Leaving the security and romance of Corfu is always a difficult decision but after 4 days we decided to make the break and head south to Syvota and Preveza. Lots of calm seas, no wind and an opportune chance to check the motor.
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| Port Syvota from above |
Syvota is like an old friend. Once you settle in, all the good (and not so good) memories come flooding back. The great tavernas, ice-cream and pita shops and the occasional very uncomfortable mooring on the town quay. Still, we come back year after year!
Sailing to Preveza was a very different experience. Although we motored, the wind was good and we sat on about 7.5kts all the way. A great start to our sailing!
Our previous experiences in Preveza give us reason not to tie up at the town wharf. The rolling swell that heads into the channel, lifts side-moored boats like matchsticks on a wave and that along with the pumped up music till the early hours of the morning make it pretty awful.
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| The main Syvota wharf, early afternoon. |
We headed for the more isolated Syvota Marina further in, paid our 15Euro and settled in for 4 very peaceful nights.
The marina is in the process of being upgraded and improved, new offices and amenities blocks built.
From the condition of the Stamatis Yachting and Travel caravan, they certainly need upgrading!
As with much of the Ionian in May, streets are pretty quiet, tavernas are desperate for business and surprisingly the weather is perfect for just a little sailing and lots of relaxing.
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| Tables ready for customers |
This shook us both and gave us more reason to not understand our own nations response.
Nearby we found the opposite. Children and families together in the council playground, enjoying the beginning of holidays.
Everywhere you walk it seems that gardens are an important part of peoples lives. The nursery shops are to die for, most big plants selling for between 1 and 5Euros
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