Saturday 24 June 2017 – Trizonia

We left at a respectable time this morning.  The weather forecast was for a very hot sunny day with virtually no wind.  And for the bulk of the day that is what we had.  At one stage the wind went up to 9 knots from behind and Richard put up the Genoa for about an hour but that was it.  More boring motoring.

Of course there is that nasty wind god to contend with.  We were headed for a little island on the mainland side of the water which is supposed to be very idyllic.  But would you believe it as we get within 3 miles of the place the wind blows up.  First we have a force 4 on the nose and then it gets up to 20 knots, just as we want to moor up.  We can’t believe it.

The place is another of these Greek financial disasters.  It is a sweet island with the shell of a marina which was started and never finished.  It looks like locals have taken it upon themselves to put lazy lines on some of the inner pontoons.  As for the rest, there are outer walls where one just plonks alongside.  At first we were very dubious about trying to moor up in the high wind and were thinking about anchoring.  But Richard espies a space he thinks he can get into and with the help of others on the pontoon we are safely moored alongside.  This is getting to be like northern Europe with all this alongside mooring.  Anyway I like it better.  This time I did get the centre cleat line and stern lines on first so we had no trouble.

That cannot be said for the boat in the area opposite us.  It is a two master that has sunk in the marina.  Apparently it has been there some time and is mentioned in some pilot books, but not ours.



We also speak to another couple on an English boat.  They came from the Peloponnese side and had good winds all the way.  Would you believe it.

We sat around for a bit trying to keep cool and then walked into what is more or less the town.  It is a bay where a little local boat acts as a ferry to the mainland.  There is a sort of square around the bay with a number of restaurants and a café which sells
homemade ice cream.  So we stop and have some and get some free WIFI.  We will go back later and have dinner on the square and hope to post this then.


Not sure what we will do tomorrow.

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