Messina, Sicily, Italy 10/6-2013
N38°11.975´
E15°33.570´
From Kefalonia island we continue our sailing further north...
... and in Korfu we make our last harbour stop in Greece. After spending the last nights in small silents bays, it is a big contrast to come to this touristic city... and it does not take long before I am longing back out at sea again...
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Finally!! Our new crew member arrives and the weather forecast looks promising. :)Before being able to head west, we sail some hours along the coast of Albania. Such a beautiful scenery to watch the cloud formations smoothly touching the Albanian mountains...
We leave the great scenery behind, and start heading west towards the greek island Othonoi. The sight makes me happy, also Othonoi gives us a lovely cloudy scenery!! So much beauty everywhere! :)
Othonoi is a small island north-west of Corfu and gives us some shelter for the night before making the crossing over to Italy.
Early next morning we start our sailing before sunrise. The winds are in our favour and we get a great speed towards our new destination.
Time to say good bye to Greece and hello to Italy...
From the eastern part of Greece it does not take long time before reaching Italy, and already in the afternoon we have the Italian coast in sight.
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With the wind in our back we continue our voyage south in daytrips. Already the first day after arriving Italian waters we get lovely company...
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... dolphins!! :) Those acrobatic mammals seem to be very social today and gladly they spend long time close to our boat several times the same day. It truly gives me pure positive energy to watch those playful animals!
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We reach the southern part of Italy. When arriving Messina, at the north east coast of Siciliy, we make our first harbour stop and walk on italian ground.The Tyrrhenian Sea is now waiting ahead, but before that it is getting time for a real Italian pizza in great athmosphere. After some days at sea this is nothing less than really, really delicious... Yammie!!
Though I already look forward to soon continue the trip... very soon... ;)
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