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Postcard Home: Cyclades part 1 (North Eastern Islands)
After finally heading out of the Saronic gulf (the gulf that contains Athens) with a hooray and an over the shoulder wave, complete with all the items we were waiting on from Poros, we headed straight out for the island of Kithnos. The wind was blowing from the north and we raced along with Intention…
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Postcard Home: Hydra
Like a bird on a wire… Anyone else love that song by Leonard Cohen? Turns out that he wrote it here on the beautiful island of Hydra. This long, skinny, jagged strip of an island is just a few miles off the Greek mainland and sits strategically between the Argolic and Saronic gulfs. I can…
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Salty Tales
Actually, before we leave the Eastern Greek islands, I need to tell some stories about 3 of the islands we passed quite quickly through and I barely mentioned last year. These 3 islands are closely linked through geography and history and a long and noble maritime presence. These islands are Chios, the largest, Oinousses, a…
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