A few days after Katy left (during which time I somehow fell off someones boat in the pitch dark and ended up at hospital having six stitches in my shin), Harry and Eimile flew into Corfu. They joined us in the bay outside Gouvia marina.
The view from the boat looking across to Gouvia marina in the background.
The view looking across to Corfu town - two huge cruise ships can be seen on the far left.
The view across the bay with Albania in the far distance.
The shoreline behind us.
We sailed over from Corfu to Igoumenitsa Creek where we found a very quiet anchorage for the night, just two other boats and a couple of fishermen's shacks.
From there we followed the mainland coast south to Sivota and anchored in Monastery Bay again (No storms this time!)
Another amazing sunset over Corfu!
Harry going for an early morning swim in Monastery Bay.
Next stop Lakka on Paxos. Such a lovely spot we stayed for two nights.
All the shades of blue - water and sky.
This is looking out of the bay over to the southern end of Corfu.
From Lakka back across to Sayaidha on the mainland. Dave had been told about a very good seafood restaurant here!
Difficult to choose which restaurant to support so we had starters in one then seafood in the one that had been recommended.
Quite a strange place. There was a harbour which all reports said was too shallow for us but other boats were going in? Should we risk it or not? Decided to stay out on anchor and take the dinghy in. A row of restaurants / bars along the harbour but really nothing else. Behind those was a large lake and houses beyond there.
Serenity looking serene in the evening light.
We had a good sail from Sayaidha back to Corfu.
Eimile at the helm, multitasking!
Harry and Eimile's week was over all too soon and they left us in Garitsas bay in Corfu.
We then went around the headland below the castle........
.......and anchored off the small island of Vido.
It was going to be just a lunchtime stop to see what it was like but it was so nice we stayed there for two nights. Very few other boats there and for a lot of the time we were on our own.
On the island there is a mausoleum for the soldiers of the First World War. Vido is also known as Serbian Jerusalem. It is believed that over 10,000 Serbs were buried on the island and in 1936, the large mausoleum was built where the bones of the soldiers buried here were placed.
We went ashore for a walk around the island and came across this "project". It must have been a very grand island home at one time but now sadly in need of some TLC.
Nearby were several empty houses that used to be part of the Scout campus there.
The abandoned buildings and campsite now give the island a rather eerie feel.
We found these strange fruits that had fallen from a tree and discovered they are "Osage Oranges" although not a lot like oranges as we know them.
Local inhabitants we met on our walk. Also a lot of pheasants who we noticed had realised when people come to the beach where we were anchored, probably had a picnic!
There is a small ferry that brings visitors to the island during the day.
We found a welcome bar on the other side of the island at the landing stage so enjoyed a much needed cold beer.
One of the beaches on the island.
We sailed over from Corfu to Igoumenitsa Creek where we found a very quiet anchorage for the night, just two other boats and a couple of fishermen's shacks.
From there we followed the mainland coast south to Sivota and anchored in Monastery Bay again (No storms this time!)
Another amazing sunset over Corfu!
Harry going for an early morning swim in Monastery Bay.
Time to relax!
Eimile setting sails
Next stop Lakka on Paxos. Such a lovely spot we stayed for two nights.
All the shades of blue - water and sky.
This is looking out of the bay over to the southern end of Corfu.
TWO beers Harry??
From Lakka back across to Sayaidha on the mainland. Dave had been told about a very good seafood restaurant here!
Difficult to choose which restaurant to support so we had starters in one then seafood in the one that had been recommended.
Quite a strange place. There was a harbour which all reports said was too shallow for us but other boats were going in? Should we risk it or not? Decided to stay out on anchor and take the dinghy in. A row of restaurants / bars along the harbour but really nothing else. Behind those was a large lake and houses beyond there.
Serenity looking serene in the evening light.
Sayaidha is on the strip of land that is Greece with Albanian mountains in the background - very close to the border. Fishing boat returning with the night's catch.
We had a good sail from Sayaidha back to Corfu.
Eimile at the helm, multitasking!
We then went around the headland below the castle........
.......and anchored off the small island of Vido.
It was going to be just a lunchtime stop to see what it was like but it was so nice we stayed there for two nights. Very few other boats there and for a lot of the time we were on our own.
On the island there is a mausoleum for the soldiers of the First World War. Vido is also known as Serbian Jerusalem. It is believed that over 10,000 Serbs were buried on the island and in 1936, the large mausoleum was built where the bones of the soldiers buried here were placed.
We went ashore for a walk around the island and came across this "project". It must have been a very grand island home at one time but now sadly in need of some TLC.
Nearby were several empty houses that used to be part of the Scout campus there.
The abandoned buildings and campsite now give the island a rather eerie feel.
We found these strange fruits that had fallen from a tree and discovered they are "Osage Oranges" although not a lot like oranges as we know them.
Local inhabitants we met on our walk. Also a lot of pheasants who we noticed had realised when people come to the beach where we were anchored, probably had a picnic!
There is a small ferry that brings visitors to the island during the day.
We found a welcome bar on the other side of the island at the landing stage so enjoyed a much needed cold beer.
One of the beaches on the island.
The beach where we anchored.
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