https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1 daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/nfdrd3r4gh5sc5dxb45tps6free3ha monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9b12cd70-2e3d-4ef3-8276-dae0a8466784/250826+2+Bollers+arriving+Olympic+Marine+Lavrio++-2+Shan+Libby+Ian.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Arriving in Lavrio Greece It had been a blur of amazing travel with our four weeks in Alaska completed. Returning to Katherine we had no time to spare before welcoming family onboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758458799078-IIQ5TTRT9WOKJ82D4G4F/250905+2+Sailing+Poros+to+Sounion+-1+Ian+Andrew+Scott.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758458816951-LSD7XAXNYNBM72RU21Q9/250905+2+Sailing+Poros+to+Sounion+-3+Libby+Lee.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758458794339-3CFR9MBGADU5CRAF2SSB/250905+2+Sailing+Poros+to+Sounion+-2+Andrew+Scott+Shan.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/cafa7890-c2fa-4809-a04f-3cf0b650ceca/250905+1+Boat+Poros.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Early morning serenity Poros is an island connected to the Peloponnese’s by a ferry service. It is also home to a lot of charter boats so the harbour tends to be very busy with boats coming and going particularly on weekends. Sitting in a cafe boat and people watching can be very entertaining and also a relief that you are not involved. One of the reasons we always avoid the harbour and anchor around the corner in Monastary Bay. The town also provides the perfect place to spend time wandering the hillside streets, shopping in one of the many shops and dining in some great restaurants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/6706d954-7109-47e5-885d-b8095e6f037f/250905+5+Moonlight+over+Posiedons+Temple+Sounion+-2.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8407db44-bb8b-47eb-8b96-3c7a933cb61b/250828+3+Evening+Galaxidi++-1+Our+accomodation+Captains+House.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Our Accommodation Galaxidi Our accommodation on this stay in Galaxidi was just a few streets away from the harbour. The owner was very passionate about the history of the home that belonged originally to her Grandfather. With a small garden terrace out the back it was the perfect place to be based, though the interior was very much like sleeping in a historical museum overflowing with mementoes of the past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/da36e1a2-ad81-4d59-9d2a-5e9f283d7884/map+1.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - On the road again As always our plans are dictated by the weather and this trip was to be no exception as the winds continued to blow hard from the north. So we headed off on a short road trip passing first over the historic Corinth Canal, then driving the southern rim of the Gulf before crossing the bridge Rio Antirio that connects the Peloponnese to the mainland. Our destination the village of Galaxidi with its two natural harbours steeped in maritime history and lined with colourful Captain Houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758379933581-KA0K9GMIHUP00LKO7DV6/250831+1+Ortiza+Bay+Island+of+Kea++-2+Katherine.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Katherine Otzia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758379997885-E1QERDVKXWYJM005D2MR/250901+1+Relaxing+on+anchor+Voukari+Island+of+Kea++-1+Church.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Voukari church as our backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758380043390-5XS5SF0GGRCV7LH5455Q/250901+1+Relaxing+on+anchor+Voukari+Island+of+Kea++-3+Libby+Shan+Ian+Scott.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Relaxation in the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1758380098787-XZQ08XJBAHU0U9KWSGHZ/250901+2+Voukari-1+DInghy+ashore+Scott+Libby+Andrew+Shan+Ian.jpg Latest News - 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Celebrating with Family - Voukari Harbour at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/92a6c065-d694-47d7-a946-66dc2366c192/map.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Our sailing loop So over eight nights we had managed to sail 120nm to three of our favourite islands sharing a little of Greece that we have enjoyed since being in the Cyclades from 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f0dc1778-68ed-42bd-add8-a845fbfff00f/250830+1+Scott+arrived+Olympic+Marine++-2+Scott+Lee+Andrew.jpg Latest News - Celebrating with Family - Excited to welcome Scott back onboard So having been overloaded in their first few days with all things Greek from food to facts it was time to return to Katherine to welcome Scott onboard and to head out of harbour to experience a little of Greece from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/de6df72b-f068-44f0-bff0-24401b87b684/250902+2+Sterm+to+Kalona+Bay+The+Neighourhood+-3.jpg Latest News - 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For us it entailed a short flight from Athens. For Gabi and Hans a ferry transfer with their car to Igoumenitsa from Corfu, then a short drive to Ioannina. A towns name that I still cant correctly pronounce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840137828-ZPDXRNHM26B68JC9TUSU/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-04.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840137083-CV8DQCEN2724V7Q8GR34/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-05+Church.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840197690-WR78TG2AQ1WPIUOFQC2D/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-07.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840509842-94C9TN6A5A3MK2EOGTOQ/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-10.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840507651-S2CSW1R1J9H4Y715ICKH/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-11.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840611909-UPK7QXQYI7FIGTIJZC0Q/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-14.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752840655701-RY4QYEAD96YLCDOHYXU4/250629+9+Boat+ride+from+Ioannina++to+Nisos+Ali+PAsha+and+Revolutionary+Period+Museum-17.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9d095dd7-f481-402d-9188-e4870f5e6580/Galaxidi.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece - Taverna Galaxidi Leaving Meteora we headed South to the Gulf of Corinth and the village of Galaxidi that had very much impressed us when we visited last September by sea. It was to be our base from which to visit the historic site of Delphi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752836949889-Z4RAG5NWNQ4WLLNEACCX/250629+1+Morning+walk+around+Ioannina++.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752837038004-AQG3L81S651MD5TVV7ZN/250629+3+Morning+walk+around+Ioannina+Lake+Pamvotida+Statue.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752837046283-MPJ4CXQT1LWRI99IIHIT/250629+4+Morning+walk+around+Ioannina++Lake+Pamvotida.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752837126929-C67KLW7766075H3MDP42/250629+8+Street+Art+Ioannina.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9764990a-7bf6-492c-b671-53ed32d6f01e/250630+3+Formations+of+Meteora+-1.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece Stopping to view the rock formation of Meteora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752844086434-MIS6BP5ZP17B7D60BOC0/250630+5+Monasteryof+the+Great+Meteoron-02.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752844285017-3WNWCORJ3WJHTVQZJVNG/250630+5+Monasteryof+the+Great+Meteoron-05.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752844691172-UUW0MRO1T960MFOTNAQH/Meterora+-02.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752844592027-FV83CRLIC8OVED48DM0I/Meterora+-01.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752844690722-AVNJPCA5Q2XINZZVUYIT/Meterora+-03.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752844710398-KGGYD73IIYNKL4HZG8FB/Meterora+-04.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752914833646-8TK91AKTRXIGTV27G3U9/dreamstime_l_182387797.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece - Image from www.kalampaka.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752914990716-1S01PACO1L5D3DXCM1G7/250630+5+Monasteryof+the+Great+Meteoron-13.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752915003649-CWY5TRBKBGSQXJZLBPBN/250630+5+Monasteryof+the+Great+Meteoron-14.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752928478740-PYISECJCQBUS0SMXRY1E/250703+Delphi+-07.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752928686814-RCY2F6E981BACA8KACLS/250703+Delphi+-08.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752928755051-0ZIX7MW6JQJBVE2KHRFU/250703+Delphi+-10.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e8b1b1bb-94a0-4a8a-bfe8-b41a1627b5ce/250705+Farewell+for+this+trip+with+Gabi+and+Hans++.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece - Farewell for this trip. Back onboard Katherine and our replacement gas strut for the anchor successfully installed it was time for Gabi and Hans to return to Corfu and for us to go sailing. A lot of fun had with friends once more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/612543b9-80c1-4df9-a8bc-0205abd7041e/Screenshot+2025-07-18+122933.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece - Make it stand out On the road again - with Gabi and Hans Van Hattem of The Netherlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752921841727-VLMN0NEQ0ZUN0VA92RUE/250701+1+Varlaam+Monastery+Meteora+-01.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752923385113-SZQAQ5QJKWXW9R5PJ9MD/Varlaam-1.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752922626060-B9JRIOZSG5YUW5L05F4J/250701+1+Varlaam+Monastery+Meteora+-09.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752922652692-MAUB28CZJAI4Q0AVALGL/250701+1+Varlaam+Monastery+Meteora+-08.jpg Latest News - 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This monastery began in 1350 when a man name Varlaam dedicated his life to establishing three churches on the rock. After his death the site fell into disrepair for over 200 years until two wealthy brothers from Ioannina set about building the monastery in the early 1500’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752924912702-QH6A56SX66QUVMJ7YUV5/moth.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752924903778-7OZRQ7EEGRXDQLAELPSH/moth-1.jpg Latest News - Road trip through Central Greece https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/8pt8pcwb6f95df6gfkpmtmjy477exs monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/64d58b6a-a4bd-4a54-aa71-a63153b88777/250623+2+Sounion+Poseidons+Temple-3+MArtin+Di.jpg Latest News - Hiding from the Meltimi by exploring the Peloponnesus - Posiedon’s Temple Sounion Having finished our sailing journey under Posiedon’s Temple it seemed fitting that we struggle through the madness of the coast road past Athens to stop at the Temple on our way back to the boat. The traffic around Piraeus was particularly chaotic and finding a place to stop for lunch was strictly dictated by where we found a carpark. A great final day on the road whilst the winds were blowing consistently in the Cyclades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/522c35e7-81cc-4a08-b1cc-fe9244ddeca1/250621+3+Road+Trip+Stop+1+Corinth+Canal+-4.jpg Latest News - Hiding from the Meltimi by exploring the Peloponnesus - The Corinth Canal With Katherine secured in Olympic Marine and very high winds forecast we decided to drive first to view the Corinth Canal. This was on Martins wish list to sail through, so the next best thing we agreed was to at least view the Canal from above. Timing was perfect as we stood on the bridge above and watched a cargo ship being guided through by a tug. Definitely very little room for error. The modern canal was completed in 1893 to provide a safe passage from the Ionian to the Aegean sea. Due to its narrowness the canal can only allow vessels to transit in one direction at any one time and large vessels have to be towed by tugs due to currents and funnelling winds. For recreational vessels it provides a passageway that saves a 430nm (700km) journey around the bottom of the Peloponnese. For us in September of last year it provided the perfect completion to our circumnavigation of the Peloponnese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/cb5010ec-06e3-41e0-9802-c64acd47c9be/250623+4+Airport+Farewells+Di+and+Martin.jpg Latest News - Hiding from the Meltimi by exploring the Peloponnesus - Way too fast…time to go already. It had taken a while to achieve but it certainly was worth the wait. We had very much enjoyed having Di and Martin onboard to sail with us and to land tour when the weather turned unfavourable. A great two weeks sharing favourite places and discovering new ones. 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Hiding from the Meltimi by exploring the Peloponnesus - Lunch Stop Kleitoria It is a good day when your travelling and you have to look up google maps to determine where you have just stopped for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/85d38c00-964c-4de8-bd79-4613616acdcd/250621+4+Lunch+Stop+Ancient+Corinth++Di+and+Martin.jpg Latest News - Hiding from the Meltimi by exploring the Peloponnesus - Lunch Stop Ancient Corinth We found a great restaurant to stop at for lunch in Ancient Corinth but learnt a very valuable lesson - if the restaurant is full of locals make sure they are not all dressed as if they have just been to a funeral. Yes, we had managed to pick the restaurant that happened to be holding the traditional lunch for a family member recently departed. We also became part of the drama where we thought another member of the family was going to depart due to the heat and stress of the day. Thankfully by the time the ambulance arrived he appeared to be recovering and we of course continued on to enjoy our lunch. 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Kalavyrta is a popular ski village apparently - something we had not expected. It was a perfect over night stop where we enjoyed an amazing meal in a small restaurant where English was not happening and where we were able to watch on as families and children conversed and played till late in the town square. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/t52hcc9d23f5zfperlpf5dgdkea2fw monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751032972555-Y9OG1CV2VK38FTQTWTLP/250612+3+Di+and+Martin+returning+to+Katherine.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Heading back to Katherine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751033043581-0XCNX7D0ZNX8VXRHNV4W/250612+1+Morning+visit+to+Epidavros+Ancient+Amphitheatre-07.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - The impressive Amphitheatre Epidaurus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751033140872-OB1JDK2UDB3J6W2VWGU3/250612+1+Morning+visit+to+Epidavros+Ancient+Amphitheatre-11.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Museum Epidaurus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/c73f1edb-d5d7-4010-8697-8f8c13e1a6e5/250620+Motor+sailing+from+Kolona+Bay+Kythnos++to+Sounion-4+Evening+Anchored+Posidons+Temple+-4.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Temple of Posiedon Our last night on anchor for this trip was of course in Sounion with the Temple of Poseidon as our backdrop. It had been a great sailing trip with just over 295nm added proudly to their sailing log books. There had been a lot of laughter, lessons in splicing, enjoyment of helming, and sailing. No motoring until our very last day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/29d866bf-1aba-4343-b7e3-59786d3efcd9/250614+1+Sailing+Erminonis+to+Monemvasia+MArtin+and+Di+.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Relaxed Sailing Next stop on the Peloponnese coastline was our favourite town of Monemvasia. A perfect days sailing where we not only spotted dolphins but managed to sail with the Code 0. Another good day on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752069366907-K7FL93NO3YHJVWIK9CD6/250615+1+Exploring+the+old+and+ancient+town+of+Monemvasia+-01+Di+and+Martin.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - The entrance to the fortified city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752069339348-VHDDEQRZK0FWTKJZVONG/250615+1+Exploring+the+old+and+ancient+town+of+Monemvasia+-02+Door.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - This door could tell some stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752068247489-WTVAERP7GUSP2KSO42BL/250615+1+Exploring+the+old+and+ancient+town+of+Monemvasia+-08+Lee+and+Martin.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Entrance to the ancient upper town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752068929977-5JMPK9OYBHMHP7I8ORR2/mONEMVASIA+-3.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - 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Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/c938de56-2f8f-471d-9396-b002c6fc446a/250613+1+Erminonis+Boganvillea.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - BBougainvillea brings colour to the buildings and feels so Greece Continuing south to familiar towns we anchored off Erimoni so that Di Martin and I could catch the ferry to Hydra whilst Andrew stayed onboard due to impending wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a0c989b4-c2f9-4517-b3a2-de56989a8321/250623+3+Last+dinner+for+this+trip+4+of+us.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Stepping out of the marina But unfortunately with weather turning it was decided the last three days of their stay would need to be on land so we made an early start on the Saturday morning to get Katherine back in the marina and secured so that our road trip could begin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/ddd14031-867c-425f-9bad-2147bae5db46/250609+Di+and+Martin+Arrive+onboard+Katherine+Lavrio+marina+-2.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Di and Martin visiting from England On the 9th of June we welcomed Di and Martin Koerner onboard Katherine. The last time they had been onboard was in Hamble Le Rice in England back in 2014. Thankfully we had caught up in between but there had never been an opportunity for them to join us to go sailing until now. Plans were originally set to head North to Thessaloniki but as always the winds decide where we go and once again we headed not north but west to the Peloponnesus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751027085772-76OVHBGFDU04ICT01288/250606+On+anchor+Kea+-2.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Katherine on anchor Voukari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751026109521-7QLQ73LDAJ2ZT3VKC8Q9/250606+On+anchor+Kea+-4+Meeting+Eleanor+and+Charles.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - An opportunity not to be missed meeting family of friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751026775949-IYXO6R8SW59UWBR4HNXY/Kea+on+sunset-1.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Sunset Voukari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751026949155-V45OI7NS888YK6LEBWB7/Kea+by+night.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Night lights from the shore of Voukari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751025096849-JSVMBHCTSH7W8CL5I5D0/250602+New+sails+-6+A+toast+to+Neptune.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - A toast to Neptune https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751025056408-FU10AAMFV1MJF6Y5XIO5/250602+New+sails+-7+Andrew+Lee+and+Bill.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Special to have Bill onboard to sail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751025088914-9YF3L7X7KNDVD2Z185VL/250602+New+sails+-8+The+sailmakers.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - The Sail making Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/5f93bc37-5111-428a-ae17-4d8cfddd3f81/250620+Di+and+Martin+snorkeling+Kolona+Bay+Kythnos++-2.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Secured to the rocks in Kalona Bay Next stop on our route back to Lavrio was the very familiar bay of Kalona on the island of Kythnos. We managed to secure a stern to position between two super yachts who kindly departed on sunset. Unfortunately Martin picked up an unwanted souvenir when tying the lines to shore standing on a sea urchin - a definite ouch and one that took Di some time to extra all the spines. Still an enjoyable two nights on anchor here making the most of the beautiful water at our stern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7e2fedda-f3b9-4b9b-b844-95a395b31ca8/250531+1+Doha+International+Airport+to+Landing+Athens+airport+-3.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Arriving Athens We arrived into Athens on the 31st of May. As this is now our 4th year of returning to Katherine in Olympic Marine Lavrio it really does feel a little like returning home. Well at least our water based home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/599197e5-06e9-4e4d-a8ab-6ba7f51d4026/250619+2+Sailing+Serifos+to+Kalona+Bay++Kythnos+-3+4+of+us.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades - Monemvasia to Vathy Sifnos From Monemvasia we headed back east to the Cyclades island of Sifnos in the bay of Vathy. Martin had been hoping for an overnight passage but settled for a an 82 nm (151km / 94m) sail where we reached a top boat speed of 11.2 knots and saw winds to 27knots (50km/31m). Ten hours from anchor up to anchor down certainly wasn’t a bad day on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752067757523-6Y52N3ZDKL6YBLUFVV30/mONEMVASIA+-1.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752067738289-4SQP4V7G824A44DX3GW3/mONEMVASIA+-2.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1752067848406-OZ00O25C12E86H22N7SO/250614+3+Monemvasia+Generational+Fishermen.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751023944351-KJRRST195V9KD8NGNT0W/250602+New+sails+-1.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751023958670-PG95WFZNMD3MUOI2PJY4/250602+New+sails+-3.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1751023982468-HK3RYM3KUJVG89LUQICC/250602+New+sails+-4+Bill.jpg Latest News - Back onboard and sailing in the Cyclades https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/https/wwwsvkatherinecom/blog-page-url/new-post-title-4 monthly 0.5 2025-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742285269414-XAV58H5IUK8J9NX33A43/Nafpatkos+-9.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - On anchor Epidavros before it was time to run https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742285256154-0OS7BIWK3G0ZTSBRLD33/Nafpatkos+-10.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - A spirited sail across the paddock to Sounion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742285301629-2XAGJDF5T47TUTLRS4PG/Nafpatkos+-11.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Tucked up in the safety of the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742285307267-FL85SM9DBSY7E2F8ZIOD/Nafpatkos+-12.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - In Saskatoon Uniform https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742285412584-2PK216HSX7C4RKTDBLTY/Nafpatkos+-13.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Visiting Sounion from the land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742374786370-ABSQKY5RYZNYXWN00LTT/Livadi.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742374755718-9KSOFCVB2CZV6RFJW7P7/Livadi-1.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742375043365-U4SRPEZVG3C6CX7PVB53/Livadi-2.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e88589c7-ca72-444f-b9bc-afa974f67b50/albania.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Sarande Harbour had changed a lot since our last visit in 2019 Savvy of London was heading through the Corinth Canal so we parted ways and continued North to Gouvia Marina Corfu where we were reunited with Gabi and Hans of Lady Vienna. Our boats had last been in the same marina in 2021 when Andrew was moving the boat to Greece from Ragusa Sicily. For me the last time we were together in the harbour was 2019 as our 2020 cruising season never eventuated due to Covid. A quick trip across to Albania where time certainly hadn’t stood still and the relatively calm harbour of five years ago was out of control with speed boats, jet skis and day tripping pirate boats. Needless to say we stayed only for as long as was required to complete our boat visa paperwork before we up anchor and headed back to Corfu to await the arrival of our next visitors Brent and Priscilla Schuler from Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/767902e1-b937-4ab8-9379-2d37034ccdd5/Kylie+and+adam-6.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - A fly over of Poseidon’s Temple. We farewelled Kylie and Adam from the anchorage of Souion where on sunset we were treated to a fly over of Poseidon’s Temple. It looked very impressive from our view point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1736750093763-C6N722K26ED1FSDZL31R/Lesley+and+Graeme+Sailing.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Graeme Lesley and Andrew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1736750101403-EFQDY618G05J6EOK5ENI/Sounion.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Poseidon's Temple always special at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1736750107433-4KVCCWE9L6XUZW0FHXYP/You+know+your+in+Greece.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - You know your in Greece.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742369804724-TLM59FDSR4MSKVKLDWFG/Last+visitors+.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Sunset on anchor Kea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742368591370-1AX4XDRYRWKUBJSNJSUZ/Kylie+and+adam.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Swimming Platform Kolona Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742368568639-4MXYJ4A4U1XAKT1OPETF/Kylie+and+adam-1.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - View from Restaurant Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742369670166-3D8I2PN0CNYSJ5X2O484/corinth-1.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Streets of Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742368853177-EQFPUKEIRYUNYLOI0IHH/Kylie+and+adam-2.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Epidaurus Amphitheatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742368858496-6Y9LC835M5LMQEQY6P0A/Kylie+and+adam-3.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Ruins of Santuary of Asklepios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742368912745-W2CW7UKY7NGPOA0I1TLF/Kylie+and+adam-4.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742369923292-VR5IRRRG9DY4YLM8QCN6/Kylie+and+adam-8.