15th May--Tioram arrives in Greece 37:47.09N 020:54.10E
Tioram 4
Tina & Tony
Sun 15 May 2011 15:15
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Hi Everyone,
The wind dropped for the last twenty four hours of
our journey and whilst that meant we were motoring it did give us a tranquil
sea. At 00.10 hrs this morning we picked up our first radar fix and
confirmed land ho-- the tip of Zakinthos, 28 n miles.
We approached as the light came up to dawn with a misty morning as
we neared the island--- motoring around the south coast was
grand.
The courtesy flag went up, still prestine after 15
years and we watched the coastline, marvelled at seeing the seabed in 12
metres of clear still waters. The coastline is so green it could have
been Switzerland.
Approaching Zakinthos port at 10.15hrs was a
treat and from the sea the town looked even nicer than we remembered
it.
So we anchored 'stern to' just as a couple went by
on a scooter--- honestly its true ( see previous blog ).
We have scrubbed the boat top to bottom for a
few hours now, really hard work-- as we had three pink rainfalls
of sand/soil from the sahara before we left Malta-----the boat looked like it
was glazed with a pink glow.
So now we are off to explore the land of blue and white houses, white pebbled beaches, feta,
souvlaki, ouzo and ......... Shirley Valentine.
Wow !!! We can't believe it we feel so-o-o
lucky.
Love to all
Tina and Tony x x x Photos to follow
when we get wi fi to upload them x x x
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