Leaving Sifnos we headed off for Ios and we anchored in a
little bay called Ormos Kolitzani. The sea was really blue and very clear. The
hills on either side of the bay were quite steep and assorted goats were
clambering up and down. We then noticed another animal which we thought at
first was a goat but after we got the binoculars out we decided it was a very,
very large cat. Unfortunately it was a little too far away to decide if
it was in fact a wildcat or just a supersized moggy.
Just passing the entrance to Ormos
Kolitzani
This is the next bay down where
we anchored
Distance run 36.95nM Cumulative Total 3307.90nM
We spent one night in Ormos Kolitzani before moving on to Ormos
Manganari which was an extremely short hop away. This was a much bigger bay but
was also very quiet. There were only about three people on the beach and
most of the tavernas had closed for the season. However a few more
customers arrived just after we had anchored…
Here they are sprinting for the sunbeds…
And now making sure they have
enough shelter under the umbrellas!
We were hoping to eat ashore as we hadn’t anything
very inspiring in the fridge so Richard went to check out the one taverna which
appeared to be open. The chap there said that they were closing as soon
as their last guest left (the following morning) and so we arranged to eat
there that night. The evening came and the restaurant looked absolutely
dead – we went ashore anyway and looked everywhere for signs of
life. Nothing…so we went back to the boat and just as we were
getting out of the dinghy the lights came on so back we went.
Distance run 7.00nM Cumulative total 3314.90nM
