Very early this morning John and Angela departed the Tangaroa and flew to Athens to continue on with the rest of their holiday in Europe. We caught up again with our Australian friend Jennifer who took us to a delightful small family owned and operated Ouzeri in a small side …

Once again we depart Skiathos town and motor back to Skopelos Island visiting a delightful small bay with it’s own tiny sandy beach. We spent the afternoon swimming and snorkeling here until dark storm clouds started appearing. As a precaution we made our way to a tiny sheltered nearby port …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A very quiet uneventful relaxing day today for us after such a busy time  travelling through the UK for the past three weeks and then meeting our family and racing around Rome for four days!!!  

Rachel and the boys arrived in Skiathos today and we set off on the boat for a trip to the Kastro, where we had lunch, a swim and a walk up to the old castle. Late afternoon we left  Skiathos Island and motored to the port of Loutraki on Skopelos …