Greece 2008 - Part 2
We eventually walked back to the village overlooking Port Atheni
and ate a meal. About 11.00pm we decided to take the track down to the
Bay. However, a combination of forgetting our original path, no
signposts and that there were numerous downward tracks to three local
bays, meant that we went down several hundred feet, in temperatures of
30c, and then up again twice, as we found ourselves in the wrong bay.
Third time was lucky and we eventually got to the boat around 1.00am. The
next day we set off for the Bay of Kapali, next to Meganisi's capital
town Vathi. This was an isolated bay with only the company of a dozen
yachts. We rowed ashore and after walking for about a mile we
arrived at Vathi, where we enjoyed cold drinks and Greek pastries.
An hour later we ate a meal and then walked back to the dinghy.
Again it was a very hot day (40c+) and we enjoyed a welcome swim
when we arrived at the boat.
We left the next morning for Ormos Sivota on Lefkada, via the
northern end of Meganisi. We stopped for several hours near the Island
of Thilia as the wind was coming from the wrong direction and had got a
little lively. However, the wind changed and got calmer and we motored
initally until a gentle breeze arrived. Afterwards we enjoyed a nice
sail, until the last half hour, when the wind got quite lively again. Ormos
Sivota is a beautiful, Greek harbourside village, with pastel shaded
houses and clear, blue waters. We rowed ashore in our dinghy and
enjoyed some cool drinks. Later we ate a meal. Throughout the holiday
we watched a variety of DVDs, on most nights, using Sorcha's portable DVD
player.
The next morning we set sail for Fiskardo on the Island of Cephalonia. The
trip took approximately two hours and on the way our boat was
photographed by a photographer on a speedboat. Fiskardo is how you
would imagine a Mediterranean harbour to be. It is a horseshoe bay
with pastel coloured houses, shops, bars and restaurants, with hundreds
of boats gently bobbing up and down on the clear, blue water. We rowed
ashore and enjoyed lunch and cold drinks, while reading the English
newspapers, in 40c temperatures. Life doesn't get much better than
that. We returned in the evening for dinner.
