Sail-away #4

Once again we are back in the harbor of Skopelos. This group was made up of six Germans, one Austrian, and a Swede. The popular language was German so Paul and I doubled our vocabulary by learning two new words! :) 

The wind was off and on this week so we didn't sail too much. Spent alot of time swimming, snorkeling and pretty much trying to escape the August heat. 

I gathered over 1000 pictures from the group before they left and wish I could post them all. Here are some good ones that sum up the trip. Thanks everyone! :)

The "guys"! 

Our route.....

A peaceful cove

Mariana preparing something amazing for dinner!

Paul looking studly

A couple of the group went parasailing... 

 Sunset.....

...and moonlight over the water

Jonny tying the stern line....

Paul tying the stern line....

Getting ready to tie the stern line onto an old ship....

One more payment and its mine!!!

Paul jumping in to explore a cave

                             

The bathroom....no flushing here....just pump it out.

We had a brief visit from a rat. He got thirsty and jumped into the cooler with water.

 Poor guy!

A fellow boat out for a good sail

Another beautiful sunset

This is where we are now....just chilling in the harbor. 

Our boat is the biggest with the red sail covers.

Thanks for reading......have a great week! :)

Sail-away #3

We started out the third sail-away with a new crew member. Jonny is from England and will be here for the next two trips. He is a great guy and always makes us laugh. 

This group was from all over....America, Sweden, Holland, Switzerland and Germany. They all learned really quickly and the first day sailing went very well. Ten days flew by and here we are awaiting a new group on Monday.

The following pictures are mostly ones I gathered from the group. Thanks to all who contributed!

These are the string of island we sail....

The new crew member....Jonny

One of the highlights of the trip...we saw Prince Charles' boat as he vacationed in Greece.

One of the guys brought a kite and flew it as we motored along.

A great sunset picture

Paul weighing anchor

Paul tying a stern line....

....and climbing

Pushups!

Dropping the anchor

Wild goats on the cliffs

Mariana's wonderful food!

Its a hard life....

Everyone at dinner the last evening.

A cake we made for Hannahbeth's birthday...

Look for another update in two weeks! 

Have a great day!  :)

Sail-away #2

Finished up the second sail-away on Friday. This was an all German group. It was a bit challenging as many spoke only a bit of English but we all worked well together and had a great two weeks. Paul and I knew more about sailing so we were able to help instruct people as well as crew the boat. There was not much wind this time so we spent alot of time motoring around the island. 

Calm waters

The group at the monastery.

"Shark baiting"

The last guy looked familiar!

Paul and I gave surfing a try....

We are able to tour the island of Skopelos with the group one day. It was a lot of fun.

Mama Mia church! We climbed up the island and swam around it as well.

Robert was the leader of the German group. He was a really wonderful guy and very encouraging.

Some pictures of life around the boat....

The dreaded sea urchins....

Dolphins!!

Working working!

 Paul is always encouraging me. Love this picture that one of the Germans took.

Thats all for this week. The next group arrives tonight. 

I'll post again in two weeks! Have a wonderful day.