Cruising on Eidos

Going to the beach and swimming allowed. It seems that in Greece, the infections and deaths due to the Coronavirus have stabilized and the h...

Home-made mask. Beginning today, we no longer have to send a text or carry a piece of paper stating where we're going. We are free t...

After an evening playing a game with my family in Canada over Google's Hangouts, I got to thinking of just how fortunate I am.  Life ...

It seems that people everywhere are going to have to get used to a new life, which includes the constant risk of the coronavirus infection o...

It doesn't seem believable that we've been under lockdown for a month now, but it is true. Thirty-one days have passed since the P...

We are having some good weather now, so it's a perfect time for varnishing. I put a second coat on the walls and cubby doors of the qu...

The Greeks (as well as the rest of us, expats, residents, visitors, and yachts people) have been promised that if we behave over the upcom...

Statistics can be helpful when dealing with potentially frightening numbers, such as deaths from the pandemic COVID-19 virus. In 2018, in ...

While under lockdown, with most people in the marina staying put and venturing out only when necessary, individual preferences and quirks ...

The morning dawned clear and cold. It's nearly April but still, I need to turn the heater on first thing after getting up. Rest day from...

The sun is back this morning with only a few fluffy clouds to the south.  It is so beautiful out and still quiet at nearly 10 am, so I we...

Sorting documents.   More rain this morning, so after breakfast, I started sorting my paperwork. I ripped up old bank statements, mobile...

It's been stormy for the past two days, so I stayed home and cleaned more pots, sorted through more clothes and made a new lining for my...

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all get a mild, symptomless case of the coronavirus, develop immunity to it and then get on with our liv...

According to Scientific American and other reliable publications,  over the next 18 months,  80% of us will get infected with COVID-19.  Out...

It was bound to happen, but I hoped that it wouldn't. Lefkada is an island connected to the mainland by a swinging bridge and s...

This morning, all of us in the marina received an email with an offer of a reduced price for the months that we may not be able to move our ...

View from Eidos towards the offices and shops. View towards the south. The day dawned cloudy with some intervals of rain, so I'...

As of tomorrow, Monday, March 23, from 6 am. everyone in Greece is under total lockdown. We are ordered to stay home.  No more gatherings fo...

Lefkas town inner harbour. It's been one week since Greece has been under lockdown and I've been in self-isolation. As an intr...