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Its definitely a cats life in Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741747273601-WLAIYSJ5YYWDLQ8UZFTC/250102+Painting+the+Main+Bedroom-4.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - No its not meant to be a swimming pool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741747253333-MK193K6PSXPF73V5VJK4/241223-8.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Trying to find the leak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741759882709-MFV67X95T4FMZKIIOIGX/Katakolo.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - On anchor Katakolo with Savvy of London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741759893961-1YC8SVBMSRJ8U4T2SBAZ/Katakolonia.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Katakolo Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741759949324-M0EU2AWTRASNCOB0HNZI/Ancient+Olympia-1.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Archeological Museum Ancient Olympia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741760189077-5S2NPL45IJAXA7S2TWUI/Kefalonia-4.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - One small area of Ancient Olympia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741761248364-TNCS308WDPORPC2TXAFZ/Turtle+Island.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Turtle Island off Zakinthos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741760820447-6MLZR065VF0PW7CN2XCO/Kefalonia.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - White cliffs and clear water Spartia Kefalonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741760911184-0D2CKAY1L7IW2IADIMH2/Kefalonia-3.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Family Fun day with the Youngs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741761641436-BJXSKKW6LM3CZ2QNLP4H/Kefalonia-5.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Hanging on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741842095391-KCFJ694C0G20IOTWO5H1/corfu.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Catching up with Gabi and Hans in Corfu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741842120992-GRPX8A5ARJWOUBXK287X/Kefalonia-6.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Lady Vienna and Katherine Alongside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741842443699-DDSEOP0JTLIH6FSX4B6F/corfu+tour+.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Brent and Priscilla joining us in Corfu on a walking food tour of the old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1736916547793-DEKV1TN6B050F9E43NI4/Monemvasia+.jpg Latest News - 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With just a few days left before their departure from Kalamata we managed to stop overnight in the Bay of Diros to join a boat tour through Diros caves and to enjoy a few nights on anchor in Kironi walking the streets of the old fortress town and checking out the restaurants along the harbour wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741753975915-3I7Y7NFFNCTDUPUE30H5/Cave+Visit+.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Another anchorage almost on our own Diros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741753975839-9KYH3DGM5NUQHXNE7CZX/Cave+Visit+-1.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Cave Tour Diros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741753979040-QWFKMBZH6B59YYNRSUE7/Cave+Visit+-2.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1741754131265-XER8R1ZB6EINWS19GP01/Kironi-1.jpg Latest News - 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Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - A general outline of our route for the season A general overview of our route for the short sailing season of 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/c6a40aa2-c272-4e75-b99e-e7cf71bb9973/paul-4.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 - Set for Winter in Olympic Marina Lavrio Time to pack up Katherine and head home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742380330441-KYYIHWFG53HPVTQJCN2Q/paul.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742380561046-5V3GSDUJ8BQWOI6N44DZ/paul-1.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742380370609-8F35B2MUXEDNJB9IQI12/paul-2.jpg Latest News - Reflecting on our sailing season for 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1742380562844-TVQ30INOF0CKKJDQ3Z4G/paul-3.jpg Latest News - 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It was the perfect vantage point from which to watch the procession of worshippers that filed out through the streets from the cathedral on darkness for Good Friday. Puno itself is situated on Lake Titicaca the largest lake in South America that sits at a height of 3800m - yes we were still up there in altitude. The lake is also home to the indigenous Uros people who began building islets from Totora roots and reeds hundreds of years ago as a line of defense from the then Inca Empire which had begun to encroach on their mainland homes. Today the tradition of island building continues with many people appearing to be in the business of hosting tourists such as ourselves, demonstrating how the islets were built, how they live and selling crafts made locally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279690310-R7HE9MR56T6OCP9FD7Z8/women-1.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279156883-MWQNKTDC93R8VY95YSSA/women-3.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279157852-EEZSCW10F6AWBRNPU01G/women-4.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279163959-QA3IM014DK9EW42ZCSA3/women-5.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279190196-H7GXB5UVJHDFHQRIBEZR/women-6.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279170169-QV6TELRSRC3HV68JUFC6/women-7.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279211330-CRAM9JR94FQX6CX7DBW4/women-10.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721280121071-YP4YVOZOON7DM7ENID1T/women-12.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279965003-BSI0TT14K66YGANGKUN9/alpacas.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721279950679-KABHFCKPH19OHLPJMC7H/alpacas-1.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721280017996-HOLI2FZWHJGQCU0JHFMG/gu.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1721280022510-4MA4W9ROQMBPWU5ZA9JM/vicuna.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/4cf9160b-1f35-4336-a1d2-e189126f430d/240406+Tacna+to+Iquique-46+The+Group+end+of+Tour.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour - Our Tour Group - still smiling at the end of the 22 day tour Our tour of South America was amazing but also included far more riding and longer days than what we had expected. A great crew of diversified people from Australia, Canada, England, Germany and the United States came together on the 17th of March to discover a little of South America on two wheels over 22 days. There is a sense of achievement and satisfaction at the end of the day when you have met the unexpected challenges, taken in amazing scenery, ridden roads that seem to twist and bend for hours and avoided the inevitable pothole big enough to make a Llama disappear. On a motorbike you smell, see, feel everything. As we spent most of the journey above 3,000 meters, on roads at times questionable in their labeling as roads, the comfort of a conventional vehicle with nice suspension and heating may have been welcomed but then I wouldn’t have been able to take photos on the fly and we wouldn’t have as great a story to recall for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/926add5c-d519-427a-968e-eca8adc8c144/Augustine+and+Juan+Macchu+Picchiu.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour - Our tour Guides, Juan and Augustine of Argentina. Juan was our trusted van driver, luggage transporter, accommodation coordinator, emergency support vehicle and the supplier of great food for picnics by the roadside. Our second guide was Augustine. He was our daily ride leader entrusted to get us from point A to B through all sorts of traffic conditions from livestock leaping from the roadside, protective goat herding dogs attacking, aggressive traffic and ever changing road conditions. He was an awesome mechanic who ensured the bikes kept on the road no matter what the conditions threw at them or we as riders put the bikes through. These two kept smiling no matter how exhausted they were or frustrated with an unexpected hurdle. It certainly was no easy task to coordinate 14 people on 12 bikes through border crossings, congested city streets and on a route not ridden in recent years. 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It also continued to amaze us how these women, often small in stature could carry so much upon their backs. It certainly took hard labor to another level given the climate and altitude in which they were working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/23619404-fd14-4930-ba17-9853bbaa9e89/La+Paz.jpg Latest News - South America - Trails of the Incas Tour - These small vans are transport buses that stop and start without warning and owned the road as far as they were concerned. Our next two day stay was in the city of La Paz. At an elevation of 3500m it holds the title of the highest administrative capital in the world. For us it will be forever remembered as the worst city to negotiate with chaotic traffic. Three hours to do just on 20kms in the most aggressive traffic ever experienced. The original itinerary of leaving the bikes out of town and taking a gondola into the city hotel was looking like a much smarter idea. 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Eidelweiss Fire and Ice Tour START/FINISH:Reykjavík NEAREST AIRPORT:Reykjavik DURATION:11 days vacation, 9 riding days ROUTE:Total distance: 2077-2175 km, 1291-1351 miles Daily distances: 158-308 km, 98-191 miles What better way we thought to celebrate both turning 60 then to head to Iceland for an “Adventure Motorcycle Ride”. It certainly turned out to be everything we could have hoped for and much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708511466363-6K2L6JWK8Q9SQBNI7Z7M/230822+RIDING+DAY+7+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+to+KIRKJUB%C3%86JARKLAUSTUR-10.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Jökulsarlon Glacier Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708511617609-J3U1EGQ4QZ0LJO1624LZ/230822+RIDING+DAY+7+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+to+KIRKJUB%C3%86JARKLAUSTUR-23.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708511792679-IX7QA9MR9OCALK0T3E9I/230722+Glacier+.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708511828272-KV3OEBEPPR449EIEU8MD/230722+Glacier+-2.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708406530975-65MIIW3BR1L7ZAUYNOPO/230719+Day+4+Akureyri+to+Husavik-04.jpg Latest News - 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Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 24/7/23 Final Days ride - Geyser to Reyjavik The day started out according to plan with the mornings briefing but just a kilometer down the road those plans took an unexpected turn. As our bike was in the back of the van due to the tire continuing to leak despite numerous patches and replacing not being an option. (That’s another story) we had taken over Brent’s bike and Brent had taken over our guides Thomas’s bike. Our “Leader” was now in the van with Nico. The idea of following a van on our last day did not seem over exciting but just a kilometer down the road the van decided to fail. So as Brent had the Leaders bike he was now leading the way home as Thomas and Nico limped the van back to Reykjavik. As we pulled back into the hotel grounds at the end of the day we all agreed it had turned out to be a great final days ride. Welcoming us at carpark were Thomas and Nico ready with a “Boot Beer” to celebrate the end of a great tour. Thanks to Edelweiss and our fellow riders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708650171025-UE4BJ9G1Z7AE2PNH2QAL/230824+RIDING+DAY+9+GEYSIR+HOTEL+TO+REYKJAV%C3%8DK-04+Broken+Van.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - The van had had enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708650326564-BC0ZDL08EVFTVWMKQN9F/230824+RIDING+DAY+9+GEYSIR+HOTEL+TO+REYKJAV%C3%8DK-07.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Kerid Crater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708650366678-G096ZMVY5WPDPQVFX1NE/230824+RIDING+DAY+9+GEYSIR+HOTEL+TO+REYKJAV%C3%8DK-25.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708650505848-7W0MCTKHRBZQW878C4AN/230824+RIDING+DAY+9+GEYSIR+HOTEL+TO+REYKJAV%C3%8DK-32.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - The last tunnel of our ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708650631847-DO2HXJGGHFV3TXIR5BBU/230824+RIDING+DAY+9+GEYSIR+HOTEL+TO+REYKJAV%C3%8DK-35+Boot+Beer+Group+Photo.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Enjoying a boot beer - so called as we still had our boots on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3c369e95-dd65-4a17-bc2a-d729d7248ee5/230716+Ride+Day+1+Reykjavik+to+Selfoss-02+The+map.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 16/7/2023 Reykjavik to Selfoss Our first ride day was an introduction to the sights and smells of this amazing island where nature plays such a volatile part in the shaping of the landscape. Cruising around the Keflavik Peninsula we started with the viewing of a Replica Viking Ship before taking in the sights and smells of the mud pools and vents at Gunnuhver and standing between two continents on the Eurasian Plate. There was a quick viewing of the beautiful blue water of Blue Lagoon, though it was a little disappointing to learn that the lagoon was actually man made and formed as a byproduct from the superheated water used to power the nearby Geothermal Power Plant. That however, has not deterred millions of visitors from bathing in the water, particularly those who have found the silica, salt and algae relieving for skin conditions. We were definitely coming back to sample the water at the end of our bike trip. Lunch was the obligatory Lobster soup - it appears we were destined to compare recipes as we moved around the island and so far there were definitely no complaints. 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Hot coffee stops were most welcome as the temperature started out at 6 degrees and really didn’t venture much higher during the course of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9ad50540-1480-41f1-a050-aea9600024a4/230822+RIDING+DAY+7+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+to+KIRKJUB%C3%86JARKLAUSTUR-2+The+Map.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 22/7/23 - Hornafjörður - Kirkjubæjarklaustur Now if you think we can pronounce the names of these towns you would be greatly mistaken. Thank goodness we had a map to know where we were! Todays ride was dominated by views of the glacier Vatnajökul the largest ice cap in Iceland and second largest in Europe. It has some 30 glaciers flowing out from it and they are encompassed in the Vatnajökull National Park. Riding the Ring Road today we were on the tourist trail and that was certainly evident when we stopped at Jökulsarlon Glacier Lake. The lake has formed as the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier has receded from the Atlantic Ocean. It provided close up views of the glacial ice along with its resident seals. 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Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Following the shoreline of Lagarfljot, a 25 km glacial lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708495300237-P62X3RYY9VFE2UZIR6L1/230721++Day+6+Egilsstadir+to+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+-20.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Sheep ever present on and off the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708495355637-8UNS2RLNBDL1JARJNXC3/230721++Day+6+Egilsstadir+to+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+-34.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Oxi Path - riding into the clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708495399666-M0PK5YH51TUBQXZUSUAO/230721++Day+6+Egilsstadir+to+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+-37.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Magnificient view as we descend down the Oxi Path https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708495501950-WVVU0SNVQOR20YZLSCUF/230721++Day+6+Egilsstadir+to+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+-48+Lee+and+Andrew.jpg Latest News - 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Hoffellsfjöll Glacier Lagoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708498031567-XUC4G28IVE43IQHZ8TQD/230721++Day+6+Egilsstadir+to+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+-78+Brent+Andrew+Willi+Stephan+Jorn+Glacier.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f0ea3b01-8942-44ae-ab37-ca49ed1adcd3/230719+day+5+map+.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 19/7/23 - Ride Day 4 Akureyri - Húsavík As we rode out of Akureyri in welcomed sunshine the traffic proceeded on the Ring Road through a tunnel while we turned off the bitumen to take the old mountain pass road. A ride that wove its way up over and down the mountain pass with rewarding views of Akureyri and its huge cruise ships, to snow capped mountain peaks in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708062392518-7VK7ZK58GJ1ZY0C62OO3/230718+motorcycles.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Motorcycle Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708062319243-78V0W99Z4OIJIAHI0VX7/230718+garbage+bin+art+.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Garbage Artwork? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708062425810-5E2B0PE313BYWCNR1TGL/230718+Walking+Aukureyi.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Streets of Aukureyri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708062501411-71YS5WAQJ2VK6CU6SP0Z/230718+Walking+Aukureyi-2.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708062478001-L7K4QVB00O9096TI6W1J/230718+Walking+Aukureyi-1.jpg Latest News - 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At times the road lead us through desert like landscapes, lava fields that to the eye appeared devoid of vegetation and very much in stark contrast to other areas of lush greenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9abdaf0b-f4c1-42b3-aa6e-fd38d85896dc/230721++Day+6+Egilsstadir+to+HORNAFJ%C3%96R%C3%90UR+-9+The+Map.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 21/7/23 - Egilstadir to Hofn Heading South Today was once more as Iceland is - all about the scenery. To say around every corner there is another breath taking view simply doesn’t do justice to the sights that we were experiencing and today was just another level again. We left the bitumen of the Ring Road to take the Oxi Path. A gravel road that weaves and winds its way from sea level to 500m and down again over a distance of only 20km. Due to the narrowness of the road and the changing weather conditions it is not a road recommended to the light hearted tourist driver. For the tour group it was a scenic dirt highlight complete of course with more waterfalls. After lunch in a restaurant where the food was superb but we all felt a little underdressed the challenge was set to ride into Hoffellsfjöll Glacial Lake. The road was deep in gravel in sections with the odd wash out providing a solid challenge for the end of the day, but the view was certainly worth the effort. We had arrived into the landscape of glaciers and had it all to ourselves to appreciate. Very special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708655787785-9ZNZIKW28T95RSFDTHSY/230725+Puffins.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708655793847-XYPD66U5JK5DX5IZ0WWY/230725+Puffins-1.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708655792878-08IAZU22R221RT9ZPUUL/230725+Puffins-2.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708655813349-7IS2TCA1UJCE07M9LE2Y/230725+Puffins-3.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708655814992-GFENQAGICQH1I6M5MIZX/230725+Puffins-4.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708655818402-2BWL0BWO4ZRSWV02ZNF1/230725+Puffins-5.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708474417854-3S9OM106HR3ZU9IQ7F20/230720++Day+5+Husavik+to+Egilsstadir-18.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Around every corner a different landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708485754460-54A1XB2NBEVKNSDEJEZP/230720++Day+5+Husavik+to+Egilsstadir-51.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Bright farmhouse roofs stand out amongst the fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708485782755-S7R7OJ5O4WDKPTA9N6IT/230720+detifoss.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Dettifoss Waterfall -100meters wide and with a fall of 45 meters its listed as the second most powerful waterfall in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1708485828845-0NMRPZYD88VLTOFOE0T5/230720+Harig+Waterfall.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - Hafragilsfoss Waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/417f6ac3-e7ad-4462-9f62-579992407165/230823+RIDING+DAY+8+KIRKJUB%C3%86JARKLAUSTUR+to+RIDING+DAY+8_+KIRKJUB%C3%86JARKLAUSTUR+-+FL%C3%9A%C3%90IR-02+The+ap.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 23/7/23 Kirkjubæjarklaustur - Geysir Our group today split to take two routes. The first along the Ring Road with one of the highlights being a Puffin breeding ground. Given my passion for puffins it was a hard call, but the scenic route with some 20 plus river crossings won out and we headed off with half the group on F208. The day was truly about the ride, getting everyone through the crossings safely and fixing tires. In what felt like the middle of no where was a camp ground called Landmannalaugar. In the heart of Icelands southern Highlands it is part of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve and is a vast area renown for hiking and its hot spring bathing pools. For us it was a great lunch spot where from a US Style Bus kitchen the best toasted ham and cheese sandwich and hot coffee was delivered. At the equivalent cost of 60 euro for two it was expensive but after the ride to get this far I think we would not have cared if they had charged 100! It was also the fuel needed to continue on through the lava fields that were to follow. A great ride day that also felt so good to have achieved once comfortably home, sharing the stories and reflecting on the photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/887e2e5c-6836-4d8e-b9f7-effa39c6777f/230717+Day+2+Selfoss+to+Saudarkrokur-02+The+map.jpg Latest News - Iceland with Eidelweiss Motorcycle Tour Group - 17/7/2023 Selfoss - Sauðárkrókur - Heading North The first part of the day was spent in admiration of the power of nature. Our first stop being at the Geysir Hot Spring Area where we counted down the seconds to witness the release of the Strokkur Geysir. Strokkur releases its pressure every few minutes spouting water to a height of some 30 meters. The Great Geysir for which the area was originally famous remains today relatively dormant, but in its day it was renown for spouting plumes of water to a height of some 170m (558ft). From bubbling mud pools and spouting Geysers it was a short ride to Gullfoss Waterfall. As we made our way to the viewing carpark the sheer volume of water was breathtaking. The water is fed by the glacier Langjökull, and cascades some 32 meters below into the Gullfossgjúfur canyon. One didn’t have to get too close to get wet. From here we left the tourist buses and bitumen behind us as we continued north on the scenic F35, destination Sauðárkrókur. The evenings accommodation was at Hotel Tindastoll built in 1884 and yes it did have a naturally heated very hot, hot tub. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/https/wwwsvkatherinecom/blog-page-url/new-post-title-1 monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/382a8c30-8b50-4f8f-bd62-dfaf4907778b/230705+Sunset+Kalona+-16.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Photo: Naoussa Paros on sunset Once we left Schinoussa it was all about business, making miles to get back to Olympic Marine. We overnighted in the bay of Naoussa, one of our favourite towns before crossing to Kythnos and taking the opportunity to check out the bay of Aprokrisi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8ee0534e-73cd-4a2a-ad5f-56e06f5ff621/230702+Schinoussa+to+Naousa+Paros+-2.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Make it stand out We never tire of the image of Naoussa Paros from the sea particularly at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689328526202-QCHTS7AHZLQ4IMQ2CC3T/230705+taverna.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - The Taverna by night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689328564449-FFTRWBBSP7DBJW8UW09H/230705+taverna-1.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Aprokrisi Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689328662021-WFMEUUHYTC3TM2BUXQU5/230705+taverna-2.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Parking the tender https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689328754169-K6V3EH1VI0LR9W9SCY97/230705+taverna-3.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - The more you look into the hills the more you see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689372837714-72IC9NTZQ6ECC9SCJRXD/230705+taverna-15.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689372904063-RHPRZ7GYCD5TZNW0OTCB/230705+taverna-18.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689372919680-9YLIVTOIGSA4QLBBXOHM/230705+taverna-16.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689372939881-3D94JDSZ9EKDN6AC1O2N/230705+taverna-17.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689373013920-XX2EQGUVNO5W1U4BAEDF/230705+taverna-13.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689373045204-49NNIGADW2554ENI4TVA/230705+taverna-19.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a53780eb-b08d-455e-bfd4-96e87cfaa01e/230705+Sunset+Kalona+-17.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Photo: Looking towards the busier bay of Kalona on Sunset Aprokrisi lays to the east of the more popular bay of Kalona and when we arrived for a brief period we had the anchorage all to ourselves. We stayed on an extra day to check out the Taverna ashore and enjoy a swim in the brief periods when the wind was not funnelling through the anchorage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/65a54427-3ff6-4044-ae98-1987f05842fb/230705+taverna-4.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Photo: Posiedon’s Temple Sounion Our last night on anchor before heading into the harbour was spent in the familiar bay of Sounion with the Poseidon of Temple as our backdrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/fcb0ec9e-72b1-4211-a73b-1b4cd59f9205/AEGEAN_600-Course_Map.