We are now back in Moor & Dock’s boatyard at Partheni in Leros, having returned from Kastellorizo and Karpathos on our Southern Dodecanese cruise. This Blog covers the final part of our return trip from Rhodes via Astipalia and Kos to Leros boatyard.

We are now in Mandraki Harbour, Rhodes, having cruised Karpathos, Kassos and Kastellorizo since publishing our last Blog (2).

We're now in Tristoma Bay at the north of Karpathos, having sailed here from Leros via Kos and Tilos.

This Blog covers our time in Leros and cruise south to Karpathos, via Kos and Tilos. It outlines the procedures involved in applying for 5-year Greek residency, for ourselves, which will hopefully be an important addition to the Unlimited Transit Log we’ve already obtained [see Blog 1] for the boat itself.

Blog 1 covers our departure in November 2019 from Greece, the following 22 months during which Covid-19 and Brexit implications kept us in the UK, our return to Greece in September 2021, and the resultant service, maintenance and regulatory requirements before we could launch and cruise on Island Drifter.