In the middle of paradise
Gouvia Marina er stor. Ja faktisk er det den største lystbådehavn i Grækenland. Den ligger godt beskyttet i en bugt lidt nord for Korfu by. På græsk hedder byen Kerkyra, hvilket med de fremmedartede græske bogstaver staves Κέρκυρα. To bøjer markerer starten på den lange og brede indsejling. På den grønne er der med hvid […]
Course towards sailing paradise
We arrived at the hotel a little before midnight. It rained. So much so that the rainwater formed small streams that flowed down the asphalt on the road. Out over the Mediterranean it was lightning. Vertical long zigzag flashes followed by deafening bangs. We ran from the car into the dry weather at the reception. « No problem » replied the receptionist smiling when we asked [...]
EPISODE 15
We arrived in Favignana in the morning. The next day we sailed on to Trapani. The good weather window closed here. Only after 5 days could we sail on towards Palermo. Here we stayed for two weeks before sailing to Capo d'Orlando. From here we explored the east coast and the Aeolian Islands. https://youtu.be/f5U9lmES4ao …click here and send a greeting (the [...]
On volcanoes
Arrivederci Palermo When we were getting ready to sail from Palermo, the next day's weather forecast called for strong winds. From the south. Further away from the coast, the wind would come from the north. In other words, offshore wind on the route we were supposed to sail. But strong winds that blow down from high mountains and are met by onshore winds a few nautical miles from land are [...]
Sardinia to Sicily
We went back to Heron in Sardinia in late April. Sailed down the east coast until we reached the main town of Cagliari. Mikkel and Lars signed on. Together we made our first 'crossing' and sailed across the open sea to Sicily
Stars, mafia and brave…
Vi kunne godt lide Palermo og blev der en uge. Og da den var gået en uge mere. Palermo blev grundlagt af fønikerne for over 2.700 år siden. De kaldte den Zys. Det menes at have betydet blomst. Grækerne kaldte den Panormos. Det betød ‘beskyttet havn’. Det oversatte araberne til Balarm, hvilket Normannerne oversatte til Balarmus. […]
