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Aged Parents Aboard

This week's challenge for Team Grace has been having the Aged Parents on board!
Having laid Kylan up in a yard in Preveza until next spring we were delighted to have the opportunity to be in Greece again and of course to see Sara and Philip.
It has been a novel experience for us to be crew and the first time we've been on a boat other than Kylan for about 10 years - a fact that became obvious by the clumsy way we moved around.
The last time we were in the Dodecanese was about 20 years ago, so it was interesting to see how things had changed.
We have had great weather and marvellous sailing. We've very much enjoyed anchoring off and being in deserted bays. In Kylan we are always sailing with the dogs and so it becomes a priority to be on a quay.
Good company and wonderful food with plenty of liquid refreshment and knowing the ultimate responsibility for the boat was not yours - all made for a very relaxing week.
Thank you for having us! xxx

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