Embracing Change…Check out of Greece to Albania | Cruising from Preveza – Corfu – Sarandë

This post continued from our previous post.

Taste of Preveza Prawns while the boat is running.

Before we leave Preveza city I bought famous prawns from local market. So sweet and delicious. 

There is an article you may like to read “Preveza’s finest delicatessen products” written by Travel.gr

Bond: I’ll have the Preveza prawns, Savara salad and Bourdetto.Kristatos: Oh, an excellent choice, I’ll have the same. – James Bond, For your eyes only 1981

The Amvrakikos shrimps have some of their own characteristics, from which we can distinguish them. Their whiskers are particularly remote, their muzzle protrudes well in front of their eyes and their tail has a bright blue, red and yellow coloration.  


June 16th, 2024 Untied dock lines and leave Preveza dock at 06.55 a.m. Calm wind, boat speed average 7 kts Wind outside Preveza strait 3-5 kts with swells. Many small fisherman boats are fishing.
2.40 p.m. waiting outside Mandraki Marina Corfu to standby. Marina is pretty full but we have called and booked in advance.
3.40 p.m. dock stern tied med style with anchor Marina fees = 50 euros/night (high season) we stayed for 2 nights

Beach near the Mandraki marina is like a hot spot.
Atmosphere at night time that you can access to the old fortress of Corfu while stay in marina.

Mandraki Marina – Corfu sailing club

is located inside The old fortress of Corfu


check out of Greece in Corfu for private yacht.

In front of Corfu new port
Corfu custom office

Leaving Greece to Albania

Hello Albania !
Sarandë {18-20 June 2024}

We used dinghy to reach port of Sarandë. It is the police dock. You have to go through the immigration and customs hall escorted by your agent. Our agent, Saranda summer tour came to meet us at dinghy dock. We stayed in Sarandë only two nights to explore more peaceful place.
While we anchored in Sarandë we did some shopping and then to get back to the boat you have to go back through the immigration and customs hall. If challenged you use the password…private yacht. Worked great just wander in and out. Different but it seemed to work fine.

Sarandë every bit tourist town. Bright colorful and young feel to it. We did not rent a car to drive to the tourist attractions. In the evening, music plays to compete with Muslim religious broadcasting towers. Party pirate boats at night would form a çoğa line through the anchorage weaving though the anchored boats often less than 10 metres away. Albanians are young and not strict religious. different from the Turkish coast who still respect religious ceremonies and more strictly

20th June, 2024 Leave Sarandë at 8.40 a.m. Call harbour master channel 16 to let them know. NW wind 3.8 kts speed 6.7 kts Engine read 244 hours.

12.50 p.m. Docked side tie at Porto Palermo