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Chapter One: WHAT WAS IT LIKE? Leros is a small island in the Dodecanese in Greece. It has a varied history, and in 1912 was occupied by the Italians. They stayed for 31 years, fortified the island and...

Chapter One: HEADING NORTH AGAIN We had circumnavigated the island of Leros and had originally intended to head South to Kalymnos and possibly Kos. However, with the predominant wind coming from the...

Chapter One: THERE AND BACK We’d sailed to Kouloura Bay on Lipsoi at the beginning of September to sit out some wind. When it had calmed down to about 25 knots we launched Buddy and took our rubbish...

Chapter One: ARRIVING IN GREECE We’d checked out of Turkey in Didim on 31st July. On 1st August at 7.15am we set off from our anchorage outside the marina and headed for Greece. We motored well away...