Hey Richard,
                 How wonderful to be able to share such an experience with
your family.  Yes, all those places you mentioned are beautiful and we look
forward to seeing many again and a few for the first time.  Based on time
we will decide if it is through the canal or south around the "fingers".
Either way it will be fun.

Chris Geankoplis
S/V Enosis

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 11:44 AM Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was on my way to Split when the war broke out and we ended up leaving my
> boat in Lefkada in 1993. I was independently working in the Middle East so
> every summer we had 6-8 weeks off and we spent it with my young kids
> exploring Ionia. Loved that area and kind of gunk-holed from Corfu in the
> North to Kefalonia in the South for several years. We focussed on areas
> that the kids loved so beaches and swimming were a priority. Spent a lot of
> time in Paxos and Parga on the mainland. Loved Vliko Bay near Nidri, the
> island of Meganissi and Fiskardo on the island of Kefalonia was a
> favourite. I can't give you much info about the Peloponnesus as we always
> transitted from Ionia to Aegean through the Corinth canal. If you have
> time, the Ionian is worthwhile spending some time over. My boat was a Ted
> Hood designed Gulfstar 40 and had a lifting centre-board so I was able to
> get into anchorages that the charter boats couldn't get to.
>
>
> ~~~ _/) ~~~
>
> Richard Beytagh
> Phone: 828 337 0180
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:31 AM Chris Geankoplis <
> chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Richard,
> > Perhaps you can offer some insights into the area. Next summer we head
> > south around the Peloponnesus then into the Saronic Gulf. Or
> alternatively,
> > we make a quick run through the canal. From there either the inside
> passage
> > through Halkis, the Sporades and jump over to Lesvos and south to Rhodes.
> > We could also go through the southern route through the Cyclades. With
> you
> > Knowing the area and the Rhodes I welcome your thoughts. I’ve sailed all
> > the routes except for the Peloponnesus. I sailed the Sporades 50 years
> ago
> > and the Cyclades 15 years ago. Hopefully we leave the boat in Turkey.
> > Chris Geankoplis
> > ENOSIS
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 16 Feb 2020 at 15:33, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for that Chris. I know that part of the coast very well and
> spent
> > > many years sailing my Gulfstar 40 out of Levkas.
> > >
> > >
> > > ~~~ _/) ~~~
> > >
> > > Richard Beytagh
> > > Phone: 828 337 0180
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 2:35 PM Chris Geankoplis <
> > > chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > So, here is a short account of the trip from the heel of Italy over
> to
> > > the
> > > > Greek Islands in the northern Ionian.  Total length of the trip was
> > about
> > > > 300nm.  We hope you enjoy this sojourn into some warm weather
> sailing.
> > > >
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjWeWCJWU-l-Jltr50TLmsVdn4J-Gv9T/view
> > > >
> > > > Chris & Alice Geankoplis
> > > > ENOSIS
> > > >
> > >
> >
>