Hotel Nafpaktos
4 Korydalleos Nafpaktos, Central Greece, Greece
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... to see the sea urchin came best off, I had 7 or 8 puncture wounds with spines sticking out of them. I pulled the main ones out but they are brittle and break off in your foot. I spent the next 30 minutes trying to get them out with a needle and tweezers. I hacked away at my foot to no avail, I merely broke off bits of spine and didn’t get any completely out. It really hurt to walk so I took a rest in the motor home, Wifey got a bit worried so text her dad ...
Out of the city, and into the country...
... to her newphew, Jason that lived close by. Just before arriving in Nafpactos, you have to take this monster bridge that is brand new and very modern. The bridge its self is like 3kms long.....Don't quote me on that though. We were going to meeting up with Jason at this Caslte that over looked town. After a 5 min climb on some very bendy roads, we reached the castle entrance. The view from the top was spectacular. You could see the ...
R&R, Fire, Wind, then BOOM!!!
... helmsman! This error in design is not only laughable, it's now proven to be dangerous.
Since we picked up Hellas on July 31st, the boat has been pretty much a nightmare and it's been MUCH more work than play. First the belt went on the port engine and we had to go to Paleros for repairs. Then the dinghy, both boat and motor didn't work and we had to go to Nydri to pick up a new one. (The motor on the new one is no joy either. It tends to ...
Planning day for how we want to tackle Greece
... settled on Crete and Santorini. Crete being one of the bigger islands (and the furthest south, ie. the warmest) and Santorini was supposedly the most gorgeous of them all and a must see.
When it was all said and done the plan was put in place to head east towards Athens (Piraeus) making a stop at the Korinthos canal and doing it in two days. We would then ferry down to Crete hopefully catching an overnighter again. Spend about 6 days ...
The Dream of all dreams
... but we were willing to make the sacrifice. Down a couple of streets we found a decent hotel and found safe haven in it. By this time it was late evening and we headed out to find dinner and to scout out a place to do laundry the next day. Another excerpt from Scooter: As you may have gathered from what Laura wrote, Patra is not exactly a tourist destination, but a necessary entry point into Greece from Italy. We had to stay one night in Patra to ...


