For me sailing on a boot in the beautiful waters of Greece was a dream, until a friend of mine told me about the Viola. He told me that he was planning a trip for a few friends to cool down from the normal rush. At the last moment I decided to come along, because I own a restaurant it’s hard to find time off. And believe me it was the best decision of the whole year. We flew to Greece and when we arrived one of the captains "Rolf" was there to pick us up. He drove us to the boat and over there "Michiel" was waiting for us. It took them half an hour to organize and there we went. The following seven days they took us on a trip sailing the Ionic Sea with a magnificent boat and a very skilled crew. We saw beautiful islands, sailed over to blue water, showed us very special places and they took care for us for the whole trip. Every day they have taken care of the breakfast and lunch. Waited for us to take a morning swim and went sailing when we wanted. All day long we relaxed or were helping on the boat (if you liked). At the end of the day they took us to the most local restaurants with Greece Cuisine and after that you could go to bed, read a book or drink some ouzo on the boat. I tell you that after one week I was so relaxed that it took me almost a month to get my holiday out of my system. If possible I would go every year, just to get a week rest without a mobile, newspaper, business and every day problems. I would like to thank Rolf and Michiel for a magnificent week and I hope to see you and the Viola again.

Thanks,
Bennie de Groot
Owner restaurant Zout & Peper Leiden