Diary entry number ten - Athens to Santorini - Postition 36.57:47N, 25.32:25E
California of London
Allan and Ruth Dooley
Wed 1 Jul 2009 16:26
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Mike (Allan's son), Marie (daughter-in-law),
Ellinor and Anna Dooley (grandchildren) together with Malin Haggblad (Marie's
friend) joined us in Athens. We visited the Acropolis before setting sail
south to go island hopping.
Windy conditions for visiting Aigina, Poros and
Idhra but we found some pleasant anchorages protected from the
swell. Ruth and Malin got up early to start the 60 mile
trip from Idhra to Milos and we had a great sail with the wind on the beam
in a westerly 6.
Milos was volcanic and very
barren. The next stop, Folegandros, had a wonderful 'chora' which we
visited by bus for supper.
Next stop was Thira (or Santorini) which was not
very yacht friendly. One 'anchorage' was so steep-to there was no
suitable depth to drop the hook. Thira town anchorage involved mooring to
a very large drum and putting a line ashore. Therefore Allan and Ruth
stayed on board whilst everyone else visited the town and we left for Ios as
soon as they returned to the boat.
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