This week we sail further south along the coast of Greece, passing the first cape of the Peloponnese on route to Kalamata. We leave the bay of Navarino for our first anchorage in Methoni and it’s a ripper, bounded by an historic castle on one side and green farm land on the other. We are one of only 3 yachts in the anchorage when we arrive and are soon the only one, and it feels like we are the only tourists in town. Visiting a family owned and run taverna, Sapientza, we are treated to a traditional home cooked meal made by Grandma which we get to choose from the stove top.

With light winds we sail to the nature island of Sapientza for a quick swim and then on to Finakounda where we anchor for the night. A quick trip in to check out the town and have a Greek coffee the next morning before the winds arrive and we are on our way again, this time to an anchorage on the way to Kalamata via the first cape of the Peloponnese. We aren’t sure what to expect as it seems 2 very different wind directions are meeting at the cape but it’s completely fine and we are treated to some great winds to sail. We attempt to anchor at Koroni however large boulders cover the sea floor and we decide against it and sail on to Petalidi which is a perfect anchorage although a little exposed.

The next day we are off early to Kalamata where we need to berth in the marina due to no long term anchorages nearby and we also need to pick up some deliveries and re-stock Kawai. Kalamata is the only place we have been able to find so far this time in Greece to re-fill our Turkish-bought gas bottles which is a relief. Diesel is delivered right to the dock and the 27 euro fee includes unlimited electricity and 4 euros for unlimited water. It’s been a long time since Kawai has had a decent wash down so Jase gives her a good bath. Kalamata is famous for it’s big fat black olives so we pay a visit to the large local farmer’s markets to try them and stock up on fresh fruit and veges.

From Kalamata we sail to Krites anchorage for one night and it’s a delightful anchorage with crystal clear waters and after being in a marina we are keen for a swim!

About us:

Our names are Jason and Tracey and we traded our house, cars, business, job and security for freedom, adventure, travel and living simply amongst nature and the seas on our 45 foot Hanse 445 sailing boat, Kawai.

We don't know exactly where the winds will take us at this stage but over the next year we hope to sail to Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia.

Jase loves making travel videos and we decided to upload to youtube to share our adventure. We really hope you enjoy and feel free to drop us a comment any time to chat or subscribe to follow along :)

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Jason and Tracey
Sailing Kawai

Closed Captions (CC):

last week we left sick in thoughts and

set sail for the southern Peloponnese we

stopped in Qatar Colo to check out

Olympia before moving further south to

the more isolated Bay of Navarino this

area at the very bottom of Greece is

very open to the sea and brings more

fish empty castles and an iconic Greek

beach this week we had further south

passing the first Cape of the

Peloponnese enroute to kalamata we

experienced both calm historic

encourages and Anchorage's that are a

little bit more tricky we take advantage

of the warm October weather and more

crystal-clear beaches before restocking

Hawaii while in the kalamata marina a

third visit to a marina in a year and of

course we sampled the famous kalamata

olives with north leaves blowing down

the coast we set sail for muthoni we

would then visit the nature island al

sapienza and then on to FINA kunda

before making our way along the coast to

kalamata well it's not every day and

land is very cool

sure is and we should have a view of it

from the Anchorage so it's actually

lights afternoon and I very coming from

coastal Australia

we're not used to seeing forts and

castles so we're always pretty excited

to view them from our home on Anka the

castle of muthoni did not disappoint

and the silhouette as the sunset was

quite a sight the anchorage was a large

bay loads of santa anchor in and with

tractors cruising the streets we knew

we'd found a winner we'd heard of a

traditional family restaurant serving

home-cooked meals made by Grandma so we

headed in to check it out well it's a

good time to arrive now the perfect

afternoon yeah there's not many boats we

haven't seen too many since we've left

the island so yeah it's just us and a

couple of others it's the anchorage

there we could hear cows mooing from the

Anchorage so that's always a positive

it's like we're at and outback Australia

hi koalas though nice ones

very traditional great we have to go in

and see what's cooking mama started to

choose their meal so fun

be-because false piety you might see

with an angle to the Pavo tomorrow and

pepper pastitsio potato Cecchini

free avi she can be take it Chicken

Shack

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traditional great might need to go for a

run tomorrow two rounds you reckon yeah

Sony is known for its Venetian Castle at

the head of the bay which forms

convenient protection for muthoni Harbor

it seemed like we were the only tourists

in town and it felt like a community

that was lost in time with a sense of

pride and Family Values which is a

little harder to find these days

kids helping out food it was just really

nice vibe lots of different elements of

Greece to it yeah some of the locals

just attempting to sail out of Anchorage

this morning we're going sailing but we

also aren't going very far but at this

rate well we'll be there in about four

hours

oh you're plenty tough well then we've

got to go somewhere else after that

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it's it's lava wind picking up some time

