NIDRI

The approach to Nidri

We had heard that Nidri was a fairly popular spot to stay and so were prepared for some difficulty finding a berth. After checking out the pontoons we decided on the Neilsen marina - usually reserved for Neilsen flotilla yachts but just enough room for us. It was quite fortunate as one of our alternators had  stopped working and the local electrician was at the end of the pontoon. All went well, the guy in charge, Chris, let us stay for 2 nights, water and electricity provided for 10E a night. Good value, considering it was hot, we were annoyed at having boat problems and the aircon worked well.

Evening along the main street of Nidri

Bougainvilleas everywhere!

The replica Trirene used for island hopping

I'm still hobbling a bit from the fall at Prevesa so hanging around the cool boat sounded good.We decided to buy a new alternator in the end as we didn't want something else to go wrong.
Nidri is very tourist-oriented.  The main street next to the bay is just taverna after taverna. Every restaurant had its own beautiful Greek spruiker, each imploring us to eat or drink there. It's amazing how many instant friends you can have!



After 2 days were on our way to the island of Meganisi, possibly to stay at Vathi or another small bay.

The genny

We headed off and the only direction the wind was in was Paleros and so we headed north. We pulled out the gennaker and spent the next hour trying to sort it out. Finally we got it going and reached 5 knots which was an incredibly beautiful feeling. The water rushed past the boat quietly, the waves were slight and the wind barely 9 knots. Dave was so happy!

When we reached Vounaki we turned back towards Meganisi and, with no wind to speak of we motored part of the way.

As usual, the wind picked up considerably around late afternoon. It was blowing at up to 15 knots and we were happily cruising along between 6 and 7 knots. As the wind picked up, we rolled the genoa half way in and although boats around us were struggling with the change of conditions, we sailed smoothly into Vathi.