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Photo: Aegean 600 Course The Aegean 600 is as the name suggests is a 600 mile race around the Aegean. Looking at the course and the weather forecast the boats were certainly going to have a diversity of strong winds and perhaps even a patch of calmness. Regardless we would have to say it looked like a very tactical race course where mother nature was certainly going to test all skippers and crew whether professional or competitive enthusiasts as they dealt with not just the wind forecast but the winds generated by the islands themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d2b0e5b6-1533-4635-bc63-5202e693eb6c/230705+taverna-20.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Photo: Quickly realising that Icelandic names are not easy to pronounce And now we are here in Iceland - about to begin an 11 day motorcycle tour around Iceland. Very excited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689329695127-2ZSVDHYIH58HZP09JJ35/230705+taverna-6.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689329565446-RFQZKD0U8PJOFGRUZFLV/230705+taverna-8.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1689329705242-48B5GWIBN4R8Z639XVG9/230705+taverna-7.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e5374624-451a-441d-b361-a5ac69a6c836/230705+taverna-14.jpg Latest News - Taking time out from the sea to celebrate birthday’s in Iceland - Photo: An oast house or hop kiln was a building used for drying hops now converted to accomodation With Katherine secured in Olympic Marine we endured the Easyjet experience to travel to England where for four days we had the pleasure of catching up with Paul and Nicole from Savvy of London and then friends Barbara and David now of London. From country lanes in Bicknor, beautiful Rochester Cathedral and castle to inner city London, it was a whirl wind stop over but so well worth while to spend time with friends in their homes. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/https/wwwsvkatherinecom/blog-page-url/new-post-title monthly 0.5 2023-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/4cd731cb-4ab7-48de-852f-e145cf067f76/Koufonisia+race+day-11.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: We found ET Someone in the port area had a good sense of humour as the bollards for the ships had a familiar character painted on them. Shinoussa is another island we would happily sail back to, particularly when needing a break from the more popular and crowded islands of the Cyclades and certainly the perfect cure for the experience of Koufonisi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/ac84f8bb-9d66-407b-9973-9dd5402148fb/Koufonisia-5.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Think we found the perfect alternative The familiar bay of Schinoussa was just a few miles south so that is where we headed and what a dramatic difference. Three boats in the harbour, no ferries, the wind had abated and we had the prefect sunset, moon rise. The port police had actually done us a favour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f005ebbc-690e-4105-9587-ab8805cfe353/Koufonisia+.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Koufonisi Anchorage Koufonisi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688464404361-63WM8IDG2CBNUFT7L6L1/Koufonisia+-3.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Magical Sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688464440222-Y2PDGS9762W68OJ03X5T/Koufonisia-1.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Definitely were not expecting this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688464469977-L6GYVU28TXPSTY4TU59N/Koufonisia-4.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Dinghy rescue not the place to be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3debfaea-e037-45ac-9096-9fce41dcb664/Koufonisia+race+day-09.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Main street of the Chora Saturday 1st July Last time we had anchored in the bay of Schinoussa we had not gone to shore so we decided to rectify that given our return. The island is all of 9 square kilometers and has a population of just over 200 people. There are only three “towns” on the tiny island, the Hora or old town, Mersaria in the north, and Mersini which is the port and arrival point for most people to the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/100c3ea4-f700-4935-a326-6799b4d1b03f/Lipsi-6.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: The port of Lipsi Leipsoi or Lipsi is a small island in the Dodecanse group just north of Leros. It has a total size of just 16 square kilometers (6 sq miles) and a its coastline in total expands only 35km (21m). The current settlement of Lipsi was settled as recently as 1669 by a Cretan by the name of Elias who fled Crete to escape the Ottoman empire occupation of Crete. Then in 1948 it along with other Dodecanese islands was united with Greece. The only way to get to the island is by boat, roads are limited and tourism has remained focused on nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d8347cd2-5a7c-4f56-b71b-6b75d101967b/Lipsi-11.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Katherine on anchor Kouloura Thursday 29th June When we headed east out of Kouloura back to the small cyclades island of Koufonisi - 62 nautical miles (114km/ 71 m) weather forecasts indicated that we should be sailing until the last few hours, when winds were forecast to die. Well once again we knew we would get what ever the weather decided to deliver. And it was totally in reverse. We headed out in light winds, managed to fly the Code 0 for a short while then the winds came in and by the last two hours we were hooking along with just the main sail doing a very comfortable 10 knots. Katherine was in her groove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459031112-6QR8WFQAM23B907HCVN4/Lipsi-4.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Wine is produced on the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459054998-PAATRA9JC6ICTIIKGIAA/Lipsi-5.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Our view as we came over the hill of the harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459069773-1TL9WLE2C7XTRLY5GRTX/Lipsi-7.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Unfortunately too early for Octopus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459091318-3TMXMVFI9DZWPITEBIJX/Lipsi-08.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459677478-DBT7NY44EIW9P7B9DJGU/Lipsi-09.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Back streets of Lipsi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459121603-4IJ8YQEJLBO9XY37XI02/Lipsi-10.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Lipsi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688459540495-JCIZEMNA1Z1B8PLO212P/Lipsi-2.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Kouloura Bay a perfect base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/04c385be-8a40-47f5-b435-e19e36e671e0/Koufonisia+race+day-2.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Sail boats underway Not long after the boats had sailed off into the distance our morning coffee was disturbed as a Seajet ferry came past the back of the boat as they headed into dock - the captain yelling from up high that we were anchored in the wrong location. Given that we had already been there for over 12 hours and no other ferry captain had a problem with us or the other yachts in the designated anchorage area we chose to put his comments down to having a bad day. Well that was until the Port Police stood on the dock, blew their whistle madly and waved but at no stage bothered to pick up the radio that Andrew had held in his hand for communication. Ambiance of the anchorage destroyed we decided to pull up the anchor, abort the idea of going to shore and find somewhere else to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688475238333-YGA5YKE4OPKA6QFIV2NU/Koufonisia%2Brace%2Bday-07.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688475051053-2JHXQSJXBGBOFH8R3VY5/Koufonisia+race+day-10.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9401a00f-1b58-4d78-9e02-deac7e9d8781/Koufonisia+race+day-12.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Mersini Port Area of Shinoussa The walk from Livadi beach again involved an up hill and down the other side but our legs were spared on our way there when some local workers pulled up to offer us a ride. Small islands seem to be home to the most welcoming locals. The Chora is perched on the top of the hillside half way to the port. Reflective of the size and population of the island it didn’t take long for us to find ourselves on the other side of the town and walking down to the port. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/33a383e0-1cb8-40d1-8511-c43c28824d72/Lipsi-1.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Make it stand out Kouloura Bay Leipsoi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/c8c045a4-d405-4b63-9623-f485b889d177/Lipsi-3.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Churches along our route It was a straight forward walk to the village from our bay to the harbour of Lipsi - up the hill and down the other side following the line of Blue domed churches, vine fields and the odd donkey or two. The village was quaint small and as always the streets leading off the harbour fed into a maze of white washed buildings that never proceeded in a straight line for very long. A great bakery, grocery store, some excellent restaurants that we sadly didn’t stop to try, but perhaps next time. The island had a very relaxed feel to it. Not a local went by as we walked the path without a wave or nod of acknowledgement. Now that’s a nice community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688465769911-UYQNEXLJMLA8DRBOFS35/Koufonisia+race+day-04.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688465769812-EBI4QQIP3P9F1UYU7Z5B/Koufonisia+race+day-03.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d947d603-1556-4d9f-b4d0-a233150ffe8c/Koufonisia+race+day-1.jpg Latest News - Hiding out from winds in Leipsoi, chaos in Koufonisi to serenity in Schinoussa, we have had it all. - Photo: Race start preparation for Cyclades Regatta Friday 30th June On Friday morning we found ourselves surrounded by sailing boats all preparing to cross the start line on the far side of the harbour entrance. The marina emptied of at least 40 sailing boats, which we discovered were taking part in the 2023 Cyclades Regatta. The Regatta had commenced on the 26th of June in Fleves (near Athens) and sailed to Paros, 2nd Leg Paros to Koufonisi, on this day Koufonisi to Sifnos and the final leg Sifnos to Patroklos. As always watching boats cross a start line is entertaining particularly when your sitting relaxed with a cuppa on your own boat and not involved in the start line tactics. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/the-dodecanese-islands-leros monthly 0.5 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688125023422-9U5X7KYD7O7QHU3XMAQJ/fortress+museum-1.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Ruins of kastro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688126565326-QTPICMV3PM0TO2R66FUH/museum+leros-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Chapel within Castle of Pandeli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688125206633-H5WX56SA06QH8LWTX58L/Lipsi-12.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Medievel temple dedicated Unknown Christian Martyr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688125073054-MP0BU8BLSXGS47N1218G/fortress+museum-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Ecclesiastical Museum with artefacts from the fortification https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688126537012-BFH794PEEQ50IVWOKRVD/museum+room+.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Ecclesiastical Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688134992389-M1Y5U5E9VJP1YYIYXQCT/church+xiro-1.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688128502160-KTZC97VOIN5Z348S5WMX/church+xiro.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688128548782-QWMVY25QAIPN3EFAG2TE/Leros+Church+X-4.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688128596921-Y0299744LG2WLK4T4XVD/Leros+Church+X-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688134581502-HUNRK4YOR3661CYHHOGM/Leros+Church+X-3.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688128611156-9BUB8M8AP1EVK75Z2PGW/Church+and+hire+car-3.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688134726191-KF1Z7C6QDH4SQ5UMZRYS/church+xiro-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3d139a72-ace8-4880-95b9-834161c4e975/Dodecanese-islands-min.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Make it stand out Image taken from greecetravelideas.com really shows how close some of the islands like Kasterllorizo is to Turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/33afda57-3372-48c2-8df6-0dacee5cb523/peter+and+christene-1.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Photo: Catching up with Christene and Peter from Hamble One of the best rewards that has come from travelling has definitely been the people we have met along the way. We first met Peter and Christene in Las Palmas as we were all about to set off across the Atlantic. Fast forward to 2014 we met again in Hamble as they were finalizing their order on their beautiful XC42 Oojah. So it was an unexpected, but a wonderful surprise to find out they had just returned to Leros marina, their base for their boat, having been cruising since April. A lot of catching up was achieved over a few days - here is to hoping it isn’t as long to our next meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/11c93338-724e-49f6-85a5-74e9ce22ab48/Church+and+hire+car-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Photo: Church of Agios Isidoros Leros certainly had its picture postcard share of churches but three that really stood out were Church of Agios Isidoros that was connected to land by a small pathway, Church of Panagia Kavouradena which was tucked into a rock wall on the side of Xirokampas Bay and Church of Prophet Elias which was perched on a point beside the castle (Kastro) looking out over Pantanos. Each church has its own story associated as to how it came to be where it was built. One common thread throughout Greece of all the churches we have visited no matter how small they are, all are carefully maintained and definitely reflect an ongoing importance in the daily lives of the community of which they are a associated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687957017766-J1MICLR4G7GQ4PHWYMBS/boats-21.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687957039182-2MWEQQHVEWGJUPMURPW2/Church+and+hire+car-6.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9c036db5-3552-4b5d-9845-1a1a3bce53fb/boats-20.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Photo: Katherine secure in Leros Marina The Dodecanese Islands are a group of 15 larger islands and a cluster of smaller islands that are located on the South eastern side of the Aegean sea many a stones throw to Turkey. Our plan had been to spend time in the marina at Leros for some respite from the winds before continuing island hoping a little north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687962364264-3HNJRREQ6BPMDTPVUOWV/Italian+Building+ruin+-4.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - The Barracks now home to sheep and goats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687962394704-Q294I4ZV0FOTHGLVUEX9/Italian+Building+ruin+-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Frescoe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687962410088-XD8F1ILB7UGLSVYLPH2L/Italian+Building+ruin+-3.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Kitchen or mess Frescoe perhaps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687962433474-QTOFDKNKTOXSR851BKKP/Italian+Building+ruin+-5.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - The view of Xirokampos Bay where we had anchored https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687962456628-NHVELMCTWG9VYY6TM02P/Italian+Building+ruin+-7.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - The road better walked then driven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687962498814-0UCBND44Z84F5EJQ6HHA/Italian+Building+ruin+-8.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Repurposed bed frames for guard rails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e62ffb94-6bac-43e2-a254-81d74015f4fe/Church+and+hire+car-1.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Photo: Portolago Bay and our go anywhere hire car Our guide book did not overflow with optimism for tourism on the island of Leros with its recent history centered around hosting prison camps for political prisoners and mental hospitals. Undeterred we hired a car for two days for what seems the standard marina price, 30 euro a day (excellent) and drove literally up goat tracks, to each corner of the island discovering why a lot of sailors choose to use Leros as their base for their boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/506b1ab1-fa29-48b9-ae42-6ba7a58efc39/boats-24.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Photo: Byzantine Kastro occupied once by the Knights of St John occupies the hilltop over the town of Plantanos We drove to the Castle of Pandeli built originally during the Byzantine era then occupied by ruling forces over the centuries. Within the ruins was a small temple which has been dedicated to Unknown Christian Martyr. There was also a small Ecclesiastical Museum run by the most enthusiastic guide dedicated to sharing the historical knowledge of the castle and Leros. Fortunately or unfortunately after half and hour another set of visitors arrived and we were made our escape much more knowledgeable about Leros through the ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688193211697-FWEHJ4985SA8OD2NNM6A/bellini+tower-3.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Windmills on hillside of Pandelli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688193195898-M366GX6R6OWU4TA1IVMY/bellini+tower.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Historic ad Folk museum in Belenis Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688193230595-I2L960NYIO4TLYGV2BH4/boats-22.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Gum trees a reminder of home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688193245682-OD3AIJHYSDUG4S1NHADF/harbour-2.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - Back streets of Agia Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688193255942-M4Z5R0374DHGSBC0UH4J/allina+harbour.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros - A two way street apparently https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1688194544412-CHKTAAWBD177RF60D4WA/harbour-1.jpg Latest News - The Dodecanese Island of Leros https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/heading-for-the-small-cyclades monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a292826e-2a31-48b9-a039-9ea2544a836f/santorini-80.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Sunset Finikas Bay Syros After the installation of our new wind vane - always handy to know where the wind is coming from and how strong, we left Lavrio marina and headed south east first calling into the familiar port of Finikas Bay Syros before continuing on to the main port of Paros, Parikia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687611013941-CRD0I0JLJ4DS58BS3800/amorgos.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Rugged Terrain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687610852897-SC3VTFTHVJW091RQ4548/santorini-121.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Fisherman in the bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687610852769-79CBPISP6VCRWMTJ4S9J/santorini-122.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Signs of impending weather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531139922-GQ8Z6RNASTGWIHT86GDF/santorini-92.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Church of Panagia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531141245-TEHE472ITTYNC2GPM275/santorini-94.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531142454-0F8K25E3BT8C93C5GAT4/santorini-95.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531142648-67SXMOIWEQ8CYBO8Z5M5/santorini-96.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/0492af09-7b10-4b1b-8ebc-15ed4a258dd4/santorini-83.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Port Parikia We chose to anchor away from the main port area off the beach of Krios where we had a perfect view of the township, a church on the edge of the bay and water with incredible clarity. The added advantage was the wash from the continuous stream of ferries that arrived and departed from this port were less intrusive then had we chosen the inner bay closer to the harbour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7c42361a-ff29-47fa-a272-c6bdbaf2151e/santorini-88.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Photo: Katherine on anchor Agali Beach Folegandros is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Cyclades with its Chora (old town) perched on a cliff side some 300m above sea level. From our anchorage it was about an hours walk uphill so we opted for the alternative of a 2 euro 50 bus ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/eecfd8af-313b-4e00-ae4c-5185aa87ec34/santorini-117.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Photo: Dovecote Schinoussa Bay Schinoussa was our next anchorage. One of the four islands that make up the Lesser Cyclades it has a population of less than four hundred and an area of less than nine square kilometers. We unfortunately didn’t get to shore on this visit as wind conditions began to build. On the Friday we had intended to leave the bay in search of a calmer anchorage but opted in the end to stay - a good decision given winds blew to 20 plus knots and over 24 hours we faced every direction in the harbour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f9fc84a7-4b1f-48d9-b260-867fbc137821/santorini-102.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - A Green oasis In stark contrast to the white washed buildings and stone pathways were the green squares scattered around the village. These green spaces must be such a welcome refuge from the heat when temperatures soar during summer. We wondered the streets, walked the hill to the Church of Panagia which offered views across the bay and of the village perched on the cliffside. Lunch was had beneath the shade of a very old gnarly tree in one of the squares before taking the precarious bus ride back down the hill. A very rugged island with a beautiful village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531688550-V0HWN0IU41G7P970C7C8/santorini-103.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531715774-AVPRFEOTZBALOMK7K37T/santorini-105.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531756181-X0JNTE1ZUADSSYDVXMCY/santorini-106.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531756842-03QY9YKV0ZOQJIDXUHKY/santorini-107.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531758058-ZTWY9HYWIJ89IZXQJAMQ/santorini-108.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531758390-FZ8GDWDBMXOSA2O0RXRN/santorini-109.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531760430-2F55QD4MC1TVT33B01I0/santorini-110.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531760125-4OFWH9GA8A5Q0YP4BHET/santorini-111.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531845020-QNA0WLINU9JE9JDI9V9S/santorini-112.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7a661eaf-715c-4849-9ca2-8db2a73cc276/santorini-86.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Tuesday 13th June - Paros to Folegandros Arriving into the anchorage of Agali Beach on Folegandros we were surprised to see that we were in the company of around eight yachts. For some naïve reason we had expected this anchorage to be relatively deserted, but we soon realised thanks to apps such as Navily gems of locations such as this one, are being shared and enjoyed by more sailors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d3726bf7-067d-420b-b57d-20ce77e66588/santorini-123.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Nikouria Beach Nth West Amorgos Saturday 17th June we found the bay off Nikouria Beach which was surrounded by rugged mountainsides. Any idea of going into the small harbour of Amorgos had been dashed as the weather conditions continued to deteriorate and the forecast of another meltimi heading our way. The decision was made best to take refuge from the wind so on Sunday we planned to cross to Leros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/b73e0c18-c530-4b13-8a9c-a87a4d96409c/santorini-113.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Agali Beach Without a doubt this rugged rocky island is one that we will happily put on the list to return to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531531669-HSA48AXPA8YS4NBOIWYE/santorini-90.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531562214-J1E6NG834TQ6OQ5YD138/santorini-099.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531594858-RGLFJS4RFVDSBVJWLL98/santorini-104.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687531618686-N3YABWWKJP5SWCN137VT/santorini-97.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/323bae86-0fcd-45cc-959e-246dcd6a90de/map-kyklades.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Make it stand out The Cyclades and Lesser or Smaller Cyclades islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687528819307-RLMIS0DY8NX8P3BZNTHB/santorini-82.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Windmill in the port of Parikia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687528817790-K33CYJD2M84FJRSBOHCE/santorini-81.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Church of Agios Fokas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687528820359-02ZXME0E03YULMD2VHCB/santorini-84.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Small or Lesser Cyclades - Beautiful clear water https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/santorini monthly 0.5 2023-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444303958-LEHOW8JA49IGG08RNM6B/santorini-59.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Venetsanos Winery on Sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444304354-SA1CQI043TOIZ7ORNM3X/santorini-60.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444305317-QZ6JOQU2Y08SO6LAMZG2/santorini-61.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444305999-6UWBGLK4IF3ZPRJLRZCV/santorini-62.