Rachel & Alan arrive
Scott-Free’s blog
Steve & Chris
Sun 26 Jul 2009 15:47
Sunday 26th July
2009
We looked out for
the 16:10 ferry, and they finally arrived at 16:50 (proving that Greek transport
is not as perfect as some think!) waving from high up on the deck of
the enormous ferry.
It's great to see
them, both looking well but rather tired after a very hectic 36 hours leading up
to their arrival, during which Rachel made 15 different journeys by a variety of
transport methods.
We chilled out,
caught up on news, had a wander around town and a late dinner, and went to bed
at about 0130 with the plan of waiting to see when the wind died down before
leaving for Ormos Panormos.
The wind picked up
as expected during the night and was blowing F6-7 this morning, so we
waited. Alan had a rather rude awakening (literally) when the mosquito
screen fell out of the hatch and landed on his face, giving a very
unpleasant shock and a small gash across the bridge of his
nose.
The wind continued
unabated until well after lunch time and when eventually by late afternoon it
was safe to leave the moorings we decided that it was probably best to wait
until tomorrow morning when we would all be fresh. Rachel and Alan were
still feeling quite tired, so we all had an afternoon siesta
instead!