Freya & Us
| Vessel Name: | Freya of Wight |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Westerly Oceanranger |
| Hailing Port: | Portishead |
03 December 2019 | Bristol - 8,443 NM
2019 by the numbers
Eighth year of cruising completed. This year’s numbers are:
05 November 2019 | Mytilini - 8,443 NM
I don’t want to alarm you but......
We had 10 days in Mytilini before our visitors arrived. We spent the time being very sociable with our fellow yachties. As well as Gordon and Louise on Camira we were joined by Edward on Windhoos from the Netherlands and Uva from Germany. A few bleary mornings were testament to the good nights had by [...]
18 October 2019 | Mytilini, Lesbos - 8,413 NM
Overnight to Molyvos
Our overnight passage was beautiful. We left Samothraki just before 5.00 pm to do 78 miles ensuring we arrived in daylight. The sea was totally flat and we had a gentle breeze allowing the main to give us a bit of assistance. The moon was almost full and already rising as we left and it lit our way until [...]
11 October 2019 | Molyvos, Lesbos - 8,379 NM
Samothraki
It was time to start heading south and back to Lesvos for the winter. We left Porto Lagos having really enjoyed our few days, there even though it felt as we left as soon as we’d arrived. 37 miles away was our next stop, Samothraki. A small island made of a large chunk of marble a long way from anywhere [...]
04 October 2019 | Porto Lagos - 8,263 NM
Twitchers
Our first night back in Kavala turned out to be very long! One of the big ferries arrived shortly after us which isn't normally a problem but it clearly wasn't going anywhere soon but kept his engine running all night. Added to that the whole fishing fleet must've returned for the weekend passing very [...]
02 October 2019 | Porto Lagos - 8,263 NM
A bus trip to Thessaloniki
A very pleasant 20 NM downwind motorsail past a couple of oil rigs took us to Ormos Eleftheriou. We had to come here as it’s Rita’s (Paul’s sister) family name. It’s a beautiful, big horseshoe shaped bay with small islands dotted about it, a few smaller bays plus a castle and sandy beaches. After [...]
Final Leg in 2012
The marina in Viveiro is lovely and sheltered and a short, level walk from town – a welcome change from Ribadeo! It is in a beautiful ria and we’ve done some lovely walks along the river and the coast line, up a mountain to San Roche with spectacular views over the ria and up the river Landres, as well as exploring the old town with its narrow streets, ancient gates, bridges and copy of the shrine at Lourdes.
When we arrived the marina made us an offer we couldn’t refuse – their price for laying up Freya ashore for the winter was about half the other quotes we’d received! It was all arranged but then all of a sudden seemed to be going horribly wrong. The management contract for the marina was being renewed and it all got very political - with the marina staff disappearing and the power being cut off. When they returned a couple of days later we were assured it was all OK but struggled to get a definite date for the lift out and a final price. We were running out of things to do and debating whether to move on when all of a sudden it was sorted. Freya is now on the hard, has had her bottom cleaned and put to bed for the winter. That’s ithe sailing over for this year.
We’re currently sitting in the bus station waiting for a bus to Lugo. It is now 3.45 and the bus was supposed to be at 11.30 – but apparently today is a national festival and there is a Sunday service! Hopefully there is a bus in an hour. We’re going to do a bit of wandering around inland Spain before heading home for the winter.
