Living the Greek life...

We made it to Greece almost 5 days ago and I forgot to update. So far Greece has been a sail boats paradise, making this boat stick out a bit. All the islands make anchoring a great choice but coming into town is a different story. A lot of the possible places to dock are tailored to sail boats and I think the sail boats get a little fed up with us at times. A lot of the places don't have shore power or water so we are constantly running a generator causing exhaust and sometimes unhappy neighbors. We are also making a lot water from the sea and can generate about 60 gallons an hour. So far its been a nice change and a lot of great beaches, but I think its safe to say we miss Croatia a bit. I'm sure things will change over the next 4 months that we are here.

You may be in Europe if...

I thought I would start this blog out with a list of funny but pretty true observations we have made while being in Europe. (Hopefully we dont offend any of European followers :s
1. You may be in Europe if you see more 2 guys riding on 1 scooter than a guy and girl.
2. You might be in Europe if your table neighbor at a cafe can smoke about a pack of cigarettes in the amount of time it takes to drink a one ounce espresso.
3. ...if you see just as many guys carrying purses as women.
4. ...if every other person you talk to has a dream of one day coming to America (consider yourself luck!)
Last and my personal favorite which also happened to me,
You might be in Europe if you are the only male at the beach not wearing a speedo.
Some of you may be happy to hear I havent taken up any of these habits, although the speedo is pretty tempting when trying to avoid tan lines ;)

A little update, we left Croatia yesterday after a 6 week trip. We are now in Tivat, Montenegro, more or less a pit stop to fuel up before heading to Greece. Croatia was great and I would recommend it to any one thinking of traveling the Med. Bethany and I are doing great and really enjoying our time abroad. Time has really gone by fast and its hard to believe we have been on board for almost 4 months! Hope all is well and we miss every one back home!
Andrew

Guest Trip Over!

We have come to the end of our 1 month long guest trip time for some R&R. We'll almost done anyway, the owner is still on for 3 more weeks. We're currently in Dubrovnik, Croatia and it is one of Croatia's biggest tourist cities and loaded with thousands of cruise ship tourists. So far we have been here for 3 nights and I have gone as far as across the street to get the International Herald Tribune for the guests. Hopefully tonight we will have some time to get out and explore and eat at a nice restaurant. We came from Korcula the birth place of the great explorer Marco Polo. Well that's it for this issue.
Andrew

The Blue Grotto

We took a trip to see one of the world's natural beauty spots on the Adriatic. We were sailing near the Vis islands and heard about this blue grotto. For those unfamiliar with the term, a blue grotto is a water-logged sea cave, and during certain times of the day light reflects from the cave floor illuminating the water and cave bright blue. The light comes in through a hole in the wall caused by years of erosion from the constant crashing of the waves. At one point this underwater hole was the only entrance until 1884 when they made another entrance big enough for little boats. As we entered the cave we all had to sit on the boat floor and duck to avoid hitting our heads. The boat driver even had to time the wave just right so we could fit through the man made hole. Once inside the cave the water was about 30ft. deep and walls extended 45ft high. It was really cool and an experience we won't soon forget.
Andrew