Bozburun peninsula and sailed into Hisarönü bay. Our hostess was a law student -...
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hbanziger
Aug 16, 20172 min read
A + 18 : Where is Amos?
Sadly, Amos was the most eastern point of our trip. We had to return. The time we won by crossing the Aegean Sea in two days to minimise...
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hbanziger
Aug 15, 20172 min read
A + 17 : Kaunas and the Mud Bath
After Loryma we decided to head further east to an old Caria town called Kaunas. It once had direct access to the sea but 2'000 years of...
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hbanziger
Aug 14, 20171 min read
A + 16 : Loryma
Destination for today is the old fortress of Loryma (Bozukkale in Turkish = broken castle) opposite Rhodes. Have read two contradicting...
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hbanziger
Aug 12, 20172 min read
A + 15 : Knidos, City of Aphrodite
We are on the way to Knidos or Cnidus at the tip of the Datça peninsula. Cnidus was one of the members of the Dorian Hexapolis, a...
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hbanziger
Aug 12, 20171 min read
A + 14 : Bodrum, Turkey
Early in the morning, we left Kalimnos and headed for Bordum to get the boat restocked, bid farewell to the old crew of sailors and say...
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hbanziger
Aug 11, 20171 min read
A + 13 : Meltemi No 2 on the way to Kalimnos
Today would be a long and rocky sailing day. We knew that once we left the wind shield of Naxos the Meltemi would hit us again. Behind...
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hbanziger
Aug 10, 20171 min read
A + 12 : A Break in Koufonisi
After an uneventful night in Milos, we sailed early morning to the island of Koufonisi which is wind protected by the mountains of Naxos,...
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hbanziger
Aug 9, 20171 min read
A + 11 : Meltemi - No 1
Of course we were warned about the Meltemi but reading about and hearing of it is not the same as experiencing this strong north wind. We...
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hbanziger
Aug 7, 20171 min read
A + 10 : Monemvassia - Greek's Gibraltar
On the next day we motored against strong headwinds up the Peloponnese's East Coast to reach Monemvassia, a town founded by refugees. Its...
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hbanziger
Aug 7, 20171 min read
A + 9 : A windy Day in Kythira
Crossing from Porto Kagjo to Kythera was our first encounter with the Meltemi To the left the Town and Citadel of Kythira - note how...
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hbanziger
Aug 6, 20171 min read
A + 8 : Visiting a Pirate's Nest
Porto Kagjo changed several times hands between Venice and the Ottoman Empire. From 1787 - 1790 it was the base of Lambros Katsonis, a...
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20171 min read
A + 7b : Koroni - the Sister Town
The new sailors came on board in Pylos. We sailed via Methoni to Koroni (Coron), the sister town. Tomorrow morning, before we leave, we...
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20171 min read
A + 7 : Methoni - The Eyes of Venice
Arriving in Methoni today where we change crew. Methoni and Koroni, a bit further to the East, were called the eyes of Venice. These two...
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hbanziger
Aug 4, 20171 min read
A + 6 : Climbing an Old Crusader Castle
We are off today to climb the old Crusader Castle - some people say it is Venetian but we could not really find out much. It was...
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hbanziger
Aug 3, 20171 min read
A + 5 : We arrived in the Navarino Bay
In this Bay, a combined English - Russian - French Fleet destroyed the Turkish Navy on 20 October 1827 and opened the way for Greek...
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hbanziger
Aug 2, 20171 min read
A + 4 : We almost made it ...
... to the Venetian Castle of Zakinthos had it not been for Greek Museum Staff who closed the place after a hard day of work at 3 pm....
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hbanziger
Aug 1, 20171 min read
A + 3 : Asos - Cephalonia's never completed new Capital
Asos from the South - we arrived from the North - the photo is from the Internet Internet connection are so weak that I had to stop...
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