to leave

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straight

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son is back muthoni this gem of a spot

was empty

with the season being over regardless we

always try to explore the towns even if

it's just a quick stop after a strong

Greek coffee the winds had arrived so we

are

the cool bits that I like about sailing

is just the different landscape either

some really cool landscape along here

different colored rock and it's just

really interesting so yeah we're just

about to reach the the furthest point

before we turn towards kalamata the

Wheaton has dropped off a fair bit but

we're really not sure what it's going to

be like once we get around the corner so

we're gonna have to jibe as we come

around we're not really too concerned

about it but you just never know what's

gonna be around the court

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first of three points we've got to get

around pretty easy that one the last one

I think would be the more challenging

one which is yeah that's the one you

have to round before getting into the

Cyclades so you know casting through the

gully yeah getting a bit windy get some

good speed it's not too far from a

corona now and I mean right now and yeah

we're cruising love it

what have we got what is the wind I

winds 15 rod on the beam and we're going

six

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of the Lord and round in circles chasing

my tail and Gosnell away seeking shelter

in different corners and never finding a

place to stay

somehow ended up rather help me up these

are the boulders there is a little bit

of sand and weight in between but I'd

rather not risk it here it's a shame

because it looks like a real cute little

town we ended up spending the night in

peddle ad which had a great anchorage

though a little exposed before heading

to kalamata marina early the next

morning most of the time we prefer the

many positive aspects of being an anchor

however sometimes we need to take a

birth in a marina this time being due to

no long-term encourages in kalamata

needing a place to get mail sent it was

also a great place to replenish fuel

order gas and provisions before heading

to the Cyclades out of season

I got you there strugglin so you look

like we're on a mission back back yeah

yeah walking shoes are same kalamata

market get some olives should be good

good ratings online so yeah yeah it

should be good

should be good well as we cruise up into

kalamata you come across the train

tracks and your father in the hallway

off the main drag this is old-school

trains everywhere and my brother-in-law

drivetrain so this is for you Ben we're

just visiting the trains training

business ever

but um yeah it's got a feeling that 6 or

7 maybe even more obstacle trains so

it's different

I don't know the purpose oh I see if I

can find out their training through this

all those into Thomas the Tank Engine

you would love this

success so now we are off home it's only

48 kilos no that's enough moving

chuffing on warning it's time to head

home

all right let's cruise

keep for a cookie

finally

oh hi just inspecting some of my I could

work with the bow day yeah well I was

just looking up sunset but that's not

what you meant to say but I have

inspected your good work and it's clean

because 27 euros a night to stay in the

marina with diesel delivered right to

our dock unlimited electricity in four

euros for unlimited water allowing me to

give quite a much-needed bath we're even

able to get our Turkish gas bottles

filled immediately jobs are done order

in pairing and it's time to leave yeah

morning over there yeah new spot one

more pretty cruisy day and then we'll do

it overnight keep cycling yeah oh yeah

where we keen to leave the marina and

looking forward to a swim however we had

really enjoyed kalamata it was a very

lively city with a great vibe and we

enjoyed all the convenience for a little

while but being on anchor is more free

and it was a relief to get back to it

I dare you dig a little deeper

it makes you feel in stronger

is what you made

just take a little

you know those bison slowly

do

now litter

just chilling out we've moved today from

Kalamata which is so far away just over

there

and wearing key trees I think it's

called sorry if I pronounced that wrong

which is about five nautical miles down

the coastline and we were just saying

that this place is just beautiful like

you always here at Cyclades the Ionian

and Peloponnese has been really

beautiful so we're glad that we didn't

do the Corinth again and we've come

around the long way around the

Peloponnese because it's it's all in

Edith and how would you say the sailing

in Anchorage it's off

yeah good sailing you know we I think

it's very dependent on on weather or

different times a year but we've early

on we didn't have much wind but then

we've had a little bit since so sailed a

fair chunk of it Anchorage's have been

good yeah you can get there in the

daylight it actually looked like where

we anchored here in about five to six

meters and you know we could see the

sand so drop our inquiry that was really

helpful but yeah good Anchorage's we

just having some some olives we picked

up in kalamata we've had some of the

black ones which we really liked we've

got some preservative free ones and we

haven't tried one yet so I'm hoping

there is good I probably won't be

verdict good I think though yeah not as

good as the ones at the market next week

on Kauai we head off in the dark

as we complete the 113 nautical mile

trip to mill us in the Cyclades we

explore the world-renowned Duras caves

by boat before passing both capes

including the notorious malay escape

trace waves to the monks on the hill

before we set sail into the open waters

of the Cyclades thankfully without the

Meltemi

beating through thanks for watching we

really can't wait to show you the

magical places we visit in the Cyclades

we're so close to 4,000 subs thanks for

supporting us auntie Rudy

it makes you feel a little stronger