S/V Aphrodite

We have been leaving this island for 5 days now, and yet here we sit, still anchored in this tiny harbor on the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo, just a hop skip and a swim off the Turkish coast.  We stopped here only by accident really, it was late in the day and we did [...]

For the last year we have been planning a rendezvous with our former Moraga neighbors, Donna and Angelo, to meet in Santorini and sail to Rhodes. Despite the fact that meeting guests at a specific time and location with plans to deliver them to another place and time is a challenge most cruisers avoid, the [...]

We made landfall in the Peloponnese at sunrise Tuesday May 6th. It was the realization of a long-time dream for Michael, that he would sail his own boat to Greece. To picture the Peloponnese, imagine a large island resembling an extracted tooth with its roots pointing south.
The 387 NM sail from Syracuse Italy to the [...]

We enjoyed a day sail to Pantelleria and a free berth along side the wall. We were close to everything and stocked up on vegetables and foods that just were not available in Tunisia. Our first meal included pork chops and Italian pasteries for desert. Brisa seemed to grow about an inch a day and [...]