ocean-pilgrim

Category: Musings

  • From Kerkira (Corfu) to Kos

    From Kerkira (Corfu) to Kos

    As I sit on the rocky barren edge of Kos one of the most easterly islands in Greece, looking out across to Türkiye writing this it’s actually hard to cast my mind back to Corfu at the far west edge of Greece.  It feels like another place in another time mainly because of the territory…

  • Postcards from the Northern Ionian

    Postcards from the Northern Ionian

    We left the Gulf of Patras for the tiny island of Kastos, a long string bean of an island tucked in alongside the larger island of Kalamos. Happy days as we were off to the main town, to a stunning aquarium of an anchorage and a trip in to the bar at the Windmill that…

  • Taking the long way home

    Taking the long way home

    Living overseas for an extended period always requires quite a bit of planning and in my experience staying flexible when things change is an essential skill when it comes to finding a way forward. To get to our home port of Aigio took some fancy footwork this year! Once again we decided to start our…