After a great meal last night, iy was time to start thinking about getting back to Corfu over the next couple of days. Some strong north westerlies are being forecast which will make progress to Corfu very difficult if we leave it too late. To break the journey, tonight's destination is planned as Cleopatra Marina, anchored outside this time, with a meal ashore in the fine restaurant. We weighed anchor at Vlycho at 9-30am, no wind, so motored towards the Lefkas Canal. Once at the entrance, I carefully tweaked our speed as we went along the canal to ensure that we arrived at the bridge as close to midday as possible when the bridge would open. The canal is 5nm long so this required some constant mental arithmetic! We arrived five minutes before the bridge opened, a very short wait and we were through. Only another 5nm to the anchorage which we reached at 13-45pm, no problems. The canal was quite busy with boats again today but it's fairly easy to avoid a collision as most boats stay in the correct side of the channel, yes, most boats....there's always an idiot somewhere! The plan to eat ashore was somewhat scuppered today as the wind never dropped to a level that would allow us to launch the dinghy from the boat or get ashore without getting totally drenched. I cooked a pasta dish instead which went down well all round. A couple of glasses of wine and that was it for the day ready for a 5-30 start tomorrow morning for Mark and I to get the boat on route to Corfu with an option to stop at Syvota, wind dependent. It only takes two people to get the anchor up so Mark would assist in the morning, head back to bed, then I would carry on at the helm for a few hours before Tracey and Mark needed to get up for the day. Tomorrow could be a long day so getting as much sleep as possible always pays off when sailing.