On the heels of our Hydra/Poros success, we followed up with a visit to the always impressive Epidavros amphitheatre and a taste of the quiet life at anchor, where our guest Connor quickly mastered backgammon and nearly skunked me by the 3rd game. Uh, he’s VERY smart. Obviously.
Rounding out the tour, we sailed in a fair chop and a firm breeze over to the ferry beehive of Aegina. Connor proved himself a natural sailor, snacking and napping as Coral plowed along under shortened sails in warm air and sunny skies.
Tucked in Aegina harbour, we hit the taverna without delay to congratulate each other on a good afternoon. Connor headed back to Athens the next morning to officially begin his European tour, and Kath and I focused on getting ready for our short hop to the Cyclades. A new battery for the generator (assuring ourselves troublefree luxury of refrigeration, hot water and charged laptop), a bunch of food and some clean laundry. Why did that take 4 days? Time flies when eating pizza and gyros!
Oh, and good news, I suspect: I’ve grown jaded and weary of recounting all the ridiculous harbour antics that occur daily, but simply know that each day at some point, something cringe-worthy happens and Coral rolls her eyes and shakes her head. Sometimes at me. [note from Kath–it was CRAZY! Some old guy decided to reset his anchor. He pulled out and caused complete chaos in the choppy harbour for a good hour, not the least of which was nearly backing into the boat beside us at high speed, and the guy in a dinghy trying to help almost getting an anchor to the head. I tried to take video to use in the inevitable court case, but was so flustered I screwed it up, stopping when I thought I was starting and vv. Good lesson for the next time I try and get video evidence. He left two days later and picked up his neighbour’s anchor, spending another 45 minutes trying to figure that one out. Oy!)
Tomorrow we sail for the ruins of Poseidon’s temple. Let’s hope he’s in a good mood.
Here’s a little bonus footage of the donkey ride in Hydra:
so many gong-shows, so little wifi!
Love the donkey!