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If you notice the wooden supports and know something of Turkey's earthquake history, you will understand how happy we were to get back into the water. </div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="3998d2a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> spruced up for the Med summer season</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3a384420.jpg" border=0 width="388" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> we entered Greece at Symi, famous for it's sponge fishery</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3ab7c220.jpg" border=0 width="380" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  Santorini or Thira, land of  the expensive cappuccino</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3af24900.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Mykonos tourists getting personal with the wildlife</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3b174330.jpg" border=0 width="372" height="307" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> definitive proof that Greek fishermen actually wear those hats</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3b370140.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> these can sneak up very quickly when you are on watch...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c772150.jpg" border=0 width="370" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  upscale taverna on Kithnos</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3b72c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Emma conning the way through the Corinth Canal</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3b953fe0.jpg" border=0 width="339" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> the Oracle at Delfi forecast rain and our hatches were left open...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c55ef00.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  evening in Galaxidhi</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3bf7ef80.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> medieval harbour at Navpatkos</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c884230.jpg" border=0 width="388" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> new bridge crossing the Rhion Strait</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3cc8a350.jpg" border=0 width="394" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> leaving the Levkas canal enroute to Paxos</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3ce4b690.jpg" border=0 width="331" height="361" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Port Gaios  on Paxos</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3e190060.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> testing a model sailboat</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3d0701d0.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> dining al fresco</div> <bR> <div> When we got to Corfu we rented a car and wandered down backroads looking for island locations mentioned by Gerald Durrell in <I>My Family and Other Animals</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3d22c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> downtown Corfu</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3e375030.jpg" border=0 width="373" height="259" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> White House in Kalimi Bay where Lawrence Durrell wrote</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>