Graptolite - Well Greece'd
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Mon 13 Jul 2009 08:54
Grapto continues to creep around the Dodecanese Islands in holiday mode.
>From southwest Kos we sailed up to the port of Kalymnos where we had a
couple of nights forced to listen to roaring motorbike engines and shouty
natives in what is otherwise a nice town.
>From Kalymnos port we tried another quieter anchorage around the mountainous
coast and found a mooring buoy in the very quiet Emporio Bay. As both of my
two outboard engines are not working its a little bit more strenuous than
usual getting around by dinghy but the view from the taverna up on the
hillside overlooking the boat was worth it.
Feeling strong enough again for a town centre mooring, and expecting blowy
weather, we sailed to Kos Harbour yesterday. We made the mistake of first
parking in the tripper boat area and got shoved off when they came back but
we are now in a better spot under the castle walls waiting for the Meltemi
winds to ease. There is a lot to do here in Kos from sitting under the plane
tree where the famous medical man Hippocrates apparently snoozed to looking
at the huge ruins of the Asklepieion where had an office. Like a lot of
these classical Greek places, most of the stones can now be found recycled
into the Medieval fortification walls.
M