Arrived in Ionian Islands, Greece

It's about 250 nautical miles from Sicily to Kefallonia, the largest of the Greek Ionian Islands. We tried to time the two night sail so we would arrive in the morning, but with better winds than expected (and a wife who refused to slow down), we found ourselves skimming along calm seas above 8 knots, faster than expected.  The good winds continued, and by 3am on the second night we had arrived at our island (with a wife who refused to anchor on an unknown shoreline in the dark).  Before we knew it, the massive line of thunderstorms we’d seen in the distance was upon us, and we spent four hours doing doughnuts with lightning strikes all around, interspersed with blinding rain and howling winds, John cursing his obstinate wife the entire time.  Nothing like a little family adventure to make the heart grow fonder!  But all’s well that ends well, and it was nice and calm by the time it was light enough to see the narrow inlet, town and quay.  A day in the nice little town of Argostoli was perfect to clear Greek customs, resupply with fuel, water, and food, clean up the boat, and do some homeschooling.  From here we head east through the Gulf of Corinth between mainland Greece and the Pelopponese peninsula, then through the Corinth Canal to Athens.

The town quay of Argostoli. 

Deserted construction sites like the one on the right

have been a common sight on our trip.