Diary entry number twelve - Naxos to Rhodes. Potision 36.16:95N 27.46:91E
California of London
Allan and Ruth Dooley
Sat 11 Jul 2009 09:08
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On Naxos Jane, Jeanette and myself were joined
by Harriet Brown (sailing friend) and Natasha Giles (Harriet's friend) so an all
girl crew for the week! We sampled the local music, singing, dancing and
moonshine of the island at a culteral event in the citadel. During
the 'goatherd' dance it seemed that one of the dancers had had too
much raki as he almost fell over the parapet! We
also visited the very unfinished temple of Apollo - only one arch was built
in 500 BC.
Onto a tented beach with nudists at Dhenoussa
before heading north east to Patmos with a cracking beam reach sail in a
north-westerly 5. Anchored the boat outside Benetos restaurant (as
recommended by Conde Nast magazine) and had superb meal in the
moonlight.
On Wednesday we got the cruising chute up
for the first time this year to take us to Kalymnos where we were snug on a
mooring buoy for the night. Our fruit and veg was purchased in the harbour
off a small van. Slight hitch with outboard motor but solved
by combined brainpower of Harriet and Ruth.
More great sailing with the wind behind for most
of Thursday covering 56 miles south to large almost deserted windy bay at
Tilos. Onto Rhodes on Friday where we dropped off Natasha who went onto
visit a friend in Turkey. That night was spent on a pontoon at
Khalki which was a such a pretty harbour that it qualifies as a 'little
gem'.
Now motoring north to Rhodes Town where Jeanette
and Jane leave this evening.
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