Pithagorian
Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Fri 14 Aug 2009 07:30
Thursday 13th August
This was an even shorter trip than yesterday as we made our way round from
Samos Marina to Pithagorian Town.
Timing is everything and we had calculated that 10.30 am would be a good
time to arrive as hopefully the boats leaving should have cleared off. It is
quite a big and popular anchorage but restrictions are there to keep space
for a ferry to arrive and swing round, plus a large area off the beach is
reserved for swimming, so boats have to be careful to allow themselves
enough room for them and the boats around them, to swing at their anchors
without bumping into each other!
As we arrived we saw Morwenna (Mac) had already come in and was anchored
close to some others. Sarah then spotted a French yacht picking up its
anchor and they were in probably the best spot in the bay. As they motored
off, we slipped into their space and dropped anchor. It transpired later
that Mac had met the Frenchmen a few days earlier and when he arrived they
had suggested he hang on as they were going within an hour. Sadly he was
below on his computer when the French left and we arrived.
Later in the morning Nimbus arrived and I spotted a Moody 40 called
Sandpiper of Brighton which looked a little familiar. It turned out to be
the same Sandpiper that had been one of our 'Lead Yachts' back in 1980 when
we were running flotilla holidays for Seascape.
Souris Rose turned up later in the day and managed to squeeze in.
Mac invited Sarah and I for evening drinks and we had a good time on
Morwenna and I was lent one of the autobiographies he has written to wade
through sometime.
We are planning to move on tomorrow, but have been taking some flak from all
the other boaters here, for always moving on too fast. One night is never
enough apparently!