We leave Cape Malea and continue aboard Bluefish, our Lagoon 42 catamaran, heading towards Elafonisos and the clear water around Pavlopetri.
After a short hop from the cape, we anchor in some of the clearest water we have seen in Greece and take the dinghy across to snorkel over Pavlopetri — one of the oldest submerged cities ever found, dating back around 5,000 years.
But this episode is also about the normal side of full-time boat life.
Not every week is long passages, exciting sailing, or famous places. Some days are about changing wind, moving anchorages, waiting it out, trying different bays, checking the forecast, and making a plan that might still change by morning.
After two nights at Elafonisos, we move on again, try one anchorage, wait in Fisherman’s Cove, then move once more before finally finding a bay that works for the night.
This is real boat life aboard a Lagoon 42 in Greece — clear water, ancient history, changing plans, quiet moments, swimming, walking ashore, and another normal day living aboard Bluefish.
We’re Sailing Bluefish — Fredrik from Sweden, Laura from the UK, and our two New Zealand-born boys Lucas & Noa, living full-time aboard our Lagoon 42 catamaran in the Mediterranean.
Thanks for watching — it means a lot to us.
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Not every week living on a boat is a big passage, strong wind, or some dramatic sailing day.
Some days are just normal life, lifting anchor, moving a few hours, finding a place that looks
good, checking if it works, changing the plan when it doesn't, and trying again somewhere else.
But that is also what makes this life interesting, because even on slower days you can end up anchored
in amazing water, swimming over a sunken city, and then spending the next day just trying to
find a bay that actually works for the wind. This is one of those weeks.
Just across from the boat is Pavlopetri, one of the world's oldest submerged cities ever found.
It is around 5,000 years old. There are streets, building foundations, courtyards, and tombs,
all sitting in shallow water close to shore, but it's hard to grasp it when you swim over it.
The city was once on dry land, but over thousands of years sea level change and movement in the
earth left it below the surface. We swim over a place people were living in before the time
of ancient Greece, as most of us imagine it. After snorkeling the sunken city, we walk along
the beach to see what is left on land as well. It is not only the underwater streets and buildings
that remain. There are also rock-cut tombs and graves along the coast, part of the ancient
cemetery connected to the settlement carved into the rock thousands of years ago. So in one small
area you can swim over the remains of a prehistoric town, then walk the beach and see traces of the
people who lived and were buried here. We end the day with another beautiful sunset,
favorite moments from the day, then movie night and ice cream before sleep.
Not every week living on a boat is exciting. Even out here, life becomes routine. Some passages
are memorable, some anchorages are incredible, and some days are just slow. There is a lot of
time where nothing much happens. The boat moves, the hours pass, the weather decides what you can
and can't do, and you have to be able to relax into it. Because this is full-time boat life too,
not just the big sails, perfect bays and beautiful sunsets, but the quiet hours in between,
when this floating home just becomes normal life. By the afternoon the forecast and the wind had
started making the decisions for us. We tried one anchorage, but it was too exposed, so we moved.
Then we waited it out in Fisherman's Cove for a couple of hours, had a swim and gave it another
try, but it still wasn't working. So we changed the plan again, motored another hour and finally
found a bay that felt right for the night. That is a big part of living on a boat. You make a plan,
then the weather changes it. Once the anchor was down, we took the dinghy ashore for a short walk.
Life on the boat can be pretty still sometimes, especially on days when you are waiting on weather
or moving between anchorages. So it felt good just to stretch our legs for a bit, and that is often
how boat life works. We take the dinghy for a spin around the bay to check it out, before going back
to the boat for a swim and prepare dinner. I start planning. That's every day on the boat. You start
the day looking at the weather, and you finish the day by looking at the weather, checking the wind
direction, looking at the next possible anchorage, and trying to make a plan that might still change
by morning. Sometimes the plan is clear, sometimes it is just a rough idea. And most of the time the
weather gets the final say. So we end the day on a calm anchorage, and enough of a plan to know
where we might go next. Just another normal day living aboard Bluefish. If you're enjoying the
journey, subscribe and come along. It means a lot to us. See you in the next one.
