Samos Marina

Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Fri 14 Aug 2009 07:00
37:41.4N 26:56.7E

Wednesday 12th August

Off on an epic 4 mile trip today round to Samos Marina which we have
promised to look at for Jacky and Bob in Arwen as they are considering
wintering there.

First we had to wake poor Mac up as he had kindly agreed to have a look at
the settings on our camera and give us some advice. Mac was a professional
photographer in an earlier life and now ghost writes autobiographies.

Finally set off and after a lap of the bay saying goodbye to everyone, we
hoisted the staysail and motored out into the channel between Samos and
Turkey. Within minutes the wind appeared from nowhere and we had a great 30
knots just off the bow which allowed us to romp along at nearly 8 knots all
the way to the marina. Sadly, at 7 knots it does not take long to cover 4
miles and in no time we were dropping the staysail and getting out the
fenders.

Potentially a tricky mooring in the marina as the wind was still gusting
very strongly but all went well and we secured a good upwind berth close to
the supermarket.

Sarah took a stroll into the nearby town of Pithagorian (named after
Pythagoras of course) to do a recce and a bit of shopping.

In the evening we both walked into town which is very pretty but busy and
had a very good meal at a restaurant called Symposium (superb lamb dishes).
We also checked out the harbour and the anchorage with a view to coming here
tomorrow and staying the night.

The marina itself was very nice and new and had all the facilities you need
during the summer season. However we were warned that it all closes up in
the winter and is not a great choice for long stay, which is a shame as it
is certainly one of the better Greek marinas that we have visited.