Further north
Nydri Vliho, a bridge and the Ambracian Gulf The bay of Vliho, a bay behind Nydri, kept us longer than planned. I can’t remember having so many quiet nights at anchor in a row without wind and waves […]
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Summer holidays, water and murderers
Children on board and murder in the Caribbean School holidays are the best time to visit the Rivercafe. Having children on board really livens things up for us. Hannah (9), Henri (13), Jil and Manfred delighted us with
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Strange occurrences in Greece
The Lefkada Bridges Comedy Greece is a very beautiful country and the people are generally very friendly. Especially if you speak a few words of Greek. Some points are confusing and a bit hard to wrap my head
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3 pearls and an ex-oracle
Galaxidi Delphi Trizioni and Nafpaktos As we continued our journey through the Gulf of Corinth, we only stayed on the Greek mainland side. The destinations on the Peloponnese side are less interesting and there are no good anchorages
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Our way north
Nafplio or Nauplion 36 degrees and 22 minutes was our most southerly position and turning point this season. Now we are heading north again. As promised, George returned our railing in Monemvasia in the evening and did an
After the rain comes sunshine
The beautiful sides of the Peloponnese Sometimes sailing is like a visit to the dentist. It’s nice when it’s over. That’s how we felt after the scary Friday night I described in the last article. Mateo had turned
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Zakynthos: The most beautiful island in the world
Our last Ionian island Our last Ionian island Zakynthos Just a few hours’ sail south of Kefalonia lies Zakynthos. An amazing island. At 400 square kilometres, it is only half the size of Kefalonia (compared to Corfu’s 590
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Season 5
Five years at the Rivercafe Sounds like the fifth season of a Netflix series. They only renew them if they’re interesting. So far it’s been very interesting for us and apparently OK for our 30,000 readers, so it’s
Rivercafe insides
What is Karin actually doing? While we have to take a winter break from sailing, the real superheroes are off on their 75-80 day trip around the world. The Vendee Globe was launched in France, with 6 women
End of season in the Ionian
A sailing season in Greece Our fourth season with the Rivercafe has come to an end. This year was different from the previous ones. It was a year of short distances with only one overnight. A year with
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