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442876709-H1SU6JYHSGFK78Q4FNCQ/santorini-47.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442909393-C3OBURR6J33ISO8Q4JQJ/santorini-76.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442945355-2TEE5KPXDMLFCX4ZUW2C/santorini-46.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273079553-XXE62LPP1KXDGZVNGQZG/milos+-52.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Red Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273079002-9N1EN2GB4XK6BQKM8QOP/milos+-53.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Kim Andrew Barry relaxing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273128106-YEBYV8ZXIRHLELGKW76S/milos+-55.jpg Latest News - Santorini - White Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273129527-Q0OR93MI8XDX36PP5YT4/milos+-57.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Fira with its stair case to the port below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273130390-L05DARYICIUBVMOWGZQ3/milos+-58.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Nea Kameni where we managed to find some thermal water for a swim https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273132269-K6KXZUI09UW52HHDF3UT/milos+-59.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Staying dry on the return trip was a bit of a challenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273769864-ZMH72FEAYVGDT1H3OLO3/milos+-61.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Sunset and the Charge to return was about to begin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687273770401-D78HQ53HL4266MGGPHMX/milos+-62.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Sunset and great introduction to Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/25b41b56-b19e-49d0-b26f-d41c6196cd48/milos+-54.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Photo: Above - Our Accommodation Photo Right - We had a lot of company on this sunset cruise By 2.30pm we were on a bus courtesy of Seadream boat tours to the southern end of the island to Vlychada Port. We were now beginning to understand why this was a 6 hour sunset tour. At the Port the scene was somewhat hilarious as a flotilla of catamarans began to simultaneously all head out of the port following the same route past Red and White Beach, Mesa Pigadia, Black Mountain, the Lighthouse and finally to the Hot Springs. It was a perfect way to get our first glimpse of Fira the old town, to see the island from the caldera and to enjoy a beautiful sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/39a39e21-ef87-49a7-a29e-01b60dbf9ba6/santorini-16.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Photo: Our Lunch Stop Cave of Nikolas Our accommodation host had done it again with his recommendation for lunch a short walk down from the Museum. His instructions were very clear keep walking to the very end. We were very happy we did as the meal and the view were excellent and when you saw the fresh produce inside you could understand why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/959a9708-bb1c-48e3-9537-55bf880da271/santorini-2.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Sunday 4th June - Drive Day Santorini After what could only be described as a most hearty breakfast of freshness provided by our accommodation we headed out in our appropriately small car. We simply would hate to be a truck driver challenged with the streets on any of these islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e02ff665-f0ed-47de-88e8-3f85fee6b538/santorini-13.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Photo: Two and three story buildings have been unearthed including this one with a toilet (looks like a throne) and drainage system We enlisted a local guide on site which we all agreed was well worth the historical knowledge that she could share. Perhaps the biggest factor was that unlike Pompei no human remains have been found on this site. It is as if the Minoan population having possibly endured long periods of earthquakes and smaller eruptions leading up to the major eruption chose to leave the island. What ever the reason lives were obviously saved and only evidence of their building ingenuity remained to be unearthed thousands of years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e49a1abe-6889-4deb-bac8-f5cfbc051d2d/santorini.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Monday 5th June - A walk to Fira and Sunset Wine Tour I know I mentioned our amazing breakfast baskets supplied fresh each morning but they simply deserve another mention. Each morning a new surprise be it the pastries, spinach pies or freshly cooked omelets, fruit and yoghurt. Delicious. With such a good start we had no excuse not to walk the 3km to the old town of Fira, Santorini’s Capital. It also saved the headache of trying to negotiate the traffic and to find a carpark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440379910-NSAI6S5RMPI7D70UIUO9/santorini-29.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440380542-CLKGON7O7J20Q8UPHT6W/santorini-30.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440382187-16165L2ZI67X83HA2UI3/santorini-31.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440383936-NHU94DDRNQS4WIPSSIC0/santorini-32.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440765482-7WM9N26VPMUVY2LLAXHP/santorini-74.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440935769-GETYWTYJ7QI76GD059D2/santorini-33.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442057054-2R50TP4G4WHKNRSDQ46K/santorini-40.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Archaeological Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442057757-BZBGDS9NU8GBNUNA2KJ6/santorini-41.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442058925-W1ZAOT2Z7GSF490INV1I/santorini-42.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442059077-GB919HLLJ87Y1QI6S84N/santorini-43.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442389180-VRLTIYXIQ00NG97UPHSE/santorini-45.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Fira - Capital of Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442592221-C0719PU8KW5PFW9NKR05/santorini-77.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442765967-VAQQ6G9T2GDE3IGX61EF/santorini-35.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438061193-3ITWJ2Q4JWNC1VS06VXT/santorini-11.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438061782-5UAASKG89SBIJPV3RY5B/santorini-12.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438173853-BN7JWXPSPR4FO54XK4ZY/santorini-14.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438280290-25NS2MB5S5EE0O9EDF2I/santorini-71.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687274513558-ZDOILT3AJAT6GVA8IDMD/santorini-6.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Walking Akrotiri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687274513737-GTPMID8UWM6EE8BQ91GQ/santorini-7.jpg Latest News - Santorini - The view from the ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687274515522-U3F7ASJK09JS5X58BOBT/santorini-08.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Another beautiful church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687439307649-SV8F48HS14C53T68PJHU/santorini-25.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687440708267-6OMHLRW2C7DGWU80HNQA/santorini-75.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687439309552-SMADZAJUGPQC6GROJ7DF/santorini-24.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687439311674-DB6VJBW6KORT7LNGEPFU/santorini-27.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/728f1121-7c33-45b0-b65b-1d87f148dba4/santorini-67.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Wednesday 7th June - Heading home So in three weeks we had managed to cover a lot. A few days in Athens, a quick loop around the Cyclades and a trip to Santorini. A lot of new memories to share but time for Barry and Kim to head back to the states and for us to prepare to start exploring on our own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7541f81e-1002-4e84-a5be-af6db88a992a/milos+-51.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Saturday 3rd June - Santorini A birds eye view of Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/710be552-ad4c-4ea5-acd2-b95a88836440/santorini-09.jpg Latest News - Santorini - The Akrotiri Archeological museum Our intended destination was just down the road. The Akrotiri Archeological museum that was originally established by a Professor Marinatos in 1967 who discovered a Minoan city preserved for over 3500 years beneath tonnes of volcanic ash. It was this volcanic eruption around 1450 BC that archeologists believe led to the devastation of this Minoan Civilization. As the island’s centre was blown out by the volcanic eruption, water rushed in from the ocean to consume the crater or caldera that had been formed giving Santorini the current cresent shape that is present today. Within the centre of the caldera there are two small islands that have emerged through volcanic action the last being the Island of Kameni which last erupted in 1707. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444152481-WGNMWWIJH2CSI7QVT6EV/santorini-50.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Koutsogiannopoulos Winery with museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444126951-U0P8M7RTH00N8RIGZ9T3/santorini-54.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687444181703-2DHKA6VNAU3EJBC64H5A/santorini-57.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/43822128-440f-4ae0-913f-f6a711d2ce1f/santorini-73.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Photo: Oia on the northern end of the island This small picturesque town clinging to the cliff face and looking out to the caldera was badly damaged in the 1956 earthquake but has been well reconstructed to ensure it has maintained its traditional style of architecture. Some three hundred steps below sits the port of Ammoudi, a fishing and traditional boatbuilding port that is today predominantly used as a base for tourist boats heading out to the smaller outlying islands. Listed as one of the top spots to view the sunset from we departed as the crowds began to descend. Definitely not the place to be in peak season as we counted 51 buses in the carpark and lost count of the number of cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438432383-OGJXD3IZL3OHJH1ID6JD/santorini-17.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438432318-9ZYFBGI6TDKTZKHGDVLA/santorini-18.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438433905-JJ2DKA9JQQTMMF3ZUS36/santorini-20.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687438435262-3HFGYJZ1KKNT3WXXBS1R/santorini-21.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442178377-HKDJ1LNF6Q5MX4DBGEOY/santorini-39.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Orthodox church of Ypapanti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442176963-TBTZG62SG2RK300E8QVW/santorini-37.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687442176829-PAPBI43T6W4VDDJ3WRWI/santorini-38.jpg Latest News - Santorini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/449d5bac-a955-48ef-a503-2c0d08c5092a/santorini-68.jpg Latest News - Santorini - Saturday 3rd June - Santorini No time was wasted on our three day adventure to Santorini. We landed at midday, picked up our hire car from the airport and proceeded to our accommodation “Savatore Villas Santorini” in Imerovigli. The accommodation manager Mr Chris was on hand for our arrival and we cannot speak highly enough of his assistance to ensure we made the most of our time in Santorini. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/a-loop-of-the-cyclades monthly 0.5 2023-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/4ae5c0cb-4a80-451f-be8d-1f66f15fddb6/milos+-39.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Wednesday 31st May Naoussa Paros to Finnikas Bay Syros Today we commenced our loop back towards Lavrio calling into the familiar port of Finnikas on Syros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8ba1d772-fba7-4a82-a4cc-279c171061c1/2023+Athens+Trip+-96.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Friday 26th - Milos to Vathy on Sifnos Our relaxed breakfast and intended departure time was brought forward by the arrival of Celestyal Cruises whose captain decided to park beside us and then demand that we leave immediately. Now that’s a first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/27af0a21-4c3e-4efc-aa46-3a737e726260/2023+Athens+Trip+-66.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Monday 22nd May - Olympic Marina to Sounion Bay The sailing season in this area always feels like it has started when we poke around the corner from the marina and put the anchor down in Sounion Bay. The backdrop of Poseidon’s Temple is a special way to appreciate being on the water in Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687183722517-IWMODTE6JIWPA3D9PNZ2/milos+-43.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687183795036-4FMUUUBNVS9LCZOZT1CJ/milos+-50.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687172973646-O0C3E1FB0Q2W2Y87HDBU/2023+Athens+Trip+-93.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687172973389-5KHX4XIQA4IVFWU7NRO9/2023+Athens+Trip+-94.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687172975049-BWRY7LB9RU12R5NBAP9R/2023+Athens+Trip+-95.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/5f064b7b-9caf-4a60-90e3-d5f4d842a2b3/milos+.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th May Kalona Bay Kythnos to Adamantas Milos Next stop Milos on anchor outside the main port of Adamantas. A repeat of our last visit with this time Barry at the wheel and Andrew navigating on our drive day around the island. We covered new ground visiting the old town of Plaka, ate again at the pretty boatshed village of Klima and Andrew managed a chilly dip in the waters at Sarakiniko Beach. We couldn’t revisit Milos without going to dinner at OHamas restaurant and the food and service once again didnt disappoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/17a8e0ad-f10c-43ba-b154-bdfeb3df42e5/milos+-16.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Saturday 27th - Vathy Sifnos to Despotiko North on the South of Antiparos After a small detour via the Port of Kamarai to complete necessary paperwork for the boat we continued onto the anchorage of North Despotiko on the southern end of Antiparos where we had a view in the distance of The Sanctuary of Apollo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/5ffd52f5-394e-4428-9b38-b49603be7067/barry+and+kim+route+.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Make it stand out Our loop for our twelve day run with Barry and Kim in the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687173948257-Q6WB3Q14YAJRMC17WI5B/milos+-7.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687171543285-9APT5QP8NYO9Q8L0MG8H/2023+Athens+Trip+-78.jpg Latest News - 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A loop of the Cyclades - Islet of Agios Loukas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687168597688-3GLINJR5PYSVMGVBEIGZ/2023+Athens+Trip+-73.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Enjoying our first Aperol Spritz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687168598370-P9F8R6VBG4LHV30Z1O95/2023+Athens+Trip+-74.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Perfect sunset for a great day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687179074955-E5AW2HGX7N8PKQ0BZJXT/milos+-8.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687179074831-5EPJMJ0WK0MWX87ER0SH/milos+-9.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687179076646-ECP0PYQ9X7AC69AE4G63/milos+-10.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687179378196-O40XXG9MFWAK6DUKWLTL/milos+-12.jpg Latest News - 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A loop of the Cyclades - Friday 2nd June - Kalona Bay to Olympic Marine Lavrio After a good sail and a bit of rain we were back to the marina. It was time to pack a suit case we were leaving Katherine to fly to Santorini. Very excited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687182095066-SYC3MEPCQ3ZPBWV6O2EZ/milos+-29.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687182098001-V9DMEPLED5ZEIGNJKGCK/milos+-31.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687182099346-0HKMMHADCP2NWKHHM2N3/milos+-33.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687182099328-QX88ESFP6DVPGJA7DW1F/milos+-34.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/39fd1278-ef35-4cc4-a04b-43700e468594/milos+-27.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Monday 29th Despotiko North To Ormos Marmara Paros Part of the pleasure of sailing is always catching up with friends on anchor. So it was great to once again have Katherine and Savvy of London back together in a bay particularly one as pretty as Marmara, We decided it called for a celebration with Champagne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687173568435-LZB12S4TSJZ5QN4Z09E0/2023+Athens+Trip+-89.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687173588899-L9GBVNJFF6D3XQQ6M8PX/milos+-5.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687173724968-RQ7IRY2Z37HQYIVM1ONF/milos+-6.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/0360b8cb-59e9-461a-8765-bf10dc06d120/2023+Athens+Trip+-72.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Photo: Kalona Beach It turned out to be the best decision as this popular bay was practically empty. We took a short walk along Kalona Beach, a small stretch of sand that connects Kythnos to the Islet of Agios Loukas. In the peak of summer it is covered in umbrellas and the restaurant is pumping music meals and drinks. The bar was open for the season and was the perfect place to have our first Aperol Spritz - summer had officially started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/61c72387-d93a-4539-9ce7-d55179ba452b/milos+-41.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Thursday 1st June - Finnikas Bay Syros to Kalona Bay Kythnos We started the morning with a trip across to the main port of Ermoupoli to walk around and enjoy lunch before heading out with the intention of stopping in the recommended bay of Loutra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7e48aa1c-1ce5-44b5-a525-fb309ad6849e/milos+-36.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Tuesday 30th - Ormos Marmar to Naoussa Paros Naoussa is another one of those places we would have to put in our top 5 for returning to in the Cyclades. The streets of the old town surrounding the port are a maze of white washed buildings, with splashes of Bougainvillea. Restaurants on every corner, shopping of every level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687180742494-XU56UNVWCRKSRICDGPV4/milos+-17.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687180744261-B4UVCHCDYKTJK8C5NRG1/milos+-19.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Mpakas Fish Tavern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687180744018-DIELTYM70WAA7Z4W8FRB/milos+-20.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687181458154-SNGCGTVWVYMCBUKMRD23/milos+-21.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - The Landing Dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687181458055-P3IUOML6W2BYDMTAXMQI/milos+-22.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades - Temple of Apollo 1600m Long https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687181459563-1MZZP3DD53X1DZYYZDXS/milos+-23.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687181459916-NVQ7MHHN3JGF96F45FGK/milos+-24.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687181461667-HNLLMD67MK6BZC9NEKWW/milos+-25.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687181462226-J2RO148EIDGJ6XCEH3WL/milos+-26.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687184037741-AALLNORRJ8PV5QY4BO31/milos+-44.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687184037923-JEGG9R3W427ILOQ6WWNR/milos+-45.jpg Latest News - A loop of the Cyclades https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/2023-exploring-greece-a-little-more monthly 0.5 2023-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004417107-J7U5F4JVKP8Q5BF1ANNY/2023+Athens+Trip+-29.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Temple Of Erechtheion Built to house the wooden statue of Athena buiilt from 421 - 406BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004417382-DJPB8JVVCT492F1244MR/2023+Athens+Trip+-30.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Porch of Caryatids (Standing Females) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004482054-MJG1PFJN8Z9KYM0FODT1/2023+Athens+Trip+-39.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004480318-R5CMDGD7VTKKJGNQWOFS/2023+Athens+Trip+-37.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004760161-05UAWUCZ96I67MBMFH41/2023+Athens+Trip+-59.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - The Partheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004418903-1IRHQW5ABMA9WBUZOLS1/2023+Athens+Trip+-31.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004484567-C747L1UKODTQJVSNT7U8/2023+Athens+Trip+-38.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - A view of Athens from the Acropolis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004730164-QO9T9MQTYIXIOBNI56Q6/2023+Athens+Trip+-27.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Ancient Agora or marketplace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004843080-DZ9T5HSBW4OZ602DSTOV/2023+Athens+Trip+-62.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Hadrians Gate and Temple of Olympian Zeus under restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/855e21a1-889c-4b77-ba55-8fc21a4e5d5d/2023+Athens+Trip+.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Athens Traffic - definitely better to be a passenger. Given that our first attempt to visit Athens last year was dashed by weather and chaotic charter boats it seemed the ideal way to welcome Barry and Kim Mounce from Louisiana and to start their holiday with us in Greece. Unfortunately on the 18th May the normal madness of Athens traffic was amplified by a political speech being held in Syntagma Square just a short walk from our accommodation. Streets were blocked off, traffic was brought to a stand still and in the end the easiest solution was to exit the taxi and proceed on foot. Welcome to Athens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/0bb11c8b-2e51-42d4-bd1e-b8e7841c9652/2023+Athens+Trip+-51.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Photo: Barry and Kim ready to board With our tour of Athens completed it was time to get underway and go sailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/14ff2951-391d-4312-a25a-500cf839fb51/2023+Rig+Clean+.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - 9th May - 21st May Olympic Marina Sounion and visiting Athens We arrived back onboard Katherine on the 9th May. During winter a list of maintenance items had been achieved by X-Yachting Greece but as always when we return, “organised Chaos” seems to prevail as we prepare to start sailing for the season. Photo: Definitely nice to have someone happy to clean the rig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/4f466414-da2d-4654-9f9e-c7c417c374a0/2023+Athens+Trip+-55.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Photo: The entrance to the Acropolis - The Propylaia built 437 - 432 BC Without a guide I doubt we could have gotten as much out of visiting the Acropolis site as we did. Efi started our tour from the Theatre of Dionysos, before we continued past the Theatre of Herodes Atticus built in AD 161 and restored in 1955 and still used for concerts every summer with world renown artists. We saw throne like chairs in the Amphitheatre not previously seen on any sites we have visited. In between the two theatres ran the remains of Stoa of Eumenes, columns built it is believed to provide protection for the people from the weather and to store items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686989057785-94853RN7238I0T077L1R/2023+Athens+Trip+-8.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Tower of The Winds - Water clock and weather vane 1st Century BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686989057362-PUH8PJ2CKFUOLV0LEXGV/2023+Athens+Trip+-9.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Roman Forum of Athens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686989102546-WD08IUKTTWPGD5YCB46U/2023+Athens+Trip+-12.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Central Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686989728736-RIKPYJ4NAEGJ7GEAJ54V/2023+Athens+Trip+-4.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686989722239-L016M8UVACS2U9UVMWS9/2023+Athens+Trip+-3.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Church of Panagia Kapnikarea Built around the 11th Century one of the oldest churches in Athens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686989735760-YEIR9X9FI7OP8ER9PL1U/2023+Athens+Trip+-6.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d06b17c3-476c-423e-a737-80cd10b88674/2023+Athens+Trip+-54.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Photo: Walking Plaka with Guide Efi We engaged the services of a local guide under the recommendation of our accomodation. Efi proved to be a great guide and her first tip of starting early at 8.30am definitely paid off as we got to walk through the streets of Plaka with very few people around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687006021924-ACH1EESBNW71YD8L6QED/2023+Athens+Trip+-64.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687005951722-QFQGCT9WV5FG6IYBCA7B/2023+Athens+Trip+-43.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687005952063-EBRL11WBA0EHMEFLVD0L/2023+Athens+Trip+-44.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686925436256-K2H0IKL9LSRYWYAXYHH5/2023+Athens+Trip+-1.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Panagia Gorgoepikoos Little Cathedral 12th Century Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686925436672-5D3D1X5J4CZ16XXS2F2Q/2023+Athens+Trip+-2.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Political Speech All Quietly Dispersed by 10pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686925519048-CWZ0AGYXDGF8BIWRZH6F/2023+Athens+Trip+-52.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - We are in the home of Souvlaki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686990905020-TQSNH95E2LO6H3YPT1AV/2023+Athens+Trip+-14.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686990904663-CXBXZ4R2F9QWCD7VID49/2023+Athens+Trip+-15.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Changing of the Guard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686990909611-WPXEJRI8NMK1BYUO88JK/2023+Athens+Trip+-18.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686990910376-TF8W1MWR850P3FP1K0KT/2023+Athens+Trip+-19.