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Hunger for Power

Joe and Tamara sharing a meal with us in the Iris Hotel, Nidri

This week, Fraser talks us through our exciting new lithium battery installation, and we discover that the seas around here might not be as safe as we assumed!

Posted byKerry BuchananMay 19, 2026May 9, 2026Posted inSailing Blog PostsTags:Barberry, LiFePo batteries, Meganisi, Military drone ships, Sailing BarberryLeave a comment on Hunger for Power

Back in Our Happy Place

Boats queuing to pass through the swing bridge at the end of the Levkas Canal

In this first blog of 2026, we fit new canvas to Barberry and Fraser risks life and limb to replace our radio aerial.

Posted byKerry BuchananMay 12, 2026May 9, 2026Posted inSailing Blog PostsTags:Barberry, Boat jobs, Greek sailing, Levkas Canal, Mediterranean sailing, Unlimited Transit Log2 Comments on Back in Our Happy Place

Season’s End

In our last blog post for this season, Fraser talks about our excursion to some incredible Roman ruins and how we lifted Barberry out of the water in torrential rain.

Posted byKerry BuchananNovember 4, 2025October 29, 2025Posted inSailing Blog PostsTags:Barberry, Greek windmill, Mediterranean sailing, Nicopolis, Roman ruinsLeave a comment on Season’s End

Lazy days and an Early Christmas

This week, Kerry talks about swimming in the rain in crystal clear water, and finding an octopus beneath our boat in an anchorage.

Posted byKerry BuchananOctober 28, 2025October 28, 2025Posted inSailing Blog PostsTags:Barberry, Greek windmills, Kalamos, Mediterranean sailing, Meganisi, Octopus, SailingLeave a comment on Lazy days and an Early Christmas

Kalamos Calamity

In last week’s blog Kerry left you on Thursday 2nd October on a very rainy day in Messolonghi. Now it’s Friday, and guess what? It’s still raining. We stayed on the boat until I got cabin fever and then I went for a run in the rain. I always like running in rain for someContinue reading “Kalamos Calamity”

Posted byKerry BuchananOctober 21, 2025October 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Kalamos Calamity

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