Monthly Archives: June 2014

Corfu rubbed me wrong at the beginning. Entering by boat, Corfu is beautiful, a mountainous island a stone’s throw from Albania. The megayachts are lined up outside the harbor beneath the citadel. History back to before there was such a … Continue reading →

Arrived in Corfu after 36 hours of relatively unpleasant seas, but good sailing. We left from Riposto about 6 am in calm seas and no wind, which soon gave way to seas and then wind. The seas were forecast to … Continue reading →

The next Island we visited was Vulcano (Vulcan). Anchoring in Vulcan is rather tricky as the large bay is exceedingly deep, then shallows up to a 25 foot contour line very quickly. That was full of small boats, so we … Continue reading →

David and Michelle Geddes joined the Amante crew on the Aeolian islands. Michelle just graduated from high school and they are traveling Europe on a Father-Daughter graduation trip. We spent the first day with the Geddes in port at porto … Continue reading →

The most beautiful rodeo in the 7 seas. We arrived in Ponza after an uneventful, mostly windless navigation. Our friend and new sailor, Aaron stood watch for a turn, checking radar, AIS, visual sight checks, engine checks and making hourly … Continue reading →

Visited June 6-7. From Santa Marguerita Ligure, we arrived at Monterroso, northernmost town of the Cinque Terre. I have waited to see this land since our first trip to Italy in 2010, when our schedule was already too full and … Continue reading →

We walked here, 3 miles from Santa Marguerita Ligure. Along the way we stopped for a peach on a park bench. We let Chum, the boat dog, pick the spot. We took the ferry back an passed very close to … Continue reading →

And the low carb breakfast bar….tre cappucini, per favore Vanessa

Visited May 30- June 3 Not far east of Antibes is the peninsula of Cap Ferrat. Villefrance Sur Mer is just on the other side, both bays providing decent shelter in calm weather. Both of these places are surrounded by … Continue reading →