Sailing the Mediterranean - Part V

After exploring Croatia we left the island of Vis and sailed to Italy. At their closest, the two countries are only seventy nautical miles (135 kilometres) apart. We worked out way down the SE coast of Italy, then we made several passages which took us back around the boot of Italy until we got to Siracusa, Sicily. From Siracusa we sailed to Malta and after stopping there for a week we continued on to Monastir, Tunisia. We spent the winter of 2002/2003 in Monastir, before returning to Malta.

Jocelyn Helming Near Brindisi, Italy

Doing Nine and a Half Knots, Brindisi, Italy

Sunrise on Passage, Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy

Allen Approaching Crotone, Italy

Near Crotone, Italy

Off the Toe of Italy

Approaching Siracusa

Main Quay in Siracusa, Sicily

Karalee with Gozo, Malta in the background

Sailing to Tunisia

Jocelyn cooking on passage to Tunisia

Sunset about halfway to Tunisia

First Sail of 2003

Karalee Helming, Monastir, Tunisia

Leaving Tunisia

Motoring, Tunisia to Malta

Jocelyn, Tunisia to Malta