For those interested. Some ramble on what we did.
We ended up overwintering in Limassol Marina,
Cyprus. November thru to end March.
Quite reasonable, (not the cheapest, but decent). Averaged out to bit over $1.3k Euro/mo + power/water. (we didn't book in advance for best discount rate, should of)
50mb/s Fibre
Internet direct to the boat for 35 Euro a month has been GREAT.
Marina itself is brand new, and really good.
Service here is superb, shops close, lots of places to eat out, etc etc. The staff keep the place spotless, including the
water.
Great Cattery on the Island also, which was actually one of the key reasons we came here, as the cats needed someplace to live whilst we were away. They were well looked after, inc pickup and
delivery back to the boat.
Very few to no liveaboards here over the winter, so very quite / no community there. We were away a lot, so didn't matter.
Chandlery is a bit ho/hum, but Amazon delivers, Marina accepts deliveries (no addnl price) and prices from Amazon UK were very reasonable (direct flights London to Larnaca).
Had some minor
service done, inc
Yanmar annual service on the two engines. On par for that cost.
Raymarine guys here (external company) are great and fixed several problems were have been having with
compass,
radar and wind. Really knew their stuff and rather than 'all too hard', They figured out a way and got couple things fixed which were no longer made. Cost reasonable.
Getting underway for the season on Monday (if the predicted
weather holds) for
passage to Rhodes then Westwards !.
Regards
Ping me if would like more details.
Mark.