Category Archives: 2013-2020 BLOGS

Escape from Bosnia

Posted on March 14, 2020 by skippy526

March 13 – 14, 2020 — Friday the 13th – it may have been an omen.  In checking the news from our hotel in Sarajevo we heard rumblings of border closings in various countries in the area.  Knowing Montenegro can … Continue reading →

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Sarajevo

Posted on March 12, 2020 by skippy526

March  11 – 12, 2020 — We arrived in Sarajevo with our friends John and Eileen looking forward to spending four days exploring the city we had all seen on TV with all its splendor during the 1984 Olympic Games, … Continue reading →

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Dubrovnik and Mostar

Posted on March 10, 2020 by skippy526

March 5 – 10, 2020 — On March 5th our friends John and Eileen joined us from the US with plans to visit Montenegro, Dubrovnik, Croatia, and drive on to Mostar and Sarajevo, Bosnia.  It was a great proposed itinerary … Continue reading →

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Arrival in Montenegro

Posted on October 24, 2019 by skippy526

October 24-26, 2019 — We motored, in calm seas, almost sixty miles straight offshore from Durres, Albania to Bar, Montenegro.  When we crossed into Montenegro we did the mandatory change of courtesy flags excited that we had finally made it, … Continue reading →

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North Coast and Durres

Posted on October 23, 2019 by skippy526

October 22 – 23, 2019 — On we went to Vlore, and currently the only marina in Albania.  When we arrived we repeatedly radioed the marina office.  No answer.  Eventually we phoned the marina and found the marina manager who … Continue reading →

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In the Middle of Nowhere — Albania

Posted on October 21, 2019 by skippy526

October 20-21, 2019 — Albania seems to want to encourage boaters but currently has too many obstacles in place to be successful. All boats are required to check in and out of every port. There is only one marina in … Continue reading →

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Sarandë and the Interior

Posted on October 21, 2019 by skippy526

October 19 – 21, 2019 — After our most challenging summer of sailing we finally left Corfu, Greece on October 19th for the 15 mile crossing to Albania–and out of the EU.  We were over our 90 day limit for … Continue reading →

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FIRE in the cabin!

Posted on September 6, 2019 by skippy526

September 9, 2019 — The word “FIRE” is not something you want to hear when doing a passage, or being on any boat, for that matter! With Charles, our friend from Barcelona still with us, we moved on from Naxos … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting . . .

Posted on September 6, 2019 by skippy526

September 2 – 6,  2019 — Still waiting for a weather window to cross the corridor, the 50 mile span between the Dodecanese Islands and the Cyclades Islands where the meltemi winds blow with such force and frequency, we started … Continue reading →

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Home of the Triangle — Samos

Posted on September 2, 2019 by skippy526

August 16 – September 2, 2019 — Currently we are on the hook in Samos, Greece, waiting! We are located less than five miles from the coast of Turkey.  Samos is the closest of the Greek islands to Turkey, at … Continue reading →

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