Freya & Us
| Vessel Name: | Freya of Wight |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Westerly Oceanranger |
| Hailing Port: | Portishead |
09 November 2020 | Severn Beach, Bristol - 8,735 NM
2020 By the Numbers
Ninth year of cruising completed, this season was a lot shorter than normal because of Covid-19. This year's numbers are:
08 November 2020 | Samos Marina, Pythagorio - 8,735 NM
The Earth Moved!
And then to Samos marina and the end of another sailing year. The marina is modern and well maintained but was clearly built to be more than just a marina. There are lots of shops but all empty as well as apartments and a pool. It gives it a feeling of desolation even though it’s all clean and tidy [...]
26 October 2020 | Samos Marina, Pythagorio - 8,735 NM
Circumnavigation
Although we were very close to the end of our sailing adventures this year we weren't ready to stop yet. The winds still wouldn't allow us to visit Agonothinisia and so we decided on a circumnavigation of Samos. We motored around the east of the island in zero wind where Greece and Turkey are only 1 [...]
20 October 2020 | Marathakampos - 20th October 2020 - 8,715NM
Island Hopping
We decided on another day in Lipsoi and planned to walk the length of the island. This may sound a long way and indeed did to us when planning it! We took a taxi to Porto Mosxato on the north coast. It was a very pretty bay with lots of colourful fishing boats. The first stage was a steep uphill walk [...]
09 October 2020 | Limnos - 8,620 NM
Taking it Easy
We enjoyed our anchorage in Meloyi so much we stayed another night. A very lazy day on board going ashore for a walk around the bay and surrounding hills in the afternoon and another fantastic full moon later. The following morning, after a long early morning swim, we moved around the corner to Skala [...]
30 September 2020 | Patmos - 8,602 NM
What’s in a Plan
Evdhilos is a fishing village on the north coast of Ikaria. It has a huge harbour wall for such a small place, almost hiding it from the sea, to stop the meltemi but it was very calm while we were there. We stayed 2 nights and really enjoyed exploring the steep village streets and views as well as the [...]
On Holiday
After a few days in the same place, our gypsy genes started to play up and we decided to hire a camper van to continue our tour. We spent a few days exploring the lakes and the Tajo national park east of Madrid, before returning to the city to collect Lorraine's mum who joined us in the van for the remainder of the month. After spending a day showing her the sights of Madrid we initially headed south to begin a loop through the towns of Toledo, Trujila, Caceres, Salamanca, Avila and Segovia. In each of the towns we were amazed by depth of history embodied in their architecture, city walls, cathedrals and palaces dating back to the middle ages and even earlier - with Roman walls, stadiums and a magnificent and truly monumental aqueduct in Segovia. We were equally amazed by the snow capped mountains and the cold of central Spain. We spent most of the trip 1,000m above sea level and while this made for some dramatic scenery it also meant some very cold nights.
We are now back in the UK and plan to chill out for a while with family and friends and then do some property maintenance. We hope to return to Freya in the spring to re-commission her ready to start cruising again.
Thanks to all of you who have commented on the blog and by email. We hope to see you all while we are in the UK. Next entry will be in March or April 2012.
