Well, it’s just me and Coral for a week until Kathy and the Moms arrive. This morning I drove in solo to the Gouvia marina to visit the helpful guys at Keriacoulis Sailing, and in the calm conditions parked Coral without a problem. Lovin’ that bow thruster. The Keriacoulis lads resolved the problem I’d been having with one of Coral’s septic tanks. An important fix, as you can imagine. I’ll spare you the details, but €250 was money very well spent.
And with that expense paid, I hightailed it back out to the anchorage (10 minutes away) to avoid paying €70 a night. With our speedy dinghy, there’s really no sacrifice, as the marina cafes, pool, cricket and croquet ground, and grocery store are minutes away. Well, they were, until a small forest fire smoked me out of the anchorage! Tiny Corfiot waterbombers seem to have it almost out now, but I’ve moved a couple of miles upwind for the night and will enjoy a little change of scene. That means a different skiboat pulling a different set of laughing kids on bouncy tubes.
But just til sundown, and then the bay will be serene. Unless I practice the harmonica.
And breaking news… a big bomber is now working the fire, and the afternoon breeze is thankfully easing. Hope that bodes well for beautiful Corfu.
