Exploring Bavaria and off to Salzburg — NB: I apologise in advance for the somewhat ridiculous length of this post, but we did do a lot. …

Lefkada to Munich! Trading dry hills of Greece for the rolling green of Bavaria. — I think the thing that’s surprised me most this week is just how interconnected both history and culture is here in Europe. I’ve commented on that before in Greece too and it’s interesting to see parallels even in Germany. Perhaps it’s because in Australia we really are at the arse…

Kastos, Kalamos & Meganisi, it is possible to find some peace in the Ionian. — It seems disasters are a popular topic. I had more comments and interactions after last week’s blog post than I’ve had in a long time! Sadly (for you the reader), but fortunately (for us), there’s almost literally nothing to report this week. To put some perspective on it, the Southern…

Ithaca and the joys of flotillas aboard Matilda exploring Greece. — On Friday night we were finally back on land enjoying dinner and we looked at each other and said “I’m looking forward to a break from the boat.” It felt good to admit that and the sentiment really sums up the week that we’ve had. …

Kefalonia and one full year aboard Matilda exploring Greece. — Strange little anniversaries pop up all the time, “oh it’s a year since we were at Ancient Olympia” or “it’s been a full year since we put an offer on Matilda”. Sometimes though, they feel more significant. It’s now exactly twelve months since we launched Matilda into the water for…

Zakynthos and Kefalonia, exploring the Southern Ionian in our boat Matilda. — One week in and although we’ve only seen Zakynthos and Kefalonia we are loving the Ionian Islands. They really do feel like a very different part of Greece. It’s a combination of things. The food is slightly different — yes, there’s a Greek Salad or maybe a Dhakos Salad under…

Kalamata to Katakolo, we’ve rounded the Peloponnese on our boat Matilda. — We started our Sunday morning by visiting Areopoli, a small town above the hills where we were anchored. …

Kythira and actually reaching the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — It’s a funny little thing really, while we are in the “Mediterranean”, technically we haven’t actually been in the Mediterranean Sea. We’ve cruised the Aegean Sea, the Mirtoo Sea and even touched the Ionian Sea earlier this week, but until we got to the south of Kythira this week, we’d…

The big journey begins! Leaving Aegina to cruise to the Ioanian with Siung and Joan. Exploring the Mediterranean on our boat Matilda. — It’s been a week for catching up with “new” old friends. There’s something about shared time together, especially on a boat where you are in close quarters and there’s lots of adventure that brings you close to people.