Welcome to the Lucas family
Buesnel
Fri 17 Jul 2009 21:03
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Back on the boat and with significant "IT" problems
we are back on line. Also I am back on the boat and am joined by the Lucas
family. We had a day in Tsaormina in Sicily relaxing (they had a long train
journey from the UK via Paris and Rome). Ami and Goerge managed a Ringo ride in
Taormina bay and we all had a swim in the CapoTaormina pool.
The next day we headed for Crotone on the heel of
Italy (120nm). A small non-descript town but we met some very friendly people
(or at least Sarah Lucas and Vicks did! and were 2 hours late for lunch!) and we
also bought some amasing Seafood (Lobster, Mussels and Salmon). We then headed
for Greece. The evening bagan well with us stopping the boat mid passage for a
cool off dip and then our long lost friends the Dolphins appeared - 4 separate
times in fact) George and Ami loved seeing then and I tried to get doen and
stroke them and even set us a Bosuns Chair arrangement over the side to try and
be in the water with them and we trucked on at 8 knots. The wind got up in the
night and we had some very fun, if s little hairy, sailing under the stars in
22-26 knots at 70 degrees off the port bow.
We have now arrived in Greece at a place called
Palaiokastrita on the west coast. The water is amasing - colder than Italy but
so clear and clean feeling - we needed cool off dips today on a regular basis.
We then wnet out for a Taverna meal in the small harbour. in need of some sleep
as none last night.....
BTW Pip Lucas is Pipo Lucasa in Italy and Pipos
Lucasos in Greece!
 Amphi Theatre in Taormina
 The CapoTaormina pool we all swum and relaxed
around (Sarah got a little burned!)
 Swimming off the back of the boat mid passage to
Crotone
 Our friends are back (4 times we saw
them)
 George Lucas was very excited about seeing the
Dolphins
 I tried to stroke them from the boat
 ... and then hung over the bow to try and get
closer to them
 Clive helped cook the seafood delight and Pip
hypnotised the lobsters so they would taste better or not feel the boiling sone
much (not sure which)
 Lobster and Moule for dinner
 enjoying dinner
 The lowering of the Italian courtesy
flag (lots of great memories) to be replaced by the
Greek
 Arriving in Greece
 Cute George Lucas
 The first Greek meal
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