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f0d7ad33-135c-4f34-9d7f-d4c14d584e6d/2023+Athens+Trip+-13.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Photo: The Evzones on guard at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier We took the opportunity being Friday to watch the Evzones a dedicated unit of soldiers whose role is to guard the Monument of the Unknown Soldier. This cenotaph dedicated to Greek soldiers who have died at war was constructed between 1930 and 1932. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687006320180-5PHX4QIKE2BSTFLBTBBJ/2023+Athens+Trip+-48.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687006340104-OZ0UZJYNH6GE58GKBZK7/2023+Athens+Trip+-50.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687006371905-SVNZ9Q3LY4BAY8WK42BE/2023+Athens+Trip+-47.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687005738529-VUFFROT3I94X9ZWN77JN/2023+Athens+Trip+-40.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687005738718-PY0O36B4I0XFJ3MJINGL/2023+Athens+Trip+-41.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687005742010-KCMB215NT4ZFI45I8PRY/2023+Athens+Trip+-42.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687001981668-VM0SDATQ2G3FHKYD1CT4/2023+Athens+Trip+-22.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Plaka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687001982652-603E4XQSN3LESP234EFB/2023+Athens+Trip+-23.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - A turtle in the garden apparently common in Athens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/62d55064-b1fd-45c2-a85c-ed4a32d4e95a/2023+Athens+Trip+-45.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Photo: Athens Archeological Museum at Night From the Acropolis we moved on to the Acropolis Museum. The museum was built in 2009 and is an archeological museum dedicated to all artifacts found on or surrounding the rock on which the Acropolis sits. The building is set over the site of an early Christian Settlement, as you approach the entrance you walk over glass floor that reveals the excavations below. This city truly is just layers upon layers of history. Unfortunately one bone of contention since the museums opening is that the Frieze from the Parthenon that has stood on display in the British Museum since 1817 was to have been returned to take pride of place on a wall dedicated to its display. Perhaps in the future these pieces will be reinstated with those that are currently displayed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3af941d5-dec9-4dbc-a110-6a468e61a40e/2023+Rauschkugel+Crew+.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. - Photo: Past and present owners of Rauschkugel In our first few days we were fortunate to meet the new owners of Rauschkugel. A group of buyers who have been friends for many years and chartered boats together in many places.. Though very emotional for the previous owner on handover day as the boat has been in the family for some 40 years, we believe they can take solace in the fact the boat has moved to capable, enthusiastic hands. She is certainly going to be taken on new passages with love and enthusiasm. It was great to meet them and we hope our paths will cross again on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004233741-YEKPPTLEXBV0153HKSZ2/2023+Athens+Trip+-24.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004236269-MUSPL56ZMSCFODINERWB/2023+Athens+Trip+-25.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004343686-3JR5PFM78E0CKTMYDQ63/2023+Athens+Trip+-56.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1687004342893-EGQP21LTW6SS7IW4QXST/2023+Athens+Trip+-57.jpg Latest News - 2023 Returning to Greece. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/the-final-leg-of-our-2022-sail monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686748309562-TCOPCBP6VVL8VOJ4D06B/Final+RUn+2022-3.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Poros from the Southern entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686748309846-1WV6J33D9ZINFR9JZ6HP/Final+RUn+2022-4.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Andrew checking out the bakery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686748311136-G0JDCET97VV7GN4D6EV3/Final+RUn+2022-5.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - No shortage of fish in Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686748311467-T7RUIKXDFOMZV4XZMYWL/Final+RUn+2022-6.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Small church on the Southern end of the harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e1ccf6eb-4326-4f79-b4f1-1f34b1bb309e/Final+RUn+2022-16.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Lunch on Katherine and Fender patrol with Rose and Paul On Wednesday 5th Rose and Paul joined us onboard for lunch. Our intention had been to leave after their visit for Athens but wayward charter boats careening down the channels having to be fendered off put an end to that idea very quickly. Far better to be onboard then away when chaos is happening in high winds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/fc85eac4-117d-4168-aa37-d64f587a4f52/Final+RUn+2022.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Make it stand out Who ever would have thought we could organise to be on the same island again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686748747754-INWGFHCW772NSWOYLAWX/Final+RUn+2022-10.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Fortress of Akronauplia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686748745503-SYJY83Q5QPHRSVKBERM8/Final+RUn+2022-8.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Fortress of Palamidi at night from our anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/cd268362-4279-46a5-a131-e1f53a8d15bd/Final+RUn+2022-2.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Monday 26th September Sounion to Aliki Beach south of Poros We had hope to make a run to the island of Amorgos in the south east but the effects of Covid were a little lingering and it was decided the best option was to take the time to meaner around on the Pelopenese in the protected bays. Aliki Beach on the southern end of Poros was a pretty anchorage the ruins of a fortification on an island outcrop and a taverna ashore that would be worth exploration if one wasn’t isolating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8b0f7fb2-d249-4fe6-a1e2-09f8a58a2a32/Final+RUn+2022-22.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Thursday 29th Aliki Beach to Arvanitas Nafplio Finally feeling better and over the quarantining onboard it was nice to wander the streets of Nafplio. The fortification 999 steps to the castle were calling to be conquered but that was definitely determined best to be left for a return visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f759e1ff-6634-4f88-9c30-7940a026c992/Final+RUn+2022-27.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Katherine in her berth for the winter season So after a great introduction to the Cyclades the season had come to an end. Katherine was in her pen tucked up in Lavrio Marina to be kept under the care of the team from X-Yachting Greece until our return next season. We arrived at the beginning of the season with little expectations but have to say the Cyclades have really impressed. We are looking forward to discovering more great anchorages and islands next year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/83451217-8446-4e58-850a-e0d8c44e8fc8/Final+RUn+2022-14.jpg Latest News - The final leg of our 2022 sail - Photo: Rozos Restaurant Saturday 1st October Nafplion to Porto Cheli Though not the place that you would choose to swim off the back of the boat given having been spoilt by some many beautiful clear water anchorage Porot Cheli was a large protected harbour surrounded by a quaint township that had everything you could possible need. We took the dinghy in one evening and ate at the restaurant Rozos – best lamb chops we had had in ages as was the service from two gentlemen who were definitely brothers. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/heading-to-mykonos-to-visit-delos monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/80ea1c4b-50cc-48e7-a161-8015112a663e/mykonos+delos+2022-2.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos - Make it stand out Anchorage Proteos Delos Powerboat anchor nightmare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7c97bc6c-051b-4ce4-9ea4-16feb94be2eb/mykonos+delos+2022-21.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos - Photo: Katherine in Mykonos new harbour The ideal way to visit Delos would have been from our own boat but the small anchorage and forecasted weather from the north meant a two night stay in Mykonos – so not all bad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673264546-0R0H8BVWUPXWF3KU9D9H/mykonos+delos+2022-6.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673266679-2SO7QX2O862IV5FZS7K4/mykonos+delos+2022-8.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673267333-HTU63AKSXBBA021G94A4/mykonos+delos+2022-9.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673269096-CGJWCOWK8N91WKAIEB61/mykonos+delos+2022-10.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673269989-KHVOJBL1DQU84JT75UKO/mykonos+delos+2022-11.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673270729-FXSTJ7GQ16T3Z7M0XNMS/mykonos+delos+2022-12.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673272538-RADQLAULUFMGIEH1Y3UG/mykonos+delos+2022-13.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673272787-TC1ZCIBIYEDXAKXP32MI/mykonos+delos+2022-14.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673274702-P3ZZVF8UPZ5SPB85DH0Q/mykonos+delos+2022-15.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/619b2706-d963-40f8-9d7a-0e1b12f97c1a/mykonos+delos+2022-24.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos - Make it stand out The old harbour of Milos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673428253-4POPHYJW9117PSFZSRN0/mykonos+delos+2022-7.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686673453926-04ZKL0AOU7NEI7ALMTYR/mykonos+delos+2022-16.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/760dbfda-cac8-45e3-af48-802ad979171a/mykonos+delos+2022-17.jpg Latest News - Heading to Mykonos to visit Delos - Walking the streets of the old town. Our time in Mykonos was completed with the mandatory wonder through narrow streets and a meal at a taverna tucked down an alley way. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/meeting-friends-in-exotic-locations monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d1d151e7-c96b-4b78-847f-1153dd198136/katherine+kythnos+2023-3.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Make it stand out Paula and Micheal from Darwin coming aboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663595024-6J1UZ3FBF7UORZXVVZF9/paros+2023-2.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663595110-R1LGL677A0SMYWXQWR6Y/paros+2023-3.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Leftkas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663596457-RRSBVXMJAU9E8RFFN4SX/paros+2023-4.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663596480-S2D3RMLV2IS44E2THI1H/paros+2023-05.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Aliki Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663598115-HV7H89FLF5Y56NPJEBQR/paros+2023-06.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Dried Fish on the menu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663599179-POCOEKYZ5786XC2SPZ6D/paros+2023-07.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Naousa a beautiful place to visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663599800-7RA8LYIRKZKYF9JE8HMK/paros+2023-08.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663600524-GCNSOJWJ1RWP1ATCKUBG/paros+2023-09.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Traditional Boats Racing Naousa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663601095-3B0PSPCD76Z4BYNU19HX/paros+2023-10.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663601787-LOIYWOUUA3Q15K5XH4RL/paros+2023-11.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Dinner in Naousa Port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663603193-718KUQIN5HQJLICXL9FU/paros+2023-13.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Loukoumades for desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686663603953-EC9FK9SOXO1PL4IRE5HT/paros+2023-14.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Naousa Port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/aed7c10f-db88-43e3-8de0-1a0ac59e693d/katherine+kythnos+2023-5.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Photo: Sundowners on the side deck On anchor in the Bay of Naousa we settled in for the obligatory sundowners followed by a bbq, Perfect day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3862e52e-a8d6-4058-8288-c8fb718b748b/katherine+kythnos+2023-4.jpg Latest News - Meeting friends in exotic locations - Photo: Turquoise waters of our lunch stop A gentle sail come motor up the east side of the island we stopped into the bay of Marmara where the water was the most magnificent blue. We could not have asked for a better lunch stop if we had tried. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/back-to-the-cyclades monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587007954-C1DNGJWVYI74OBEALBD4/Milos+2022-1.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Christian Catacombs dating from the 1st to the 5th Century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587008627-6N624NOWH55X0NBN8FTB/Milos+2022-2.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Plathiena Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587010269-5L3MGZBJE7M2RPTN9PO6/Milos+2022-3.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Klima a lovely lunch stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587011554-2IG8SNDV8GZX2QRO8ELX/Milos+2022-4.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Klima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587012088-KF57ATK0D5VGUW350585/Milos+2022-5.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - White Pumice landscape of Sarakiniko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587014582-BWXVKC97GEP6MCQWJXRQ/Milos+2022-6.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Sarakiniko Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587013575-9JRDGG82JIJVIT2XER0J/Milos+2022-7.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Sarakiniko Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686587015392-GOWMAG5WG1XJZMFWXWEV/Milos+2022-8.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Cliff Face Sarakiniko Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e33e642e-19ae-4fdf-8d60-313ea5753b04/katherine+kythnos+2023-2.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Make it stand out The Anchorage Despotiko Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/40c5280b-7518-4ce0-8b1a-325c59624aa2/Milos+2022-9.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Photo: Milos by night from our anchorage We soon discovered by the number of scooters and atvs on the road that the less attire the better, helmets didn’t serve a purpose except perhaps as an ornament from one’s elbow and the beaches were the top destination of each day. We took a day out to tour around the island learning that even a Honda Civic can be too big on some of the roads of Milos. A great anchorage and another of those places we would be happy to go back to and further explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/21bd8ac6-4cc8-47aa-8212-1c3cac7dcd81/Monemvasia+2022-17.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - Make it stand out The Island of Milos and the pretty fishing village of Klima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/2b7f896a-691f-4208-bd95-8ab5cf189648/220913+7+OHamas+Restaurant+Milos+-05.jpg Latest News - Back to the Cyclades - OHamas Restaurant a proud family traditional restaurant In Milos we dined at the recommended restaurant where we were thankful we had made a reservation. The time for a table was incredibly long as the evening progressed but patrons seemed unperturbed happy to sit at the convenient beach bar across the road. Clever crowd management on the restaurants behalf. We also caught up with Maria and her husband Giorgos who were once again keen to share the local Loukamades a honey covered donut ball being the best description we can manage. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/heading-for-the-peloponnese monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/db5a699b-d5b5-4862-89ca-dda874eb673b/Monemvasia+2022-1.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Thursday 8th September Bay of Vidhiou Poros To Monemvasia In the south of the Peloponnese is the impressive port of Monemvasia. Founded in the 6th century and at its peak in the 15th century Monemvasia was home to a population of some 50,0000 people. That fact I am still coming to terms with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/4109e2c9-482b-4e1b-899a-e2e3fe2074d6/Monemvasia+2022-11.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Mutlitasking Harbour Master and Restaurant owner Mateos We had committed to dinner back at the harbour at the restaurant of the harbour master Mateos. One doesn’t disappoint the harbour master and we are happy to say his promised fish didn’t disappoint either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/67a77498-6f27-4dff-8767-5b2ad7bf81fd/Cyclades+2022-29.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Touring with Locals After a day on anchor sitting out the blow it was finally deemed safe enough to head back to shore on the 7th to join Rose and Paul driving the area and visiting a few of their favourite places in the region. They definitely highlighted a few beautiful harbors that we look forward to visiting with Katherine in the future includng Nafplio and Vivarian Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/c2d0dd0d-5d92-4c12-9515-7f93c55f0c15/Monemvasia+2022.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Make it stand out Monemvasia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a1ac4d85-fd79-4cdc-98ce-099476c4fb6c/Monemvasia+2022-5.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Photo: Gateway to the upper ancient city A fortified city based on two levels. The upper level was accessed via a lot of steep steps and through the remaining city gate that then lead to a plateau of ruins and the restored 13th Century Church Agia Dofia. The lower village enclosed by the fortified walls was a maze of narrow alleyways bustling with tourists. Another visit is on the list for this town. So many alley ways and areas to further explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556812977-4JJOZ45E46VODXVW7Z24/Cyclades+2022-30.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Our Anchorage across the bay from Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556813704-0XBURGH57MP5WFEKY7VX/Cyclades+2022-31.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Every good harbour has a chandlery store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556814344-T3VFSQ2R8BNXPLTBM17U/Cyclades+2022-32.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Buildings of Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556816608-GCEDI1WK3OLZQG44KFLF/Cyclades+2022-35.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Looking across the harbour to our anchorage in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556817732-HST7CKQA5NTXCUAD6DYW/Cyclades+2022-36.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Clock Tower of Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556818985-Q1NIU3Q7EH586Z25KW4N/Cyclades+2022-37.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556819961-3J6ZBGRUT40UMRF7H7C5/Cyclades+2022-38.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556820337-W7FV5WEJRNFRADF6ISBD/Cyclades+2022-39.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Building of Poros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556821134-LT1NUTZPJHYXLZW8WIHA/Cyclades+2022-40.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - First Stop Rose and Paul's home for coffee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556821572-WTMQCB7Y2MR9BH47YQ5H/Cyclades+2022-41.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Bourtzi Castle Nafplio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556822681-88WQRBAP2FNO48SALYFU/Cyclades+2022-42.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Miltiadis Bastion, Palamidi fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686556822737-4KHZ59ZDF07L4L29YQYJ/Cyclades+2022-43.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Time for one more memorable Lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577663896-VKGCDHEFU40KZDFXMO9Z/Monemvasia+2022-3.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - The fortress Walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577665197-9UH5ZOLJA1PFS1NXSGIF/Monemvasia+2022-4.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Streets of the old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577668171-84OMIPNEXM4JTSEGYJ9S/Monemvasia+2022-6.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Ruins of the ancient town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577671181-ZA38V3DI5DN04QJMOCR4/Monemvasia+2022-7.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - A hot walk but well worth it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577670561-SIJ31YSPU4EX6HI2YD0P/Monemvasia+2022-8.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Bell tower old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577674971-HN65RAFS5QE3URXUT186/Monemvasia+2022-09.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Cats are definitely spoilt in Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577838048-3BVYMMQ35LR8JCUDIQ9I/Monemvasia+2022-14.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Church of Agia Sofia Established in the 12th Century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686577864176-3MEUEWVCHHZZHZ6JQ9WH/Monemvasia+2022-13.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - View of the old town from the older town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686578383494-LINXJGRUK0V5YL9K1RS4/Monemvasia+2022-10.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Pretty Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686578384564-8QQTC7OHR76IIHMJNC7B/Monemvasia+2022-12.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Mateos Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/52f40523-cb2f-4b65-8c4b-c5c264f6bd0e/DSC02241.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Make it stand out The picturesque town of Poros on the Peloponnese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/dfc5ea19-a872-45bb-83c2-40090a491620/IMG_4899.jpg Latest News - Heading for the Peloponnese - Catching up in Poros with Aussies Here after an interesting 4km (2.5m) dinghy ride ashore we were reacquainted with Rose and Paul. It had been a few years since we were altogether in Darwin so there was a lot to catch up on. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/in-cruising-mode monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402081937-CBUCBBXIU12IXL9GGVJS/DSC02014.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402031117-H5589PFM5ZJAURXKK8AH/IMG_4845-2.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402099739-0IWYW3GI8JQAA6QPIBDK/DSC02016-2.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402061482-QZ4CKC5M53GSEDSKFIEH/IMG_2264.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/459e559b-5576-497e-a0fc-18b74f910d47/Cyclades+2022-15.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Tinos - Meeting Maria and Giorgos from Mykonos Finally in Tinos after a good sail with just our jib we anchored stern to on the town pier. One advantage of going into a harbour is often the people you meet. On Tinos we met Maria and her husband Giorgos who were full of local knowledge for the islands of the Cyclades and the foods! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402212846-UZ0ZWFZ0DMI9THFDETZC/DSC02031.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402222919-CQQBG07DIEZWGMRYYK1A/DSC02037.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402238028-8LTGXXBQPH1EVMD1QUI9/DSC02041.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402254918-BCLC76PK4F34JWWNIXYM/DSC02043.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402432526-8HN4HZPT22Y31ZECYYWX/DSC02039.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684402452876-KBXG5DZPAGVE7259D3IX/DSC02046.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493911176-DWSJHL8P3H6W9ZV8IN4K/Cyclades+2022-16.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Tinos Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493911196-QEXWYWF295D0S0OBXS3O/Cyclades+2022-17.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - One of the many Dovecotes on the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493912651-P9DZY5WTIJYCP4RJ73L7/Cyclades+2022-18.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Dovecotes all had intricate designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493912389-B6RB8UYY8ZW3PXL2HIOC/Cyclades+2022-19.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493914022-1BD6E8C1Q6PD47WCQTBM/Cyclades+2022-20.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Marble Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493913946-IFTWZ4RWUIRULXVGJGVH/Cyclades+2022-21.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - That's our driver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493915181-UKH3123GOSPBN9S9O9L1/Cyclades+2022-22.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Volakas where Poetry is inscribed on the buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686493916436-XMTW44ED38FWHY7NMCC9/Cyclades+2022-24.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686494336670-X7T6WSGK25NFGFEYSAAD/Cyclades+2022-26.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Lunch Stop -Ormos Panormou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686494353488-1RPL9J5GCYVZXS5J7OZM/Cyclades+2022-28.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Rugged Terraced Landscape of Tinos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492491670-BIIFTVW0BD9UCT7E2PJY/Cyclades+2022-1.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492501450-TB7G14LZ9PQI6MKO82QJ/230607+Barry+and+Kim+heading+home+-3.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492508623-OVG1RWMUQINML4Q3YQ0I/Cyclades+2022-2.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492529354-GCQXNB5T4ANWB378OLN6/Cyclades+2022-4.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492536135-9TXYFPR0IHUBYRWZ2XQM/Cyclades+2022-5.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492539036-L5EHL9680DM9PSZDWK1Z/Cyclades+2022-7.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492552567-MRIDEZQYBKIYQZHJNQNJ/Cyclades+2022-8.