Whew, feels like a bit of a whirlwind for the past few days. Skirting giant cargo ships outside of Athens (think of turtles crossing a highway in a friendly nature reserve – pretty safe… but), we sat out some very gusty weather for two nights, anchored off the quiet beachtown of Peranis on the south shore of Salamis Island. No wild salami or perani spotted, probably for the best.
And so on Tuesday we closed up phase 1 of the sailing adventure by motoring through the amazing 5 km Corinth Canal, out of the Aegean Sea and into the Gulf of Corinth. A cool €231 for the transit, which is only €0.046/metre!
The gulf feels like a very different beast, with few easy anchorages, choppy waters and variable, gusty wind. These photos do not reflect that, but trust us.
We’re parked today under the north shore off of yet another beachtown, Paralia Saranda, but here we needed all the chain on the boat to stay put in 20 metre deep water. You know I trust our windlass, so letting out 80 metres of anchor chain is always fun. Good thing we’re the only boat in the bay!
Oh, and a follow-up from Canada Day: I got my fireworks! An amazing 30 minute show. Clearly the budget for the 150th celebration got way out of hand.
Sheer. Unmitigated. Jealousy.
(and that is the “Algonquin College Period”)