SPARTAKHORI

Our sail down to the Lefkas Channel was spectacular. 6kts all the way on a beam reach, with the sun above and the new sail behaving beautifully. The trip seemed to go much quicker than expected and so we reached the channel with half and hour to spare. As the rotating bridge only opens on the hour we sailed around the bay and then waited patiently to get through. The passage to Lefkas and to the the end of the narrow channel was much easier this year as the dredging was very effective. Boats need to motor though within a 20m channel and this year a poor unsuspecting yachtie decided to go around the dredge. Being stuck in the mud is not a pretty look! Been there, done that!

                                 

Once out into the Inland Sea everything felt like we'd never left. The sun shone, the sea rippled and the sails went up. Dave totally enjoyed the feeling of freedom on the water. He could not stop smiling.

That night we headed for Spartakhori, a small bay on Meganisi Island.  We were surprised to see the old fingers nearly empty and the main wharf free to use (with water and electricity). The Porto Spilia restaurant provides all this for nothing and in return we dine at his place. A great service we really appreciated.

Spartakhori Bay from the town above Porto Spilia

The nights on the water are quiet, and still with usually a cool breeze to help sleeping although this will definitely change once the June summer days kick in.

We stayed for two nights then sailed up to Nidri and then across the Inland sea to Mitikas, some 9 miles away. Dave was pretty pleased with himself (although I a little less so) as we hit 7.4kts on a beam reach with both main and a reef in the headsail. He was quite amazed.