Sailing the Trails of Herodotus and Odysseus
Posted in Sailing, Sailing Croatia, Sailing Greece, Sailing Montenegro on Jul 3rd, 2011
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Some five weeks ago I departed from Murter, Croatia, to sail south to the inland sea of Levkada in Greece…
My sailing yacht Helena, a Beneteau Cyclades 39, is very easy to handle and performs well, including the Genaker, one of my trip gadgetsthe ultimate toy. Top speed we reached was [...]
Posted in Sailing Greece on May 9th, 2009
Frikes
Frikes, the nice cosy little city on Nisos Ithaca. Ithaca, for me an island I can’t compare to one else. The connection with Homer, Odyssey and all places found on the island mentioned in the saga. An island with so many mythical and historical associations, amazing!
After our croissant and coffee at the local [...]
Posted in Sailing on Jan 30th, 2009
Today I will continue the log about the sailing trip I made in September 2008.
We sailed from Sivota to Frikes via Vasiliki on the 3rd and 4th day. I’ll combine these trips because the 3rd day we were mainly occupied by finding a good BBQ place for a group of 40 crazy dentists (we were [...]
Posted in Observations on Aug 17th, 2008
by Konstantinos Kavafis (1911)
As you set out for Ithaca
hope your road is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians, Cyclops,
angry Poseidon – don’t be afraid of them:
you’ ll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare excitement
stirs your spirit and your body.
Laistrygonians, [...]
