Hi everyone! In our last post, we wrote about our plans to sail to Sicily…and we now made it! We have arrived in Sicily last night after a slightly longer and more adventurous trip than expected…
Indeed, during our crossing of the Ionian sea, we had a very rough sea with 4m waves coming from everywhere that our autopilot could not handle. We had to steer most of the time, got very shaken by the conditions, and barely slept. The navigation being very tiring, we decided to stop in Calabria to rest and to continue to Sicily only after a good rest. On a positive note, we averaged a speed of 6.5 knots on our crossing from Greece to Calabria, making the 410km in only 35h!
We ended up spending 2 days in Calabria, doing boat work and exploring the region on our foldable bikes (until Louis’ bike had a puncture and we had to walk back to the harbor!).
The sail from Calabria to Sicily was a very pleasant, 18h long trip with a beautiful sunset above the Etna (here’s a photo of it) 🙂
We landed in Taormina and discovered a heaven of culture, landscapes, and outdoor sports! We might stay here a few days, also going to Syracusa and hiking on Mount Etna. Our next bigger stop would be Malta, probably in more than a week but the sailing trip to there should not be very long: at most a day of sailing 🙂
Sailing Misty 