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1686492570010-94TVHRUZ8D69Z4FU8SOT/Cyclades+2022-10.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8a7ae107-680c-44a9-b8ae-828d7e77720e/Cyclades+2022-12.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - 30th August – Syros to Tinos after a false start. Fixing boats in exotic locations is Andrew’s mantra and he got to add another job to his list when our furler motor failed as we were leaving Syros. We had to return to the harbour and drop the mainsail on the deck. Times like these you are thankful for sailing in company and having a willing set of third hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/33fb6650-534b-4ad1-b09f-3fc0a581bf2f/greece-map.gif Latest News - In Cruising mode - Make it stand out We sailed the Ionian Islands in 2019 and are now cruising the Cyclades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f23bdd5e-c602-401e-a79c-4b2877ab59a4/IMG_4827.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Friday 26th August - Kalona Bay Kythnos to Vathy on Sifnos Next island stop in August was Sifnos after sailing past Serifos. At times we have to truly double check where we are! Sifnos anchorage was in the beautiful bay of Vathy where the restaurants literally lined the foreshore water lapping at the tables. And a Greek Orthodox Church took pride of place at the end of the pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e61f3319-0a39-4fd0-8c02-e42a22aa56a8/Cyclades+2022-11.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Ermoupoli the capital of the Cyclades The following afternoon once the heat of the day had partly subsided we took a taxi across the island to Ermoupouli a commercial hub and the largest city in the Cyclades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/4b537c7d-e19f-45fd-aead-cf60b4574fd1/Cyclades+2022-9.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - Ano Syros - The Old Town We had the taxi drop us off at the highest point of the Upper town Ano Syros so that we could walk down through the old town to the port. In the harbour we witnessed the renown surge that the boats tied stern to experienced from the large ferries. Some sailors literally were walking planks that threatened to either slip into the water or launch then harbour side with the swell. We certainly ran short of time to explore and again would put this as a place to return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7420f454-3207-4594-b8c4-3f5b415bd931/Cyclades+2022-25.jpg Latest News - In Cruising mode - 1st September Tinos to Sounion Bay On the 1st of September we headed back to Sounion Bay impressed that in the right conditions Katherine can manage a comfortable 8 knots of boat speed just with the jib. A few days on anchor saw the main restored. Here we farewelled Paul and Nicole as they headed back to England. A nice loop of islands covered – and just for our recall they included Kea, Kythnos, Sifnos, Syros and Tinos. Time to discover a few more. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/which-island-was-that monthly 0.5 2023-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684322269161-QSBJF8YOTN9GZ8JPRSUD/DSC01954.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684322270086-EZENKZMVMEKHHQCWJQDL/DSC01955.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? - Now we know we are in Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684322271711-0VH6EFULMCGJIS5TOUS7/DSC01962.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684322273259-RLWXEJEX1VJV2Q8D161P/DSC01964.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684324037504-B3KS7CRFAIGLVIPL28QA/DSC01956.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684324054584-LJ3GIBSLBQB18LI22KBB/DSC01970.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/2b537348-2b98-47a5-8689-d5f0dccacd87/DSC01994.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? - Make it stand out Beautiful Sunsets on anchor are part of the magic of sailing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/391f8a91-a57c-44ae-b8a8-f8ce6df34433/DSC01989.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? - Kalona Bay People Watching Our anchorage in the Bay of Kalona on Kythnos was obviously the place to be and the place to be seen. People watching at times is definitely entertaining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684324273899-GCQP78K0P510W1EKFZYU/DSC01997.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684324250650-HJW82YCHOW1BBS219TCF/DSC01987.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? - Kalona Bay - the place to be apparently https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684324183826-LNZP787NG9ZMCOGD7ZUS/DSC01992.jpg Latest News - Which island was that? https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/2022-back-to-cruising monthly 0.5 2023-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684236317280-7T9UVV5LL37RCBWA8HU7/DSC01916.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684236428468-9HOZESKSUO9CQ8UCYE1L/DSC01921-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684236456876-1O7J1MXTD0UM12B1Y2A3/IMG_4783_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684234838367-J6653FW55UV71LML2SP3/IMG_4751.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - It never looks right seeing a boat in slings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684234858732-CUID22JUWT4U32Z9RO3O/DSC01886.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Taking boys with toys to a new level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684234874389-DJX53ALR6ANN0AUY8QZ6/IMG_4757.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Tomatoes that taste so good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684234904814-403MUBY7F0XVPO0FYKTK/DSC01900.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Sounion would become our home anchorage for the season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684235089793-DR09OIMYYD93MX2W7BLA/DSC01902-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Sounion with Poseidon Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684235028208-KEB48XI0N9YQCEFV8LOF/DSC01905-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - How special lit up at night and viewed from anchor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684256103745-WJ64AMRCPW7YWRCD1UMU/DSC01930-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Katherine along side with Savvy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684256136200-BPOG73PNB5JFTJELW874/DSC01933-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Bouganvillea adds vibrancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684256156268-3WS1WM20WOLI5MOQAEVC/DSC01936-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Narrow winding streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684256186875-O261K8TCCAAQIJCLXWKW/DSC01938-2.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Colourful Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a67429f8-5d9c-4778-b189-9dfe85883a92/DSC02662.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Make it stand out Naphlio - One of the many amazing places and anchorages we would experience over our cruising season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684231132541-2M6LE88EQNGMB05L77HQ/IMG_4747_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684231131516-94C87ZZ7DS1V1HBV5TQQ/IMG_4748_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/bc8f25d4-7a49-414c-8729-3e2aba00c605/IMG_4803.jpg Latest News - 2022 - Back to cruising - Tuesday 23rd August Sounion Bay to Korissa Island of Kea In the company of Savvy we had a good sail to the Island of Kea where we dropped anchor and tied up stern to the local dock. The local taverner owner approached as we docked to help with our lines - obviously that meant we were heading to his restaurant for our afternoon sundowners and dinner. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/2021-all-about-business monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684146087580-278FRRKOYZLRFX9WTDRF/IMG_1216.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684146232631-GRUEPSU3SMN1S9FOKSQM/IMG_1233.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Mt Lofty House - a special place to stay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684146203306-ZNEGPWB4WW4C2FCX8PDN/IMG_1231.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683819072043-D2DXJ1N5DCDPRAJ25O4H/IMG_1075.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - The view from our room - Sunset over the vines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683818905184-Q48W08GF8WQJQVPMHIRR/IMG_1074_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Chardonay Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683818937098-N74Y0IZFTO5BLJEMN05U/IMG_1106.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Stop one on the walking trail Zema Winery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683813181192-DMK6QW2390TWTXRYWHGN/IMG_1110.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - One of the family wineries in the region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683813185687-JIAY9G4VYEYAKJ2WSTBT/IMG_1107.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Wine tasting Coonawarra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683813231646-86FA6QB12UIL0CYWOBN3/IMG_1111.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Brands Laira Winery Lunch stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/2ecb86d2-cef9-4455-8ff9-d552f34217a1/IMG_1173-Edit.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Make it stand out Early evening the sun finally decided to make an appearance so we could wander the streets of Mclaren Vale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d514d56a-517f-47e2-b2e4-4c35e409aa08/IMG_1117.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - 4th February - Coonawarra, Mt Gambier, Beachport to Robe Our first stop for the day was a short run of 65km at the Blue Lake in Mt Gambier. The lake occupies the center of a crater and apparently changes from a deep blue in winter to a turquoise blue in summer. Despite the weather not being the best for viewing we would definitely agree it was an impressive blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683824217094-C4MGTQV4N287JZ7C8MBW/IMG_1161.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683824236954-U41GL00I0DZVQSC870UH/IMG_1166.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Ferry Crossing Wellington SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683824213080-U68CEOCPCUA621GIK5OB/IMG_1163.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683892730792-TWJQII17BLGFB58O0NU0/IMG_1187.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Fox Creek Winery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683892731015-MYRQDSZUEM2W0BRJN4J5/IMG_1190.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Lunch at Wirra Wirra Winery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683892749226-348J9KSZI0LI6IZVOCRV/IMG_1202.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Alpha Box and Dice A winery where they don’t actually grow their own wines but blend local wines with the intention of having a wine for each letter of the alphabet. An interesting experience but not one we would be rushing back for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d89d0a1a-5122-4290-9679-c23c68d6754b/IMG_1249.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Glenelg Pier On Tuesday it was a short run back into Glenelg for an overnight stay before heading home to Darwin again. Flying though Alice springs we got another view of those planes parked on the tarmac waiting for the normality of air travel to return once more. Hopefully soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684156476581-OOC6XFZT6NZZEFT7546O/IMG_1237.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684156475053-03S7PGTTAHFLIUU37SBD/IMG_1238.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684156529094-TJ1HST9Z0NJ87JG4DJY4/IMG_1241.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1684156553093-VJ0RCGAVWPD6XD3WNKFG/IMG_1243.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/13e6a7ae-9e2e-4ead-aa55-50a987db1872/IMG_1042_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Make it stand out A sign of Covid Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680768855453-FSECQNPEOVTFKF8WZRF9/IMG_1066_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Vines of Coonawarra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680768875926-4DDQL1OJVR4LHORB4TM3/IMG_1078_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Historical Cottages with Character https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680768932878-GQD0ZNGKZT49ERH4XFN7/IMG_1095.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Sharam Family Cottage built around 1850 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680768973868-7JJEPT7WSOJH5PCHY3NI/IMG_1098.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Living Room Sharam's Cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680767151714-847NS8T0F0C95S9UYFFY/IMG_1054_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - The Silos now artwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680767092401-Q4OBW6EXDYRXFWOQED4L/IMG_1059_jpg.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Perfect half way cafe at The Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680767127602-570DA8DUXSEUMC0VAHJA/IMG_1075.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Our accomodation perfect amongst the vines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d9a27f5e-5a56-4646-ba88-c70ef88b8805/IMG_1125.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Left: Long pier of Beachport Leaving Mt Gambier marked the turning point of our trip as we headed west and towards the coastline of South Australia. Lunch was a seafood affair in the tiny beachside town of Beachport. Unfortunately here the weather decided to turn rather grey and inclement. Thankfully we made it into our destination of Robe before the heavens opened and just managed to stay dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/2a67a993-0956-4680-b3e1-fc15aee2ae23/IMG_1131.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Friday 5th February - Robe to Mclaren Vale Today was one of those days that you wish you had not set a destination without first looking at what the weather had in store. The order of the day was cold, extremely windy, finishing with torrential rain. Perfect for a 340km days ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3c7f9beb-1889-43dc-ad02-c45abbffbe41/IMG_1208.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Sunday 7th February - Ride day from Mclaren Vale to Cape Jervis and Victor Harbour With Scott and Bek heading back to Adelaide we took the 1260 our for a Sunday run to Cape Jervis. There is not a lot be be seen we discovered but it is the main terminal from which the car and passenger ferry leaves daily for the 45 minute 16km trip to Kangaroo Island. A popular destination for South Australians at the moment who have a need to go “Overseas”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e2255742-769a-4507-a183-2db42a349fff/IMG_1213.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Right: Victor Harbour lovely seaside spot for lunch From Cape Jervis we crossed the headland where we spotted some amazingly large and beautiful grass trees scattered throught the paddocks and along the side of the road. Unfortunately none where it was opportune to pull up and photograph, particularly as it was continuing to intermittently lightly rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683821354166-C3LG3L2BSYRQ3PWXYBC6/IMG_1138.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Customs House Robe 1863 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683821355113-88A7L80PKOW6N3R2QIX1/IMG_1141.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Scenic Walkway around harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683821402826-0NJHP234MWN1AP6QMMAY/IMG_1142.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Karrata House built in 1858 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683821383402-AL2E7TI46NREFZ279AYR/IMG_1147.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Karrata House Seaside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683821423360-W4ZMJHD452BL9MFYCNUV/IMG_1154.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - The Robe Obelisk The Robe Obelisk was built in 1855 as a navigational landmark for the entrance into Guichen Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1683821452985-BSJ9LKSI5IJS73EDC5QW/IMG_1157.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Ormond Cottages 1857 The cottages were used to house British Troops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a26a19f4-c31d-4f91-8f46-525404edad45/IMG_1077.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA Back at our accomodation amongst the vines and with the bikes parked we headed in the opposite direction on foot to complete the Coonawarra Walking Trail. Though there were seven wineries on the trail we opted to take the more relaxed approach and visited only three - Zema, DiGiorgio and Brands Laira where we took in the views and enjoyed a ploughmans platter before wondering through the vines back home. No wonder we only needed a tasting platter for dinner that night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/b919713b-5afd-4e06-b04a-de6572aec512/IMG_1184.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Our First Winery stop - Fox Creek Winery Fox Creek winery is a relatively young winery having been established in 1994. The winery may be young but the cellar door is located on the property in a beautiful 19th century cottage. We were fortunate to be sat in a small lounge area to enjoy our wine tasting. A relaxed setting with informative friendly staff made for a very special wine tasting experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/77594f59-e05a-445d-ac52-f880199f15b4/2021+January+Adelaide+to+Mclaren+Vale+CIrcuit+.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Make it stand out Reunited with the bikes in Adelaide we took the opportunity to ride south east and discover a few wineries along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/12df6e9e-7aa5-47ab-9dc8-52c912f39700/IMG_1174.jpg Latest News - 2021 February - Reunited with the bikes and discovering a little of SA - Saturday 6th Feb discovering a little of Mclaren Vale Being just 35km from Adelaide Mclaren Vale made the perfect weekend getaway for Scott and Bek to join us. The plan for Saturday was to start with the Willunga Markets but the weather again had other ideas and after braving a shower it was determined heading indoors for wine tasting was a much safer and warmer option. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/2021-all-about-business-of-getting-to-greece monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596071799-0KC663UBE48A67SF5THU/IMG_0316.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Our view of Darwin City flying out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596085168-DS83MST2Z2AR5VTXIRQK/IMG_0352.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Shute Harbour near Airlie Beach QLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596105849-KICGQKZ7QAKA3LYD8AR2/IMG_0419.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Sunset Bowen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596112313-EIA1FB8524HIJZ84M8CO/IMG_0433.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Lookout Break on the Ayr to Ravenswood Rd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596153929-P50TXOCMX5S2MGUM7QJG/IMG_0453.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - The Burdekin River Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596306678-J4CESG2310J0LI88DH0Q/IMG_2582.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Quartz Rock near Ravenswood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680597470524-TTFTS2ZSRKB2BB8HWLYW/IMG_0523-2.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - The Imperial Hotel Ravenswood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680597437573-KR9P4NFCZAHI7XIJS05K/IMG_0439.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Stepping back in time at the bar of the Imperial Hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596134130-DDJNFR4NJ17L7WNUR7T7/IMG_0442.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Ravenswood Historic Mining Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596205628-R01WFORAHVSBGZQ67QT6/IMG_0540.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - The Railway Hotel - Our accomodation for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596851502-E502HJLZZL0DXBCK9L0T/IMG_0560.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Charters Towers Stock Exchange 1888 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596297875-0HZP0L9RXHT08ZVMJE21/IMG_2614_jpg.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Taking a break along the Paluma Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596239279-MW3O893HLL3HX7FBOOIX/IMG_0603.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Little Crystal Creek Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596233655-BQYK27UE46706N5NTNG1/IMG_0624_jpg.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Seed pods Hidden Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596267238-9K8VHOW39T2RYNA1GFL6/IMG_0639.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Found a platypus Hidden Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680596268757-K2PN829LL47UM6D23RKQ/IMG_0726.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - A glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef as we flew back to Darwin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680678838530-NJPX32WN9VAI3KNCXEPV/IMG_0979.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Ready for Loading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680678849258-CIO63D99SGFKJ50BM12J/IMG_0985.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1680678821707-CBQNXB9QRTRFRDBFAKS0/IMG_0984.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Next stop South Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/5e9ab3f3-e5d9-4607-9a8c-a5a5df9418d8/2020+Motorcycle+ride+two+bikes+QLD.jpg Latest News - November 2020 - A Two bike trip QLD - Make it stand out Our ten day tour around Townsville Queensland on the Scrambler and 1260 around 2000km take or give a bit with detours. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/280920-the-big-trip-stage-3-nbsp-cape-york-to-townsville-are-we-there-yet monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/b935df61-4a03-4533-bd67-d26333bc9890/IMG_0091.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 28: Tuesday 6th October Cairns to Townsville 367km / 228m The final day of this trip we followed the Bruce Hwy along the coast through Cardwell with its view of Hinchenbrook Island and Ingham home of the intrepid travelers we had met on the Cape York Peninsular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/26b6ee51-3bdd-485d-9dce-5ad497c97e8e/6milq4yw_med_hr.jpeg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 Punsand Bay camping ground was like a small oasis with a beautiful beach, a refreshing pool, a bar with character and a clean cabin. The sign to mark the Tip of Cape York was only a relatively short dirt ride away but having climbed that tip in July of 1987 and sailed passed it twice on route to Darwin we decided our time was better spent relaxing beach side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/725c9a46-2648-472f-ba5b-5e7b1436bde7/IMG_9838.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 25: Musgrave Roadhouse , Lakefield National Park , Cooktown to Lions Den Hotel Campground 277km /172m From Musgrave it was time to turn east and head for Cooktown riding through Lakefield National Park. Officially the Cape York Peninsula trip was now complete and we were on the homeward run. As always nature has something to say and as the road conditions improved the wind deteriorated and we found ourselves riding though a dust storm and getting seriously buffeted from all directions when crossing open plain areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677634883893-LLM89GFPCB3218V24IMT/IMG_9950.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - When we returned from town our tent was suddenly surrounded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677635016883-7HJGYNJAMF1VDEPAGMET/IMG_9951.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Campers in every direction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677635048918-R8PFIEKHDCY7A9CC3OBG/IMG_9967.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Feet up at the end of the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9586fd6c-af2e-44d6-8cc3-862c186f0dc7/IMG_F41200ACAAC5-1.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Make it stand out The footprint of the Ducati since ownership in July to October 2020. Making miles and memories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/704a12cd-1d04-46b8-b26f-eda2f802843f/IMG_9802.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 So the original idea of making miles for the day was instantly abandoned the moment we saw the inviting green grass of Moreton Telegraph Station. We turned off and unanimously decided this was where we were staying the night. The afternoon was spent soaking in the nearby Wenlock River the next best thing to a bag of ice when no ice is available. A pie for lunch from the canteen was a welcome treat. The simple things in life are sometimes the best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/67ca7754-d29b-4dd6-b7c3-a6b8cfc9a53a/IMG_0011.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - After lunch in a very busy cafe at Cape Tribulation we continued onto the Daintree Car Ferry. Certainly a popular car ferry and a little less weather worn than the Jardine River Ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a7ff81bb-0d39-4398-a4c7-384cfb992f82/IMG_0115.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - So now it really did feel like a run for the finish line. By mid afternoon we were pulling into the drive of the Mooneys n Kuranda only seen weeks before in Karumba. But how many stories did we have to share since leaving them there. Apparently we looked a little "travel weary.” Exhausted may have been another term that came to mind. Showered, laundry sorted and no camp to set it didn’t take long to be feeling revitalised. Home made pizzas and good company finished the night off nicely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677907770290-8TK7C68F6WBKK3VWNXLT/201011-map-darwin-to-townsv_med_hr.jpeg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - 31 days and nearly 6000kms later https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677908147438-04CEQW08CHPCTJ4BKQCW/IMG_9631-2.