Posidonion Bay, Samos Island

Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Sun 9 Aug 2009 08:42
37:42.6N 27:03.3E

Friday 7th August

Slow to get away today as there were still things to be done in the morning
before we left the 'home comforts' of the marina.

Once we were offshore, the wind dwindled to a bare 8 knots and so we motor
sailed across to the Greek island of Samos and into a nicely protected bay
on the south east coast where we plan to sit out the forecast Meltemi wind.

Souris Rose was here with David and Jill as they had a rendezvous with
another Daglass motor yacht of the same vintage whom they had never met
before, but had been emailing for 5 years! As we dropped our anchor, Jill
and David came over in their rib to tell us that they had booked a table for
6 for the evening, so that we could join them along with the owners of the
other boat (Tony and Regina). This discussion led to them coming on board
for lunchtime drinks and we then went back to Souris Rose in mid afternoon
for a 'light' lunch.

In the evening we all went ashore and had a very nice meal in the sole
taverna. Entertainment was provided by a live group playing traditional
Greek dancing music and the two caiques (big trip boats) that turned up with
at least 70 passengers who had booked three huge tables. The dancing
displays etc. were very much led by the two caique skippers who looked like
they had just stepped off the set of Zorba the Greek and were none to good
(although we are used to Gaios' own, Theo and Pani's, very much higher
standards)! We had to stay to the bitter end as these boats had trapped our
dinghies against the quay, so were quite pleased when they finally all
trouped back on board. What was quite clear was that these two craft were
badly overloaded and their waterlines were invisible below the sea! The
skipper of the second boat to leave also had a final party trick which
involved spinning his boat round using lots of power and sending waves of
water flooding across the taverna floor. Sarah jumped up to rush to protect
our dinghy and found it missing. The taverna owner then came up to her with
a smile to say he had moved it out of harm's way as he had known what was
about to happen.