22
October 2006
To our multi-tasking, multi-lingual, multi-talented Polish chef
and Greek captain,
Thanks
for a fun filled, exciting week of sailing, swimming, sunning,
eating, lounging, lazing, sleeping and just plain relaxing onboard
the 'Alexandros'. Thanks for showing us the Ionian Islands
from a seaward perspective: it is an experience that none of
us will forget. Good luck in your Moroccan adventures and for
the future.
Love
from,
Andrew, Anthony, Ross, Charles, Andreas, Dirk, Brent Meersman
(South Africa & Germany)
P.S. Come to South Africa on your next holiday!!!
October
2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja,
Marvelous
week, wonderful food, great company! What can we say except
we will now always remember 'goose wing'!
Anita,
Julie, Mike, Vince (UK)
24
September 2006
Thanos and Alicja
We
have had a very special holiday, with very good company. It
has been very good sailing weather which was fabulous. The cinnamon
liqueur is delicious and we hope to share another one with two
of our favorite people in the not too distant future.
Cheers,
Georgie and Roger (UK)
24
September 2006
Thanos and Alicja
Thanks
a lot. Lovely sailing, good food and a fantastic break. Active
fun, yet relaxing in the same time.
Well
done,
Mark (UK)
24
September 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja,
Thank
you for making my first sailing holiday with Mark the most memorable
and wonderful experience of my life! You are both such treasures
- don't change a thing!
Love,
Suzy xxx (UK)
24
September 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja,
The
two wrinklies have had a wonderful time with such good company
and sailing, visiting attractive places, fed superbly and having
a wonderful time. All in all a very special and memorable trip
with two very special people.
With
our love,
Anne (UK)
17
September 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja,
Thank
you so much! I was hoping for a great week, but it was so much
more... you are charming hosts, friendly and welcoming, and
everything was just perfect.
Alicja, thank you for your fabulous cooking and wonderful smile
- you are a treasure!
Thanks too for a great introduction to sailing. Maybe this time
next year I'll be a skipper too!
Lots
of love to you both,
Helen and Ron (UK)
17
September 2006
T & A
Many
thanks for a wonderful week. Good company, food and wine; magic
places and lots of good memories.
Douglas
(UK)
17
September 2006
Athanassios and Alicja,
At
the end of a wonderful week, we are 5 kilos heavier from Alicja's
wonderful cooking, and 5 kilos lighter from happiness! Thanks
for showing us the delights of the Ionian Islands and for your
explanations of interesting features such as ERIC (we're still
not convinced that is a real wind!).
Great crew as well, made it the best week.
Love
from
Lorna and Alistair (UK)
17
September 2006
Thanos and Alicja,
Once
again a wonderful week with amazing friends. The crew, the guests,
a special combination. Laughing is such a wonderful medicine.
I'll start now making the quiz for next year!
Much
love,
Susan (Canada)
'the quiz maker'
17
September 2006
Thanos and Alicja,
It
was a wonderful voyage! Enjoyed the company of the crew and
your generous hospitality. Hopefully not remembered for simply
my skills in 'stirring' the boat! Will have many memories of
the trip.
Many,
many thanks,
Brenda (Canada)
27
August 2006
Thanos & Alicja
A
great time was had by all! Some smells will live with us forever
- mostly it was just a really enjoyable time.
Now all we have to look forward to, is getting the ouzo home
safely.
Thank you for a lovely holiday.
Bob and Gill (UK)
27
August 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja
Thanks
for a very enjoyable week, especially Alicja's pasta(says Jack)
and also for teaching us about sailing. We both had a great
time swimming in bays all across the Ionian. Hope you enjoy
your week off.
Sam
and Jack (UK)
27
August 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicia,
Thanks
for your skill and care and consideration - a perfect sail,
a perfect sea, and the right people to go with it -
Sail
on with good wishes,
Marti (UK)
20
August 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicia,
Thanks
for the wonderful holiday. Really nice lunches. Alicia, I never
had a grilled cheese like yours. And Thanos, thanks for teaching
us about sailing and getting mum to swim in deep water; I know
that doesn't sound like much, but BELIEVE me it is!
from Kevin
Hear, Hear! says dad!
Thanks
2 u both!
Mulcahy family (Ireland)
13
August 2006
Dear Alicia and Thanos,
Thank
you for this trip - it was not what I expected, but magical
in many ways - maybe I will come back with friends when there
is more wind and do a lot of sailing. I think I will remember
for a long time the night in the bay and our thunderstorm!
Wishing
you many happy adventures,
Caroline (UK)
6
August 2006
To Alicia and Thanos ('Long Thanos Silver'!),
Enjoyed
the sunrise on the way to the hospital! Had a fab time!
Sarah :)
'Efcharisto!'
for a wonderful week of sun, sea and Mythos!
James
A
perfect holiday - we are all relaxed after sailing, swimming
and so much good food & friendship.