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Cheeky Horse Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1e7b78da-a750-4617-b00d-a01350642308/IMG_9792.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 23: Thursday 1st October Twin Falls Campground to Moreton Telegraph Station 168km /104m Possibly our toughest day on the trip. On the way out we dropped the bike in the sand. Not a problem, as it had happened a couple of times before in sand on the trip without incident. Though it does take some body gymnastics to maneuver oneself free of the bike the soft panniers had proven their worth of keeping the bike normally free of our boots. The challenge would then come to lift the bike that weighed in at around 250kg/550 pounds. Adrenalin definitely kicks in and helps, but the squat and deadlift training came into its own. On this incident a tree root happen to be between Lee's ankle and the pannier so things weren’t looking good. Thankfully due to sturdy boots nothing was broken but definitely wasn’t normal. Getting on and off the bike was going to be a challenge going forward. Not to mention walking! Not the way to start the day. But then it only got worse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9d08afde-b98c-4746-b6ff-02e3af64ee51/IMG_9804.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Make it stand out The green grass of the camp area also attracted the station cattle at night whose horns weren’t too welcome near our tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/0b15bbbe-bca0-403e-8790-25657ae6db61/IMG_0099-2.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - We passed endless cane fields busy with harvesters and cane trains. The Highway appeared to be under repair the whole way and the constant stopping or slowing for road repairs became a little frustrating. But before we knew it we had arrived into Townsville. The end of the journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/fed8d566-007f-4453-bd84-d53bf960047c/IMG_9824.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 The Old Telegraph Line road used for essential maintenance was for many years also the only road north. Today this section of 350km between Bramwell Station and The Jardine Ferry has become a 4WD adventurers playground, Thankfully for us there is now a bypass road around this section which having experienced the road in 1987 we had opted this time wisely to avoid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/509c887f-e2e6-41f0-9f08-8ba46d47a204/IMG_9922.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - As we approached Cooktown it became apparent that bushfires were raging in the area. We later learned that at least one house was lost in the uncontrolled blaze but given the immensity and intensity it no doubt could have been far worse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677634092031-9H2FOMT9G3DRSLTG0C9U/IMG_9929.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Post and Telegraph Office Built 1876 - 77 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677634099097-Y63HC1O1T8H60W41RH7M/IMG_9931.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Ferrari Estates Building built from 1890 - 1891 Built as as the branch and managers residence of the Bank of North Queensland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/5cb150b0-e923-4c32-8d47-1f0fc3c8fd09/IMG_9949.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - From Cooktown it was just a short 28km run to our camp for the night at the historical Lions Den Hotel. Along the way we passed by Black Mountains that are as the name suggests very black. They loom out of the countryside, the blackness of the huge granite rocks in stark contrast to any greenery bordering the mountains or clinging to the sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a7636587-7694-496c-832a-b7c6a230c942/IMG_9634.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 20: Monday 28th September. A rest day at Loyalty Beach Campground near Seisia. Did we say rest day. Well that’s open to interpretation. Given the state of the back tyre Andrew had contacted friends in Cairns to see if it was possible to get the tyre awaiting our return to Cairns delivered instead to Bamaga. As luck would have it a plane was scheduled to deliver freight to the neighbouring island of Horn Island. To say we were grateful that the pilot detoured via Bamaga tyre in hand would be an understatement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a70c4298-81bc-44b6-9381-34413d6349c9/IMG_9763.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Make it stand out Our favourite spot The Saucepan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677735582858-OMAQ8EUMP6R9U8CSVV36/IMG_9990.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677735625349-O0R4YGVHLZQ9IQYXSEWF/IMG_9994.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677735688259-549NMC19ZHM8GA80RNWK/IMG_9997.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/75deb609-b95a-4b55-85eb-826b04cd0f27/IMG_9980.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 26: Sunday 4th October Lions Den Hotel to Kuranda via Cape Tribulation 214km / 133m Today with a new bitumen highway between Cooktown and Cairns tourism continues to grow as access has been made easier. Not for us though, we were sticking to the dirt and taking the Bloomfield Track or coastal road south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1676504722872-BYHB1ARHFQLYK2XE58MF/IMG_9678.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Cooking up a hearty breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1676504758418-TOUXSNE27BMUW0UEWOGQ/IMG_9686.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Time to meet the ferry man again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1676504762481-HCY2LQQOWH6DKYY9SFXR/IMG_9687.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - This ferry may be due for some repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1676504812754-HKJV1PDU5ZMCN0TLZ4S0/IMG_9796.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - In hindsight perhaps we shouldn't have turned off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1676504786361-KT5X2RKLYSMLG7F05XQK/IMG_9690.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - The first crossing a sign of things to come https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1676504817133-HDQTAT49MDGZMW49OXWO/IMG_9694.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - 7km of relentless sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/15f6b4fb-b9b2-4ade-be44-d930326b8f12/IMG_9798.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 The section of road that we were so looking forward to that had been hard packed on the way up was in the process of being graded by roadworkers. Sand was piled up in ridges, holes were hidden under rubble and sections were so heavily wetted down that they became a slippery slide. It was a hang on and hold your breathe as a pillion rider. Lee was absolutely in awe of Andrews ability several times to keep the bike upright! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/cd74d70d-5cd8-4e95-81ad-48853fd0ea5e/IMG_9727.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 The challenge was to keep the bike upright when the sand simply got too deep for a fully loaded bike two up to keep moving forward. A little walking by Lee, a lot of skill by Andrew and we managed to get to the campground in one piece. Once camp was set the hardest decision was deciding which beautiful swimming fall to swim in. We both agreed it was worth the effort if only we could have stayed a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/c0cf92d7-c182-4905-8894-e3ce50b9b9d4/IMG_9700.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 22: Wednesday 30th September Punsand Bay to Elliot / Twin Falls 127km / 79 miles After a good breakfast cooked up by Andrew on the verandah of our cabin it was time to set off on the road south. The road was as it had been on the way up - rough, but the last seven kilometers off the main track into Elliot Falls was to prove the most challenging. Hindsight says we should have stopped at the first crossing from where the sand just deepened and continued for as far as the eye could see. But our thinking was its only 7kms/4.5mi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677738524587-DAYWME94B4Z0JYKQV4NH/IMG_0024-4.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677738368654-R282YVCISHBXYWKZU4LM/IMG_0010.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677738416441-5DE8XFZ1KNJ3298EOQ2M/IMG_0022-2.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/661ada2b-f6c6-41f0-bc0c-f2445b62f95e/IMG_9674.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 To add to the enjoyment of our final evening we met up again with the Ingham crowd. Good company, good food and a good sleep perfect for our last night before tackling the road south that we hoped in our minds had improved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8a480c61-6bdb-4b9f-b8ab-37a6f5298048/IMG_9665.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 21: Tuesday 29th September Loyalty Beach Caravan Park to Punsand Bay Resort. 35km / 21m We decided to depart from Loyalty Beach where our neighbours seemed to be oblivious to the fact that other campers may not appreciate their music or conversation to three in the morning every night. Next stop Punsand Bay just a little further north, any further north and you would fall into the Arafura Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/104b3865-2e12-4b49-9817-23b12678fc21/IMG_9644.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Make it stand out The wreck of a DC3 that crashed on the 5th May 1945 on route to New Guinea - mother nature slowly reclaiming the wreckage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/32f2915c-89c6-41a6-9be2-ce0f0a2f2cfb/IMG_9953.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - The Lions Den Hotel was established back in 1875 by a Welshman and his wife to service the miners at the near by tin mine of the same name. Today the Hotel continues to offer cold beer, good food, grassed camp area and accomodation along with one of the few safe swimming holes in the area. As we discovered having arrived on the Saturday of a long weekend it was a very popular place to be and we certainly felt like we had just been thrown unwillingly back onto the tourist trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674628569176-XKWXNPECO4YEGACXEY87/IMG_9640.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Personal Tyre Delivery very appreciated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674628566017-RDL6UZVEEEANGAW5DJRU/IMG_9641.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - How to carry a spare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674628612335-B8M5HZXKBFIO2FR0XHGT/IMG_9646.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Do it yourself Tyre Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677906430880-1MH6XW20L2JQ1WKKSHSD/IMG_9932.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Built in 1891 as Queensland National Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1677906442814-KDVQPUEFUJH6GUASLOO0/IMG_9935.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - One of many pubs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/288f7eaf-4e38-48a3-aa48-e97d615da2bc/IMG_9827.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - Day 24 Friday 2nd October Moreton Telegraph Station to Musgrave Roadhouse 250kms /155m Musgrave Roadhouse was originally built as part of a series of 8 Telegraph Stations stretching from Laura in the south to Paterson (Cape York) in the north, Prior to the establishment of the overland telegraph line all mail and news came by pack horse to this remote area. In 1887 the Telegraph operated on just two lines sending morse code messages via repeater stations and homesteads. With the onset of WWII there was an urgent need for upgrade and the Telegraph was increased to four lines and radio communication. It continued in operation until 1987 when “modern” communications taken for granted so long in the south finally came to this remote part of northern Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/bed4dd66-495d-40e5-ab28-0316c5d1e833/IMG_9823.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - While at Musgrave Roadhouse the Royal Flying Doctors departed from the station airstrip. This non profit organisation has been providing critical medical support to remote communities in Australia since its inception in 1928 as an Aerial Medical Service experiment out of Cloncurry QLD. It is always nice to know when you are remote that they are around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a3527127-6656-4ea9-8e96-267f1402e6fd/IMG_0111.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 3  - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?" 30/9/20 - 6/9/20 - On arrival we had huge smiles on our faces at our achievement. The bike though not looking as shiny as it had when we left Darwin four weeks earlier and some 5883km / 3655m ago had handled amazingly. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/twggzrgxrkaxpc8ng1eb2xq3e6swtr monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674537967458-3R2MI1Q5WHTX0RRPYDTI/IMG_9542.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538006799-DXNQUFSEG87SND99I794/IMG_9546.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538769109-F02BAB93771W2B70FPKB/IMG_9575.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Bramwell Tourist Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538805579-V8H85YEF9FQD0OG27FMQ/IMG_9577.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - The Original Bar now a small museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538797019-HAK0NGHSHBRKLSBRH6OG/IMG_9582.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Our very expensive but airconditioned room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674198669364-07AW1K9JSSREZ1X2T8SN/IMG_9524.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Tyre Repairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674198672822-B8PJQI5TPJM4T6RDEHN5/IMG_9532.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Scenic Port Stewart Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674198713258-ZJQBL0F7UOGRZJD2WCY1/IMG_9536.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - A rare photo opportunity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/646c9206-d107-4d51-9278-f45d28ab59c9/IMG_9522.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Day 17: Friday 25th September Hahn River Roadhouse to Coen 250km /155m When we headed out from our Hahn River campsite we had set an optimistic goal of 400km however corrugations, bull dust and a flat tyre soon put an end to that idea. Thanks to advise from a group that were on their return leg from Cape York we turned off the main road at Musgrave Roadhouse and rode around an extra 70kms through Lilyvale Station, avoiding what we had been told was an atrocious section of road ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/07c3e2ed-017b-42df-b46e-39fa3d2db883/IMG_9574.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 Our accomodation for the night was at Bramwell Tourist Park located on Bramwell Station which is the most northerly cattle station in Australia. Established as a pastoral lease back in the 1930s the owners of the station opened the station up to tourism in the 1970s when cattle prices were falling making financial survival difficult. Since 2000 there has been a surge in tourism numbers to the Peninsular as road conditions have “relatively" improved. The current owners seem to have diversified well operating as a cattle station, catering for the tourist with accomodation, a roadhouse and operating an earthmoving business responsible for the maintenance of a section of the Peninsular roads, the later which would be currently never ending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/79ec4929-19e0-44b8-b3be-2a3ee3eb878a/IMG_9432.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Day 16: Thursday 24th September Port Douglas to Hahn River Roadhouse 324km / 201miles Leaving Port Douglas feeling clean and relaxed after a couple of days off the bike we retraced our path back through Julatten before turning north. There is only one main road on the Peninsula that leads to the largest town of Weipa on the north west coast. The population of around 4000 people are predominantly involved in Bauxite mining or must have a love of fishing. Our destination was further north to Punsand Bay and the tip of Cape York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538443726-RQHMA8MYTPF7NZ1C641F/IMG_9556.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Archer River Roadhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538473808-DHFASBGZDBR4HHOOXKNC/IMG_9562.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Roadside Casualties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674538539066-Q796HQKULE405AKXASTN/IMG_9571.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Two plugs, two too many https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674546590063-IQATQYFO4A9WMI5T9TUS/IMG_9619.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674546605985-6ZUVE2MEN497J4DZK7CA/IMG_9620.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/29944fe5-bcba-4f48-8ef5-3ab40cfa693e/IMG_9623.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 But once the tent was pitched at Loyalty Beach Caravan park and we had enjoyed the sunset with fresh Fish and chips and a bottle of wine the trip up really didn’t seem to have been that bad. So of course the idea of catching a ferry back to Cairns was instantly dismissed. The corrugations had obviously assisted in causing short term memory loss. But for now it was time for a few days of rest relaxation and preparation before we began the trip in reverse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674178327593-4JW9A47V4W6VFTFS9X9Z/IMG_9480.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Aptly named Split Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674178330832-R2EJOHMB815D3E1T8LOQ/IMG_9482.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Traditional Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674178383425-5XM94S647PIHUAE6RSM0/IMG_9486.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674178382532-WGJN05N8SP5683BJ6RZ5/IMG_9487.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Andrew miniscule to the Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/014cfde3-46d0-45d6-b2d3-a71c27d2f29e/IMG_9502.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 Just north of Laura we hit our first section of dirt and the corrugations and dust holes were a short but firm warning of what was to come. Hahn River Roadhouse with its green grass, resident Emu and amazing chicken parmigiana provided for an enjoyable overnight camp area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/848efdb5-edd3-4c3f-87cc-a69a713f1a92/IMG_9585.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Day 26: Saturday 26th September Coen to Bramwell Tourist Park 226km/140m We left Coen at our usual starting time - 8am any earlier we had found the dirt too hard to read and the animal life, predominantly cows too happy to hang around the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9c2b8351-df71-49c6-a01c-09600f7e63b6/Trip+to+the+top.jpeg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Make it stand out The route for Stage 2 of our journey heading north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/95c6a567-5772-478f-ad5c-112b82c43041/IMG_9593.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Day 19: Sunday 27th September. Bramwell Tourist Park to Loyalty Beach New Mapoon 225 km / 139m Sunday was the final run to the top, well almost. The road was as it had been from the start, occasionally good but when it was bad it was really bad from corrugations to sand simply unpleasant. Small sections of bitumen were so welcomed and deemed priceless. The red dirt clinging to the bitumen as you approached the next section of dirt brought with it a sense of dread as to how bad it was going to be. It made Lee smile to know that there were some burley blokes out there in their 4WDs and even they commented that they longed for the stretches of bitumen and also dreaded the dirt. Some even thought they needed a mouth guard for their teeth to stop them shattering from the corrugations. It was comforting to know we weren’t the only ones finding the road tough going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/72f3b7b7-8695-437d-aaf4-95c09686d1e2/IMG_9551.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 A highlight of the day was a beautiful stretch of bitumen on route to Archer River, all be it short that was called the tourist drive “Boulders”. We believe the road workers were having a joke as no one we spoke to found the “tourist drive” though we did all see a carefully placed boulder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/b633d88e-224e-4fd7-a6b6-06fe43c3acf2/IMG_9597-2.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Make it stand out Fruit Bat Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/b04b0a4e-add3-4193-a35c-12a4cd57b16e/IMG_9596.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 A small detour took us into the beautiful Fruit Bat Falls where we stopped for a short but refreshing swim. It was certainly the place to be on this Sunday and we could have easily stayed for the day, but unfortunately there was still another 100km to cover and the majority of that was dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674540228090-TWOHT5A0I3ESJFKZPG3Q/IMG_9602.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - The Ferry Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674540206229-3LZ1YUFW9G31VRN4NKC8/IMG_9610.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - A short distance for this ferry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674540224335-HL5561CELZYBMDPRZ7RH/IMG_9612.jpg Latest News - “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be? 24/9/20 - 29/9/20 - Crossing the Jardine https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/3121-finally-sharing-the-big-trip-the-first-leg-darwin-nt-to-port-douglas-nbspqld-3hkPp monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927831131-XBRJMMJ55TR7QTLGCOYS/IMG_9175.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Actual Road Signs were few and far between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927853962-JY4WNYWEYQE6BQFO8T9B/IMG_9189.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Adels Grove Campground at least it had a sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/a5997c4a-f03e-4a07-9105-b6f484e8a1ff/IMG_9262.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 After Gregory River we rode on to Burketown - checked out the Hot Spring, the only attraction of the town that we could find. The bore was drilled by the QLD government in 1897 when Burketown was expected to be a thriving centre with the establishment of a large meat works. Unfortunately by 1959 it was determined that the water was not much use, being unable to be used for drinking, domestic use or irrigation. Even using the water for Public Bathing was a challenge as it flowed at a temperature of 68 C or 154 F. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/eb0c7288-7953-4b51-bd89-eede4b324875/IMG_9266.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 8: Thursday September 17th Gregory River to Karumba 417km / 259m A world without phones - that was us for a few days whilst we travelled from The Gregory to Karumba. Our bike charger wouldn’t charge the battery pack due to the corrugations on the road shaking it out of position despite the many strategies to secure it from duct tape to cable ties. The battery pack itself also decided it had had enough and failed to charge anything, so no communications at all, something unusual in this connected world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/df990747-1964-48cb-96d6-651bd2d11a4e/IMG_9200.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 7: Tuesday 15th September Adele’s Grove to Gregory River 85km / 52m It was just a short run from Adele’s Grove to Gregory River but it felt like we had gone from the Bush to the Suburbs when we came across the wall to wall camper vans and caravans parked alongside the Gregory River. Thankfully with our trusty 1260 we were able to venture further up the river to find a perfect private camp area with easy access to the river to set up our tent. The Gregory River is home to the Gregory River Marathon run annually by the North West Canoe Club based out of Mt Isa. Andrew and I had competed in the 43km canoe marathon several years in a row when members of the Katherine Canoe Club back in the late 80s and finally in 1991. Just yesterday really. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/aa91c287-3b3c-49ae-9d20-7fa8a5669f2a/IMG_9171.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 5: Sunday 13th September Hells Gate Roadhouse to Adeles Grove Lawn Hill 185km / 114 m After talking to the staff at the Roadhouse and getting a few local tips we decided to detour off the main road, Highway 1 just after the community of Doomadgee and take the back route through station country to Adeles Grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/b2de69d3-83aa-4c98-acd5-81c1eb1e115d/200921-day-13-port-douglas_med_hr-2.jpeg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out Part 1 of our trip completed - Darwin to Port Douglas following the gulf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/6143435f-0631-4821-b6ba-98fb6b6dd591/IMG_8944.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 1 Wednesday Sept 9 Darwin to Katherine 317km / 196m On Wednesday September 9th we road out of Darwin as prepared as we could be with Deb and Ross to Adelaide River. Though they weren’t joining us on this trip it certainly wasn’t going to stop them from being with us at the beginning. A leisurely lunch was enjoyed together at the Adelaide River Pub before they returned to Darwin and Andrew and I continued onto Katherine for our first overnight stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673926253825-UWL0VPUI7XD7H7GIJVVG/IMG_9023.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673926108720-V77W32NNNT8W54CU8NX2/IMG_9012.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673926159126-SEEZAWIO4TXU84TL9D15/IMG_9016.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673926170071-F78HNWW9BNOMZAK1LX48/IMG_9018.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673926214445-UPJVTKMTMQGC0259AY2U/IMG_9020.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673926231194-26KG0J84DVCKI51AK52V/IMG_9022.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/02515f77-93e1-45e7-af16-a1661e261bae/200921-day-13-port-douglas_med_hr-2.jpeg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out Part 1 of our Trip - Darwin to Port Douglas following the gulf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3c759b34-12cb-4752-a576-3d30cbf6530f/IMG_8963.