Yacht Fiona Blog Update

Ducking and diving from the Meltemi seems to have been all we’ve been doing for the last month!

We crossed to Nisos Serifos, our first chosen Cycladian island, in a force 5 north easterly wind when north westerly force 4 had been forecast! In a very confused sea, Dave felt sea-sick for the first time onboard Fiona! However we eventually dropped anchor safely in a bay with very typically Greek sugar cube style houses and blue domed churches.

Our route from Serifos took us to the islands of Paros, Dhenousa, and Levitha, all with their own special character, before arriving in the the Dodecanese at Nisis Pserimos.

Highlights from this part of our cruise were definitely the night we spent on Levitha (€7 for the night on a buoy) and the half hour trip to the only taverna across a rocky track and back in the moonlight. The eco friendly farmhouse without electricity or running water managed to provide all the cruisers in the anchorage that night a delicious meal of goat burger and barracuda - exotic surf and turf!

Also memorable was the night spent in a little anchorage in Dehenousa, kept awake by nudists chanting to the full moon on the adjacent beach!

We’ve since spent a few nights in the luxury of Kos marina and against the quay in Kardhamena on Nisos Kos, catching up with friends there. In Kardhamena we had our first southerly storm, reminding us that before long we must set sail for our winter destination of Turkey.