Easycruising

Buy a worn out cruise ship, slap some orange paint on, recruit Philipinos and bum around the Aegean. Fantastic.....

Where is Top Gear?

I took Billy for her first run today. To be exact, not her first run but the innaugral with me "in charge". Call it a proving trial with all luggage on-board to investigate stability at the edge of my "envelope". I can report that I found it quite difficult to get my leg over with all that tupperware on the back and that I need to look into how to wear glasses and avoid them and the visor steaming up. Oh, and the art of smooth throttle/clutch control was quite allusive at times - a touch of the old PIO.

Crocs in Guildford

A special mention regarding inappropriate footwear worn by Mr.Highviz scooter rider as spotted y our roving patrolman entering the Guildford one-way system yesterday.
Those crocs are great on the beach, are very light and comfy and streets ahead of flip-flops for jumping on and off yachts but on a scooter?

Winds in Greece

A small note for keen sailors of Aegean and Ionian waters:
Northerly wind = TRAMOUNDANA or VORIOS
North easterly wind = GREGOS or VORIOS ANATONIKOS
Easterly wind = LEVANTES os ANATONIKOS
South easterly wind = SIROKOS
Southerly wind = OSTRIA or NOTIOS
South westerly wind = GARBIS or NOTIO DITIKOS
Westerly wind = DITIKOS or POUNENDIS
North westerly wind = MAISTROS or VORIO DITIKOS
Wind at Vassiliki = ERIC

The Long Way Down

to Vassiliki around the mountain and down the loose shingle track.........ooh ahh.
Hardly Charly and Ewan but we all have our personal goals to conquer.

Essential gear - motorbiking (Ionian) Standard issue.

The Little Cat from Lefkas

A perfect beggar covering Miramare restaurant Vassiliki Harbour. No solicitors thank you very much.