Straight of Messina to Paxos

Chris Steingraber

we left the Strait of Messina with a prediction of 15kts expected but the wind supposed to arrive almost a day later arrived early and we were in 25kts gusting to 35 with a building sea for 43 hours across the Ionian Sea. We had left Italy where fires were blazing across the landscape and ashes falling on the deck with 100-110degree weather as helicopters and airplanes scooped water to control the fires and arrived in Paxos, a lovely place with beautiful water, beaches and food to enjoy.