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Friday 10^th September

We spent last night in the impossibly pretty and very tiny harbour on Astipalaia after a 12 hour overnight crossing.  We decided we would try overnight as this is the way some other yachties seem to do their longer passages.  The main advantage seems to be that at least some of the time is passed by being asleep although on this occasion the sea was so very rolly that we both had trouble on that one.  Carol managed a couple of hours here and there by lying face down, across the bed with arms and legs flung out making like a starfish to present maximum surface area to the bed.  There was no moon so very, very dark which meant the stars looked fantastic and we had a reasonable wind from behind most of the way making the sailing very easy.  It was good to get another night sail under our belts; well Carol’s belt really as Mike has done plenty!

Today we have walked up to the castle above the harbour and wandered through the narrow streets finding little shops tucked in here and there where we topped up on supplies for the next few days.  Off round the corner now to an anchorage to swim and make the most of a couple of days without any wind before we head to Bodrum.