Lefkas Canal
Off again
Mark+Barbara
Sun 19 Sep 2010 07:58
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16th September
Decided we needed to start making a move from this
very tranquil spot and make our way through the Lefkas Canal.We had heard that
the lifting bridge opens on the hour so we made a rough estimate of when we
needed to leave to avoid either missing the opening time or having to wait too
long in the shallow entrance with our anchor problem.
On our approach there were several boats
waiting to go through and one seemed to be aground.There were people on board
waving their arms hoping to catch someone's attention but the boats ahead of us
were either blind or chose to ignore them! Well we felt sorry for them but were
anxious that we wouldn't miss our timeslot as the bridge would only open for a
short time.One of the guys pleaded with us to help and we felt we could not
ignore them but told them that we couldn't get too close as the water was
obviously quite shallow so one of them dived into the water with line in hand
and started swimming towards our boat , with boat hook handy we were able
to pick up the line from him and attach it to the stern of our boat and
after a couple of engine blasts were able to dislodge them from the sand,they
were so happy,jumping up and down and singing our praises etc.Pity I did not
have the camera handy.Anyway we felt like really good Samaritans and also
managed to get through the canal on time!
 A view of the
lifting bridge. |