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Rock 'n' no Roll rides again

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The boat has spent the winter in the water in a small place called Preveza on the west coast of Greece, just south of Corfu. I came out a week early to get everything ready for the season then sailed up the 50 miles to Corfu where it was easier for Melanie to get to with Woody. All went well with preparations and the Greek sun shone - I didn't realise at the time that I should have made the most of it! I had a nice 2 day sail up to Corfu; we spend the next couple of days provisioning and enjoying Kirkyra, the main town of Corfu waiting for a good wind to take us to Montenegro, 150 miles north and our first stop for this year. We had a fast sail north and as the sun set on the first day I heard the exciting 'whizz' of the fishing rod reel - we had a bite! We slowed the boat down and scooped a nice fat tuna from the water. We made good time and early the following day with 20 knots of wind behind us we sailed into the Bay of Kotor at the north end of Montenegro's sh...