Peace with Greece

We realize that there is a very fine line between "telling the truth" and "complaining". Which have the last 2 blog entries been? We are not quite sure, but would like to believe that "telling the truth" has been the "truth " of the matter and if not, well then we apologize....
Our truth at the moment is that we have made great progress in moving from the "hyper-alert" state that we were living in, towards an easeful state of "attentive-awareness"- and that feels much better. We have had the time to process and just "be" with all that is in the "here and now" and just breathe, rest and relax. For this we are thankful.
We made our way back west to the Ionian Sea and the beautiful Greek islands in this area. It was immediately at least 10 degrees cooler and the winds and seas are much more gentle here. After anchoring on the islands of Ithaca and Cephalonia we found a sweet, quiet cove off of the island of Levkas and mainland Greece. And here we bobbed around at anchor for almost 2 weeks---swimming. snorkeling, sunning, and just "being". We call our little anchorage "Sheeps Cove" as the sheep meander down the pasture to the beach every morning and evening tinkling with little bells around their necks. And the mountains to the west remind us of the Tucson Catalina Mountains in our desert home. We felt the same awe as the full moon rose over these mountains as we do when we are in Tucson at full moon time.

After our quiet time in Sheeps Cove we sailed up the the northernmost Ionian Island of Corfu to pick up a part and finish some repairs on EcstaSea. We arrived in the harbor just in time as a big Northwesterly wind blew for 2 days and we were tucked in safe. We spent a day sightseeing in the old town of Corfu with it's old fort up on the hill and are now ready to move on again.




We are encouraged and delighted that we are having such an enjoyable time here as we have finally made peace with Greece. Or perhaps, Greece as made peace with us......