Taxiing Rachel and Alice to Sami, Chris Coombers birthday meet, and pottering on E coast of Ithaki

chrisandjane aboard Liveloula
Chris Cooke
Sun 6 Jul 2014 04:25

38:22.00N 20:44.00 E

3/4/5/6 July Ferry Rachel and Alice to Sami, LSC meet for Chris Coomber`s birthday and cruising E coast of S Ithaki

Light winds. Getting really hot

 

Still busy doing odd jobs on Vigdis, slowly. Reading manuals and making lists. Father Christmas may make an early visit. Rach is popping home for a long weekend, and a couple of weddings. So pick her and |Alice up from Fiskardho and ferry to Sami, where they catch bus to Argostoli, and short taxi ride to airport. Meanwhile we have another birthday party to celebrate. Do our best, even tho a day late.  Ray and Ali Lawry are on board Halycon, so that makes six from LSC. See if we can beat that after half term when Astra arrives. Lovely restaurant just down from the main run of tavernas. After one night on town quay move across to the yachties quay, to fill up with water. Have a few days till Rach and Alice get back to Sami. Forecast of light winds so head out and up E coast of Ithaki exploring.  SE F2 so slowly tack down to S tip of island. Wind dies so then motor. Had found Sarakinko Bay on foot when in Vathi with D`fly. Now revisit with Vigdis. How it has changed – other yachts in cove, and hippis staying on beach. Many dangly bits on show. On shore expedition discover Sarakinko Retreat – high headland has maze of footpaths leading to shacks of all shapes and sizes in the scrub. On way back to boat get passed by elderly silver haired exhippi in battered car. Big smiles, and no evidence he was wearing anything! Motor just a mile N to next bay, Filiatro, and anchor off beach. Small taverna, beach beds and umbrellas. Sea 29degrees so many swims. More odd jobs, including tighten rigging and replace courtesy flag halyards. Getting there.  

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image

JPEG image