Just 8 days until we return to Greece to have another season of cruising the Med. Olive, our Bavaria 36, is sitting in a cradle in a boatyard in Lavrio, just an hour south of Athens. She’s been next door to our friends’ boat, Seaesta Blue, for the winter.

Luckily for us there’s been no repeat of the mini cyclone they had in 2014 which caused dozens of boats to be blown over like dominoes! We had recommended the boatyard to a friend and unfortunately his was one of them! I don’t think he’ll be asking for our recommendations again!

We’ve had some work done over the winter and this week she should be having her bottom scraped and new anti-fouling applied prior to being put back in the water on our arrival. The other exciting new improvement is the installation of an electric toilet flush! Luxury! I will be posting photos !