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out Always great to finally catch up with friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673922128856-32SPKULJ0GU2L77YHH3L/IMG_8952.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Agile Wallaby under care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673922315664-KFJQ1R6X4OGQZCRMAASY/IMG_8962.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Manuel Pamkal a Top End Aboriginal Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/e87553c1-1d8f-44e0-911e-cb7581d785eb/IMG_9375.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out The Croyden Hotel established back in the towns heyday of gold mining and the last pub standing in a town that once boasted 36 Hotels on the goldfields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1c8da028-c932-4807-aae7-6165f357455b/IMG_9275.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 From Burketown we continued onto Normanton taking the shorter dirt route along the gulf country that was also short in signage. It had us questioning our direction once again particularly given the total lack of traffic for several hundred kilometers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/3c4a94e8-4db5-4888-81c8-5e725f50c601/IMG_9436.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 12: Sunday 20th September MT Surprise to Port Douglas 338km / 210m Leaving Mt Surprise the scenery changed dramatically with the greenest of green rolling fields that were in such contrast to the brown dusty open spaces that we had become accustomed to since leaving Darwin. Riding through the Atherton tablelands the scenery not only changed but the temperature. Around the small community of Julatten we were seriously looking at stopping to close all the vents on our riding gear. The first time on this trip that we had felt anything like cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674021046595-VYR1VRAMTEZPK7NG0PBL/IMG_9329.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674021037398-RQ6NNIO543E5H26LFYNE/IMG_9315.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674021110119-N6QJYMWD643USHA5DDRG/IMG_9362.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674021062672-4M2C6544CU6US7J07PPR/IMG_9349.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674021104223-DZ078X3SUTP2K7A1GUS4/IMG_9357.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674021287218-IDVBLVZDMQVQO6NMI01V/IMG_9330.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674022068573-DHDAAKL3DU1GW1B5CRUM/IMG_9386.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Highway 1 - At least some bitumen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674022154975-VBXEXKIKOF92G3VNSSCS/IMG_9404.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Luxury Bedrock Caravan Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674022046779-UMBOZCR0BNY7A75K1A3X/IMG_9396.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Butterflies in abundance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1674022092460-7M9ADW0O4CEY28UK6WFX/IMG_9398.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Sunset Mt Surprise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/367b0634-65ea-4df1-b60f-4310b08750c4/IMG_9293.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 Despite the unusual welcoming experience we still had to appreciate the large collection of buildings with character still in existence from the 1800s when Normanton was the port for the Gulf of Carpentaria Cattle industry.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673928103980-SW8JPZD6ZDTY2CSY5ZLP/IMG_9184.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - The picturesque camp area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673928102195-9ZT5R6SBS2YRJILO578N/IMG_9194.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673928149583-3RTXWK3N8N5FK0KTDNAR/IMG_9195.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Luxury of Wifi in the restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673928160240-G3ZBZG3MZ2M49FZFFE21/IMG_9198.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - The swimming hole on Lawn Hill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/ceec4dfd-2172-41df-8d5d-5fd05132a66d/IMG_9440.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 It was an amazing feeling to come down through the ranges and to see the ocean. We had covered sound 3000 km (1864 m) on this leg of our journey and were ready for a little comfortable relaxation beachside where the bike and all our gear could be cleaned and we could look and feel a little more civilized. Time for a break before the next challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/37d10fad-7c53-4092-90d4-4ae9d478c9af/IMG_9290.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out Burns Philp Building built in 1884 operated as a general merchandise store servicing the district for more than 120years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7dffcdf5-d8de-48f8-90a7-cc468cf64958/IMG_9025.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 The Savannah Hotel in Borroloola being the only hotel in the town was our accomodation for the night and had the most welcoming staff and management. There happened to be a table outside our hotel room under a tree with a good breeze so they offered to bring our dinner to us. A nice way to end our trip in the Territory and the last of the bitumen for a while as we headed for Hells Gate just over the QLD border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8038a270-a4b9-47fb-98f8-34b2dd4c0be2/IMG_9156.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out There were times we really did wonder if we were on the right “road" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8b07a653-0137-4d10-99f0-8a3781a46565/IMG_8986.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 3: Friday 11th September Daly Waters to Borroloola 390km / 242m As we headed out early from Daly Waters the day started with dodging wallabies before hitting a galah, and finally being swamped by dust courtesy of road trains on a 5km dirt detour. After passing Cape Crawford we were for the bike in new territory heading for the township of Borroloola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673938705740-G13G9LF500P5B7KHM6L1/IMG_9203.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Andrew in search of a quiet camp area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673938915434-3MZ5NOM56ZC4R5KXXE0F/IMG_9233.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Our camp riverside and no neighbours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673938975796-61LRVWMFZG3FIJXSZ6DP/IMG_9243.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Great view from our camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673938682241-DPXBM56CPDONM3AQVI68/IMG_9208.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - The Gregory Pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673938873454-ZI9HXE0ODCYKGIAYTN9A/IMG_9217.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Caravan central riverside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673938723731-LQRKGTBR6OA82I0YM3AC/IMG_9210.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - The sign did not lie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673939000957-H789RNIST7DEG70ZC1D2/IMG_9231.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Birdlife in abundance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673939033123-3MGERKA19V2G2QJLR9OO/IMG_9254.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Visiting wallaby or two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673925808643-0JSWWOZR2BF8PDRLD4SU/IMG_8965.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673925797752-HK07XBA5LSQ43SGM3E2D/IMG_8968.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673925834431-F1QLINBM62U7V6A56S8O/IMG_8969.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673925843245-UCJSBFV3US29WS63V21K/IMG_8971.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/bb4e6335-7564-4f62-8e8a-3dfd247503ae/IMG_9291.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 In terms of where we had been travelling Normanton was one of the larger centres, with a population of 1210 people back when the 2016 census was held. It was obviously also large enough to have resident police stationed who decided it was a good idea to random breath test Andrew as we rode into town. Given the direction we had ridden in from and the amount of dust that we were covered in, we were not sure where they thought we might have stopped off for a cold beverage or two before arriving into Normanton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/6e226e25-0324-4f69-8e15-dd65522cbe8e/IMG_9045.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out Lots of water crossings on Day 5 between Borroloola NT and Hells Gate QLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/44dd414c-b4ea-4d98-a89b-97bfd4bad569/IMG_9373.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Day 11: Saturday 19th September Karumba to Mt Surprise 466km / 289 m Saturday was all about making miles towards Port Douglas on the east coast north of Cairns. After backtracking through Normanton we stopped for a morning coffee break in the township of Croydon. Croydon was once an important Gold Mining town and linked to Normanton by “The Gulflander” that at its peak moved around 10000 people between Croydon and the port of town. Unfortunately though it was our intention to stop and check out the Gulflander siding and the historical precinct the heat of the day and the distance to be covered took away any enthusiasm for lingering and playing tourist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927050914-ZWKMHDAOWAU5YZF4AMA3/IMG_9036.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927117831-N2QAF39CDEPK6I5TPBUH/IMG_9053.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927067071-LC8LGOVCRXGE7AEX2YQI/IMG_9074.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927073235-24JUVBTLPJGK9HAOOV4H/IMG_9097.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927116979-WIMLGDMTGFQV6SU95IU2/IMG_9102.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673927174775-E5LD1OSMI9HGACRR7YIS/IMG_9104.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/eb6bb68d-ed63-461f-b506-e1781207e111/IMG_9417.jpg Latest News - Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas  QLD 9/9/20 - 22/9/20 - Make it stand out Such a change of scenery as we headed towards the Atherton Tablelands https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/blog-post-title-four-gd4xa monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/204a5400-2f68-41af-8cb2-5ceff4d05c15/IMG_8833.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Day 6 Leaving Daly Waters we farewelled Deb and Ross at Mataranka as they rode through to Darwin and Andrew and I opted for an overnight stop in the town of Katherine to visit friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509012810-XA23JNQ9EKD4EG2A4AFT/IMG_8816.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Daly Waters Pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509017391-PLD186EJJZ44LOI5WRGO/IMG_8818.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509034441-U9LUGF8UTU8R4KRLOJJS/IMG_8823.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Memorabilia from past patrons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509048832-IHJB3OEABZ1SEHOM1LK3/IMG_8825.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Evening entertainment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509077101-0CCLWNMWHYNSEX22YIV5/IMG_8831.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Great accommodation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506032216-PHLVFUBTJOZ6QNW5DNDB/IMG_8649.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - 237km to the Turn Off didn't sound far https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506309440-BODZ5CAVCEJLP8AF907X/IMG_8658.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Hodgson River Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506101069-Q550K31AXVHWIR6JAEID/IMG_8681.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Towns River Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506154884-BSI382OZW38XJ69NV7SH/IMG_8689.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Meeting Bluey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506235648-N4OFGOWWWITNU2U9C3F6/IMG_8686.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Sunset View from Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506356045-NGJPD1GHZ2TUOQAR4JPV/IMG_8693.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Bluey's Courtesy Bucket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d630aa03-2614-4b39-9fd4-bfafaf79297b/IMG_8766.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Day 3 The next morning after an unexpected visitor for Lee when using the bush toilet we headed out for the run to Lorella Springs Wilderness Park. The day was extremely hot and it was mid afternoon when we took on the last thirty kilometres to the homestead. That thirty kilometres took a couple of hours as the road had recently been graded and the corrugations been turned to bull dust. Feeling very hot and weary we were very happy to arrive at the homestead. An ice cold beverage from the reception fridge had never tasted so good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673499467830-RO0OFC8FEIGLQ0FV39BQ/200814+3+Rest+Stop+Pine+Creeek+Railway+Museum.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Stop 1 Pine Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673499578662-C5YHBH84253FVI1MOL4V/IMG_8612.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Historical Railway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673499618185-DIBSU6UU0ID8HXRA9DZ5/IMG_8623.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Overnight Mataranka Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673499662301-YUIA6FV8U24R098G2248/IMG_8637.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Hot springs Mataranka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673499721391-CRPVD4VHRKB45T577HE9/IMG_8640.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/5a8b6026-21f1-4039-89d1-ee96c9071e67/IMG_8746-2.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Make it stand out The Hot Springs near our camp perfect for a rest day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/40cdd28c-36e0-4f5b-b880-1905aafeec84/IMG_8766.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 For us we were happy to just put up camp under a very shady tree and have our first day off riding by enjoying the nearby thermal pool and the luxury of the Homestead cafe. To really appreciate how big and how much is on offer at this unique place check out Lorella's Website https://www.lorellasprings.com.au . We certainly would look to pack up the 4WD ourselves and head back for a few weeks of exploration in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/d27ffbe3-d237-485d-8a5b-a2c1c663991f/IMG_8845.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Happy to be Home So ended our first true shake down trip. We had completed just on 2267km over 7 days of riding, challenged ourselves in the dirt, worked out exactly what we needed and didn’t need with our camp gear and were now getting excited about the “Big Trip.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506751965-KA53933O2TR8UDVUJ6A9/IMG_8700.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - An unexpected visitor in the bush loo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673506770149-R8ZO254TCJWWDXCEPY0X/IMG_8701.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Discovered lots of Tarantula nests at camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673507543241-FUF8W5GQSJLGWIC9ITI9/IMG_8725.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Hot but happy to reach the sign with 30km to go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673507578485-BTMYJ2QRQJ66270G30UR/IMG_8705.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - And it was a tough 30km https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509673510-XDWIMR7NFVVBKDUBWA3V/IMG_8840.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - A shortcut cut short https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509813202-PYIY0W90G7T36L3TY278/IMG_8842.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Tyre Weld Unsuccessful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509653420-KPCT68N27LJBCH960OL6/IMG_8841.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Definitely an issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673509695652-L1TSG2H5RMSGO4J5PB60/IMG_8843.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Extra hands were very welcomed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8af24882-42f5-4535-a03e-97c11a3864dc/Lorella+Mao.jpeg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Make it stand out Our 7 Day journey - After Darwin the next town is Katherine with a population of 10,000 people, The hub of Daly Waters in the last census of 2016 recorded a population of 9. This trip was just on 2270km round trip (1410 miles) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673500438004-VIPPAC8AW5VTUDPR7YD4/200815+9b+Morning+stop+Roper+Bar+Store.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Roper Bar Store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673500394032-UBO3461I87RD3804B79F/200815+9a++Still+waiting+for+the+new+petrol+supplies+to+arrive+Roper+Bar.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - It is a while since these pumps have supplied fuel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/09b708b7-ed0b-40cc-9436-69eabe685217/200911-day-3-daly-waters-to_med_hr.jpeg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Day 2 Leaving Mataranka it wasn’t long till we turned off our one major road of the Northern Territory onto the Roper Highway. A single lane bitumen road that can be interesting when cattle trucks are roaring down the centre. Just like with boats, might always has right of way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/846ddc48-41cb-43f2-b58f-e7e8b5835c16/IMG_8780.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Day 4 Lorella Springs is a 4WD natural adventure park. It is a family owned property that covers an area of 4000 square kilometres. Uniquely they have set up the property to be shared by 4WD and fishing enthusiasts. With close to 50 designated camps areas Lorella can accommodate a lot of people without you even realising they are there. There is everything from Gorges, small billabongs to the gulf coastline. We saw multiple families giving there kids an amazing bush experience. Some travellers were return visitors, all were extremely praising of the experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673508517062-KKE3UNQN8YTVKPV02YQP/IMG_8786.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Leaving Lorella Springs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673508492925-R5SIKX44DYW18CSN3V9B/IMG_8801.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Early morning refreshed and the 30kms out wasn't so bad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673508601630-J18E9SGGK6F7VOK2F37M/IMG_8808.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Expect all sorts of wildlife on the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673508639651-JK1Y2ZVBUQKRMWKEPZ1Z/IMG_8815.jpg Latest News - Lorella Springs NT 14/8/20 - 20/8/20 - Lunch Stop Cape Crawford Heartbreak Hotel https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/blog-post-title-three-wmf6w monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673497437167-YYTDHFPLGVIOJ0C91DI6/IMG_8503.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673497540939-6N5H2GIPKKV3NJ6CRU33/IMG_8505.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673497588751-NJUECF84PLKD6HFE6KJF/IMG_8515.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673496516675-VL27YN54AISUT98FWPO1/IMG_8412.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673496347543-TBWU1Y9211B8B5B0ODEJ/200724+3+Tent+site+set+up+Dundee.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673496574465-NDOGPH5I13S75UWZCTVP/200802+Boys+at+Bradhurst+-9.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/8edcf163-7cbe-46a0-b3c0-2de011bb0dc4/200801+18+Back+at+the+campground++with+Deb+and+Ross+and+our+loan+esky.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 - Make it stand out Perfect Camp site amongst the trees at Litchfield Caravan Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/fd9215f2-16d7-4248-a13e-eae623227ff5/IMG_8500.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 Litchfield is literally on our doorstep so it is a place we would normally do as a day ride. Covid-19 had the benefit of making us look closer to home for travel experiences while borders were closed so instead of a day ride we decided to camp for two nights at the Litchfield Tourist Park. Being a long weekend it turned out a lot of other Territorian’s had the same idea. With camp set up on the Friday evening, Saturday was spent riding multiple tracks and adding to the list of not a good idea “Deep Sand”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/614fd1b2-7351-4f93-8f0f-d80f4fd1ef4f/IMG_8506.jpg Latest News - A few short runs to test the bike and gear 31/7/20 -2/8/20 - A weekend away in Litchfield. Next trip we headed to Litchfield National Park with Deb and Ross onboard their recently acquired BMW 1200, though without yet to arrive dirt tyres. Litchfield Park was only established as a national park back in 1986 thanks to the Cattle Station family of Townsends negotiating to hand back a parcel of their land for park use to the NT Government. The 1500 sq km park is named after the explorer Frederick Litchfield who in 1806 was part of The Finnis party that set out to explore the region for settlement and mining possibilities. We are certainly thankful for the foresight to establish a national park in what is such a special area. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/blog-post-title-two-bnf7y monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/f839704e-fc4c-4652-a01b-04bb5438cd83/200909+Day+1+Darwin+to+Katherine-1+Ready+to+ride.jpg Latest News - Preparation just like sailing   - Set for two wheel adventuring. The Ducati 1260 arrived in mid July and initially all we could think of was that if Katherine was the beauty, then this machine was certainly a beast. With a 31 litre tank and a dry weight of 225kg (496lb) this had the potential to be a handful when loaded for touring. The first adjustment that had to be made was to fit the lowest seat available which at 84cm (33in) still didn’t see Andrew being able to get a full grip on mother earth, but it was much better. As with sailing there are always unexpected elements to challenge you but the more preparation and planning generally done for a passage the more enjoyable and safer that passage can be. Preparing for a tour on a motorbike really isn’t that much different except the packing becomes somewhat more critical. On Katherine we have the luxury of our own cabin, a well stocked galley to cook in and refrigeration. None of that when travelling by motorbike but making it comfortable was going to be part of the challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673484086243-K8UP3S29M3G7Y2UXXCLD/Bike+TEnt.jpg Latest News - Preparation just like sailing   - The big tent set for use in Tasmania 21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/1673484302890-RG40WU7HI2KVEEU6KU3A/200912+Day+4+Borroloola+to+Hells+Gate+QLD-32+Green+grass+to+pitch+the+tent.jpg Latest News - Preparation just like sailing   - The Compact tent perfect for when weight counts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/6c7be0d9-737a-41cd-b3af-7a341731e0fd/Luxury+for+a+bike+tent.jpg Latest News - Preparation just like sailing   - The essentials for camping Everything had to be weighed and I mean everything. In the preparation for our 5 week tour across the top of Australia. Lee nearly wore out the luggage scales. Initially we invested in a Lone Rider Tent that would allow us to stand to get dressed and had a vestibule that we could cook in or store the bike, but weighing in at 6kg this was soon ditched for a more compact 2kg hiking tent. Light weight sleeping stretchers, chairs and cooking equipment, even the utensils had to be scrutinised. Sleeping bags were retrieved from the depths of storage and upset a few moths along the way. In the end our set up included the top bag holding our camping equipment, one side pannier for “The Kitchen", the other for clothing, spare parts and first aid kit. In total with the bike filled with fuel, the gear and us weighed in at around 400kg (880 pounds). That’s a lot of bike. https://www.svkatherine.com/blog-2-1/blog-post-title-one-tdfc6 monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/ddadcfda-8ae6-4054-b898-f0950b86717d/200731-4-andrew-and-lee_med_hr.jpeg Latest News - From sailing oceans to traversing land on two wheels - What type of Motorbike: This family is somewhat biased towards Ducati a bit like some would say we are biased towards X-Yachts. Andrew did give BMW a hard honest review before deciding to go with the new Ducati 1260 Enduro. Its specifications, power, fuel capacity and off road ability ticked the boxes of what Andrew was looking for and the reviews for the pillion didn’t sound too bad for Lee either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/dc07c356-8776-4457-8cf1-80f02e6ce810/hilux.jpeg Latest News - From sailing oceans to traversing land on two wheels - Where to start: Well borders dictated that we head east for QLD. 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Time to go back we decided and why not on a motorbike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/9722b447-028a-48d1-8a37-1588d1e3f1d7/041212+59+Christianing+Katherine.jpg Latest News - From sailing oceans to traversing land on two wheels - Reflecting on the beginning Katherine being officially toasted after her sail trials on the 12th April 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/be2cb89d-8c63-4a6d-99b9-c758eb9333b3/200208+Ayers+Rock+Uluru+from+the+air-1.jpg Latest News - From sailing oceans to traversing land on two wheels Flying home to Darwin in February 2020 our internal flight took us via Ayers Rock, Uluru 460km southwest of Alice Springs in the centre of Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63120be531cfd239e814810c/7eabc010-4821-4d68-91d7-629f98c6768a/200725-9-in-amongst-the_med_hr.jpeg Latest News - From sailing oceans to traversing land on two wheels So there won’t be any sailing stories for a while but if you are happy to venture with us on two wheels, then we’d love to share our Australian experience. 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