He discovered the beacon that guided him through life’s “storms”

Countless were his voyages across the uncharted seas that connect Greece and Australia, and endless were his hours aboard the legendary ships “Patris” and “Ellinis”, vessels that “gifted” a new life to so many Greek emigrants. This is the story of George Passakos, the seadog from Elafonisos, who spent 15 years roaming the oceans, only to eventually find his harbour in the distant Antipodes. From the ship’s deck, he weathered storms and gales, adventures that marked his entire life. Yet, in his Melbourne home, he finally found the calm and serenity he had always sought…