Last act of sun worshiping?
Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Wed 1 Oct 2008 08:53
Tuesday 30th Oct
Bit of swell during the night, but no wind to speak of.
Woke up to clear blue skies although there was a lot of cloud about. Ran the
weather files on the computer and saw that Wednesday is looking like rain
and Southerly winds, which will not make for a pleasant passage down to
Lefkas, so we resolved to go down South today.
Met up with Theo for a full briefing about his proposed website and then
said all our goodbyes for the winter and set off for Lefkas Town at 11.50am.
To start with the wind was blowing 10 knots max from the South which was
exactly where were going so we motored, hopeful that the wind would veer
round to the West and allow us to sail. Of course this did not occur and the
slight swell that we started with, quietly dropped away to become a glassy
calm by 2.00pm. Beautifully sunny and so we took full advantage, secure in
the knowledge that with all the work we now have to do to get Serafina ready
for the layup and the forecast of rain and strong winds, this will be our
last chance to relax in the sun!
Caught the 4.00pm bridge at the entrance to the Lefkas canal and found the
town quay fairly empty, so we took our time in getting a secure spot and
laying a full 60 metres of chain to ensure we were well placed if the storm
that has been forecast finally arrives on Saturday.
Had a stroll through the town which was looking very end of season and
returned to eat on board and start preparations for the layup.