Hi all,

On 26^th July at 11.30 am we left Sami, Kefalonia to head for Vathy the capital of Ithaka.

We motored in light winds and a calm sea for 11n miles before anchoring in a bay called Ormos Filiatrou on the east coast. The turquoise water quality was wonderful and was a new bay for us to explore. We anchored in 11m onto a sandy bottom watching the anchor go all the way to the bottom, something we haven’t seen often since the Caribbean. We swam to a tiny pebbled beach, see photos and under water photos.

Later we headed for Vathy. The afternoon wind increased and we moored on the north shore quay with a nasty cross wind which blew into the evening. The next day we moved across to the town quay near a café owned by a guy called Spiros…….. see photos of Tioram taken from inside the café looking through the window.

I unfortunately don’t have a photo of Spiros, himself…….. but I can tell you that he has a series of T-shirts conveying his thoughts to the world.  In the Greek crisis and…. with heavy ‘taxes’ imposed by the government, Spiros’s T shirt reads……… I don’t need sex, I get f**ked by the government every day !!!!

Photos of……….

Ormos Filiatrou at anchor and pebbled beach.

Vathy, Ithaka

Spiros’s café and Tioram

Around the island by scooter, the Ithaka channel, Vathy from the mountain looking down and the mountain top monastery/interior.

Love to all

T and T x x x