to sea at last...

Evening meal in the cockpit without the tent.

All glittery and summer bimini up

 Well what hasn't been done now it's too late to think about.  Stainless polished, boat scrubbed and Sandra showered so it's all systems go!

We have been having fantastic weather this last couple of weeks, even getting over thirty degrees on a couple of occasions in the marina but generally in the mid to high twenties.  The red sahara rain seems to be giving us a miss now, thank goodness as I'm fed up of getting out the hosepipe every time any rain threatens.  We have been eating out in the cockpit in the early evening, it gets dark around 8:30 now but Sandra has been plagued by one or two mossies.

Flat calm so had to motor.

But we did get a little sail as we cleared Meganissi.

 The big day has finally arrived to get out and do some actual sailing and things couldn't have got off to a more auspicious start.  I ground poor old Lesanda in the Lefkas channel.  Only very lightly but we needed a tug off from a passing "gin palace"  The guy was most magnanimous about it though and gave us a cheery wave as he hurtled off into the blue yonder.  I'm sure some of our friends in Lefkas will no doubt take the mickey about it but hey ho. I think it was maybe a case of there but for the grace of God.  It turned out to be not a great day for sailing and we ended up motoring or motor-sailing most of the way to Kalamos but we did have half an hours good sail and managed to appreciate not having the drone of the engine for a while.

It's great to be back in Kalamos, it's seventeen years since we were last here and the place has changed and grown but is still recognisable mainly by the presence of George coming into the harbour to assist with mooring up.  He looks older of course but it's definitely the same old George.

The lovely harbour of Port Kalamos.

Anyway he's invited us for Easter Lunch on Sunday with his family as he says we will be the only yacht in the harbour, I somehow doubt that as there are sixteen in here at the moment and maybe a couple more to come before dark.