
No, we're not suffering from the winter in Germany. We are looking forward to the upcoming sailing time on board. We've been on the water with Aglaya again for a few days now, but haven't set sail from Lefkas yet. Aglaya needs to be serviced and looked after first, as befits a lady in her prime. New antifouling on the underwater hull, propeller polished, leaking hatch repaired, dirt from the winter scrubbed off the deck, metal and GRP care. It's all done. Today we hoisted and rigged all four sails. If Aglaya had feet, she'd already be pawing at them. But the engine still needs to be serviced and a few small repairs still need to be done.
For now it's Easter, this time at home and in Greece at the same time. An opportunity for an Easter walk and a delicious lamb dish (stifado) prepared by the chef de la galley himself.
And where should we go this season? Firstly southwards, out of the Ionian Sea into the Gulf of Patras. There we will then turn off to Messolonghi for a few days. We want to meet friends there again and see what's going on in the marina. Then we'll continue eastwards through the Gulf of Corinth and the canal and from there to the north-east. At the end of June we want to be in Thessaloniki. We are excited and looking forward to setting sail!