What a shock, another night sail! This time we actually did get to sail. With a couple of big tacks to get around Spetses island, and a few reefs to slow us down so we would only come in during daylight hours, we had a great sail to Porto Chéli.
It’s a huge anchorage in a very practical spot – I liken it to a mix between the Great Salt Pond in Block Island and Rockland, Maine. It’s not pretty, but the anchorage is massive and the holding is good. We needed to ride out the edge of a meltemi (strong northerners) and decide what to do next, as our plans for Napflio were being thwarted by all these northerly winds.
We slept in & cleaned up, then I got a text from Steven & Kristy of s/v Dash – berth neighbors that we had last seen 1 1/2 years ago in Montenegro. They were also anchored here, and offered to pick us up later for drinks ashore. Great to catch up with a wonderful couple.
The next day, we dropped off laundry, cleared in with the authorities, had lunch, wandered around a mostly deserted town (it comes alive at night), picked up provisioning, got back to the boat for a swim, and enjoyed dinner in the cockpit. All in all a good day.
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