Sally
A
fantastic way to explore the Ionian Islands - loved the food,
the ouzo and retsina. Thanks Athanassios and Alicia
What
skies, what seas, what dawns, what horizons (P.S. what gray
clouds! Phew!). Lots of love,
Gill & Chris
16
July 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja,
Our
own private yacht!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful boat and taking us to some
wonderful places - and feeding us well too!
Prettiest village: Sivota
Best bay: Fiskardo (with the cave you can walk into and swim
out!)
Best restaurants: Vathy - up a side street, Lefkas - up a side
street!
Best shops: Fiskardo
Best tour guides: Thanos and Alicja
Hope we can sail with you again (but not across the Atlantic,
Thanos)
Marcia,
Ian and Caroline (UK)
2
July 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicia,
Mmm,
so, I would like to let you know what a fantastic time we have
had with you both on your beautiful yacht. The weather was fantastic
and the places you took us to, got better and better - from
beautiful to very, very beautiful.
Alicia's - the mermaid - lunches were incredibly mouth watering.
The ouzo and liqueurs were a lovely touch. We all feel that
we have become friends with you rather than 'customers'. Thank
you so much for making our tour of the Ionian such an enjoyable
experience - only three more, then we can have the free cruise!!
Hope to see you again soon - either in Lefkas or the Butcher's
Arms at Balscote.
Lots
of love and Best wishes,
Dave & Avis, Alias flip flop Boy, Speedo Boy & Sleepy
Bye, Lyn & Nigel (UK)
11
June 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicja,
Thank
you for a wonderful week of hospitality and Greek islands -
it's been an eventful week with weather and language lessons.
I'm sure you won't forget us in a hurry - best of luck for the
rest of the season, which I'm sure will go really well. Maybe
I'll pop back to experience proper Greek weather! And thank
you for the wonderful food too, Alicja!
Lots
of love,
Vicki (UK)
11
June 2006
Dear Thanos and Alicia,
Thank
you for a wonderful week despite the problems! (No, I'm not
including your dad Alicia as one of those - he falls more into
the entertainment category!) Everything was lovely except the
weather, but that wasn't your fault.
I will be straight into a diet when I get home to lose the weight
I've put on after eating Alicia's wonderful food.
Charlie and I wish you every success in the future and we will
definitely recommend it to our friends, and perhaps come back
ourselves soon. It has certainly been an eventful week (and
I don't think that you will forget it and us quickly!).
We
have had such a great time!
Charles and Hilary (UK)
3
June 2006
Thank you Thanos and Alicia,
We
all had a brilliant time, a holiday the boys will not forget
- fish catching, crab poking and the prize octopus in a bucket!
Well dome Alicia for cooking the catch of the day, although
small - delicious.
You can have some peace and quiet now - leaving you to no sound
effects!
Love,
Andrew, Lorraine & boys -Jack, Daniel, Paul-
x x x x (UK)
Thanks
Thanos and Alicia for a wonderful holiday and you were so kind
and enjoyable and I'm going to come back next year for a fortnight!
Jack
Thanks
Thanos and Alicia! I had a great time with you for a week and
Alicia your food was excellent! Will see you in a year hopefully.
Love, Daniel
I
have had a very likeable time with you! I hope we come back
again next year, can't wait to see you two again.
See you soon, Paul
P.S. I enjoyed playing with your anchor! x
28
May 2006
Thanks
Thanos and Alicia for a fantastic week's holiday, a dream realized
that's taken 40 years for me (Graham). This is what sailing
is all about and we all agree this has been one of the best
experiences we've ever had.
We
hope to see you again,
Graham, Anne, Peter and Lesley (UK)
Dear
Thanos & Alicja,
Two lovely people....
Reach for the moon, if you miss you can only land on a star!
Lesley
21
May 2006
Thanos and Alicja,
We
have had a wonderful week, thank you for your hospitality. You
have made us feel very welcome and it is the most relaxing holiday
I have had in years. My first experience of sailing and I am
keen to do more.
Paul
Perhaps
we will do our lessons on a lake at home (not really as nice
as the Ionian) and then meet you in a port somewhere around
the world.
Have a good summer both of you......happy sailing!!!
Pam x x
14
May 2006
Thanos and Alicia,
Thank
you so much for such a wonderful relaxing time. Everything was
absolutely perfect, the sailing, the weather, the fabulous lunches
with our 'liqueur tasting' each day.
Alicia, you must enter the next Olympics with your wonderful
swimming.
You have made me feel like part of your family..... and I hope
you have many children of your own...!!
See
you next year & thank you
Lawrence (UK)
14
May 2006
Athanassios and Alicja,
Thank
you for your wonderful hospitality - a great way for us to celebrate
our 25th Anniversary (and Gord's birthday).
Food was great, sailing was wonderful, your insights and knowledge
of the islands invaluable. Truly a sailing holiday of a lifetime.
The
week here has felt like we've been in your home. Your comfortable
manners made for a very special week. Best Greek salad &
loved the liqueurs We will return!
Best
Regards,
Maria and Gordon (Canada)
