Since the last blog we have been to quite a few places. Left Kefalonia on Friday and went to Kioni on Ithaka. Very pretty place and eventually managed to anchor as the deep waters there made it tricky. Additionally it hit a 38.5c with no wind which made it incredibly hot. Only answer was to be in the water.

Saturday morning was very hot in Kioni and although it would have been lovely to stay longer, by 10am it was already looking like it would be as hot as the day before so decided to escape the heat and went past the island of Atokos and onto Kastos which is a small only slightly inhabited island. Eventually we anchored on a small bay with only fish for company and no-one else around. It was very windy but luckily the anchor held. Lots of larger fish of the same usual kind which we snorkelled with. The ones with the yellow eyes are very curious and stay close by but don’t have the cheek to nibble you.

 On arriving we saw on the shore what I thought was a small black Labrador but Andy said was a cat. Would have had to be a puma to have been a cat. However the argument was settled the next day when a black goat arrived the next day.

After being buzzed by some Sunday Greek day tripper to the bay we moved on to Port Leone on Kalamos (the next door island). The bay had a few derelict houses as the people left after the 1953 earthquake so it was quite erie despite many other boats being there. There was an amazing Electrical storm which we could see over the mainland.

Left early this morning heading for Meganissi again but due to our water shortage we landed in Nidri on Levkas for water and supplies.

On leaving Nidri we were shouted at by a man on a British boat as he went past. It was NIGEL who had a boat in Dartmouth who we’ve not heard from in 2yrs! So instead

of going back out to Meganissi we have followed him on to the bay of Vlycho, on Levkas, had a beer and are now going for some food with him and Rochelle. Apparently

this is where all the ex pat English reside in Greece and is better known as Velcro as they never leave. They’ve been sailing for the last year around here.