20th June 2014 Skiathos to Newcastle, England
We departed the Meltemi Hotel and caught a Thomas Cook direct flight to Newcastle which is situated on the mid eastern coast of England. On our arrival we collected a hire car at the airport and proceeded to drive toward the city centre which was only a few kms away. …
19th June 2014 Skopelos Town to Skiathos Port by Ferry
As always, we had a mad rush to get everything ready to catch the ferry to Skiathos where we were going to stay the night before flying directly to Newcastle in England the following day. We had made a booking at the Meltemi Hotel which had a bit of history …
18th June 2014 Skopelos Port, Skopelos Island
Today we had a busy day packing and organising the last things for our trip to the UK. Our Australian friends David and Sharni leave the port with a well stocked up pantry of perishables from the Tangaroa. By chance our Swiss friends Charles and Maria arrive in the port …
17th June 2014 Skopelos Port, Skopelos Island
Today with the help of George, who looks after the port, we organise for the Tangaroa to be secured closer in the port where the fishing boats and the long term boats are berthed. Once again we meet up with fellow Australian sailors, David and Sharni who invite us for …
16th June 2014 Klima to Skopelos Port, Skopelos Island
The wind forecast expected in the next few days was not as promising as we would have liked, so we made an early departure for Skopelos town. In a few days time we had planned to leave the Tangaroa in the main port of Skopelos and then take a ferry …