Exploring the Ionian

 

After the long winter in Boston we are back on CoKeMa again and very happy to be here. We flew from New York to Heathrow on May 5th and then on to Athens from there. We rented a car for the drive across to Preveza.

The boat was just as we had left it in Cleopatra Marina in Greece, a very professional organization to work with. We had some projects to complete before launching which we did on May 21st. Since then, we have been moving around the Ionian islands south of Preveza. The 3 main islands are Lefkada, Kefalonia and Zakynthos but we have also visited other great islands like Ithaki, Kalamos and Kastos.


Picture of the White Cliffs on the south west tip of Lefkada

Check out our WEB PAGE for the best updates. 

The web page has a link to Ita’s blog as well as videos from the trip including a video from the drone in the picture above.

Under the “JOURNEY” page you can see a history of our travels from Turkey last year and it is updated at a minimum once a month. If you click on a location with a star there is further information with a short slide show or video.

The “LOCATION” page is updated daily for every new destination.

Greece is an amazing cruising ground and we have met some great people. The picture below is looking down towards Vathy on Ithaka with friends from Germany.

 

Dieter, Brigit and Benji




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  1. MaureenAugust 18, 2021 at 1:45 PM

    The website looks great! I love the location feature...looks like you're about to go through the Straits of Gibraltar. This has made me realize how woefully incomplete my knowledge of geography is. Sounds like amazing adventures!

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