20-07-21 MILOS Adamantas - Sarakiniko

20-07 MILOS Adamantas - Sarakiniko

 

Weather : sunny, 32°C

Wind : 2 Bf SW

Log : 8,1 NM

 

Yesterday, we stayed in Adamantas on Milos, some of us rented a moped and explored the island.

 

At 10.30h we hauled anchor and left Adamantas.

 

Our destination is the bay of Sarakiniko, on the North coast of Milos.

 

At 11.45h we anchored in the bay before the white rock formations of Sarakiniko.

 

We spend the rest of the day with swimming and sunning.

 

In the the evening we had a nice spaghetti dinner on board, accompanied by a beautiful sunset.

 

Kalimera from Milos,

Christine, Kris, Elvira, Michel & Koen

18-07 KYTHNOS Merichas – MILOS Adamantas

18-07 KYTHNOS Merichas – MILOS Adamantas

 

Weather : sunny, 32°C

Wind : 2 Bf SW

Log : 63,2 NM

 

At 10.15h we left Merichas.

 

There wasn’t much wind and it came right on the nose so it was a trip under motor.

 

Our original plan was to go to Plati Yialos on Sifnos but when we arrived there, the harbour was full.

 

So we decided to go further to Milos.

 

At 20.15h we moored on the city quay at Adamantas in Milos.

With the SW wind it was a bumpy stay.

 

At night we had a decent Greek dinner at the Flisvos taverna.

 

Kalimera from Milos,

Christine, Kris, Elvira, Michel & Koen

17-07-21 LAVRION – KYTHNOS Merichas

17-07 LAVRION – KYTHNOS Merichas

Weather : sunny, 31°C

Wind : 1-2 Bf S

Log : 26 NM

 

At 1400h we checked in our boat, Iris a Bavaria 46 Cruiser.

Despite it’s an older yacht, it’s still in a good condition.

 

We left Lavrion at ca.16.15h.

There isn’t much wind so the trip is under motor.

 

At 19.45h we moored in the harbour of Merichas on Kythnos,

we caught one of the last places on the quay.

 

At night we had a nice diner at the Byzantio Taverna, on the beach.

 

Kalimera from Kythnos,

Christine, Kris, Elvira, Michel & Koen

25-09 ANGISTRI – ALIMOS Marina ATHENS

25-09 ANGISTRI – ALIMOS Marina ATHENS

Weather : sunny, 30°C

Wind : 1-2 Bf N

Log : 24,7 NM

We had a lazy morning, we did a lot of swimming in this beautiful bay, south of Aponissos on Angistri.

There was a school of small tuna fish circling our yacht, impressive.

At 11.00h we hauled our anchor and started our final trip.

There wasn’t much wind, we tried to sail for a while but most of the trip our motor had to help us out.

At 16.30h we arrived in the Marina Alimos. The guys of DMS-sailing welcomed us, and immediately started with the check-out.

Our yacht Hydra was OK, so there were no problems during check-out.

In the evening we had diner at the Edem taverna, we sat literally on the beach, during a nice sunset. A perfect closing of a wonderful journey.

Grtz from Athens,

Hydra-crew

Roel, Elvira, Michel, Diane, Koerel & Koen

24-09 VATHI Methana - ANGISTRI

 

24-09 VATHI Methana - ANGISTRI

Weather : sunny, 30°C

Wind : 1-2 Bf N

Log : 12,7 NM

In the morning we bought 1,7kg fresh fish from a local fisherman.

At 10.45h we left Vathi, again there was nearly no wind so our engine had to help us out.

First we docked at the harbour of Mechalogori on Angistri to do some grocery shopping.

After shopping we left the harbour to go to a nice bay.

We anchored in a bay in the south of Angistri, opposite of Dorousa island.

Of course we swam a lot.

In the evening Diane and Elvira prepared a delicious fish-diner.

Grtz from Angistri,

Hydra-crew

Roel, Elvira, Michel, Diane, Koerel & Koen

23-09 POROS – VATHI Methana

23-09 POROS – VATHI Methana 

Weather : sunny, 30°C

Wind : 1 Bf N

Log : 17,5 NM

In the morning we left the quay at Poros immediately,

we anchored in Russian bay to have breakfast and a morning swim.

At 11.00h we set course for Vathi on Methana.

There was no wind, so we motored the entire trip.

At 14.10h we arrived at the small harbour of Vathi.

There are only 15 spots at the quay, so you have to arrive early.

Mooring fee : 10 € incl.water and electricity.

We called a taxi to get us to the start of the walk to the volcano.

5 € pro person.

The walk is in a very beautiful scenery, and the views are magnificent.

It takes ca.1 hour total walking time.

At night we had a nice diner with view on our boat at the Vathi taverna.

Grtz from Vathi,

Hydra-crew

Roel, Elvira, Michel, Diane, Koerel & Koen

22-09 PORTO CHELI - POROS

22-09 PORTO CHELI - POROS

Weather : sunny, 29°C

Wind : 1-2 Bf N

Log : 29,5 NM

After a morning swim and some breakfast we left the anchorage at 10.20h.

There wasn’t much wind, so we didn’t bother to hoist the sails and motored along to Poros.

At 14.30h we anchored in Monastery bay in Poros, for a swim and some lunch.

We went to Poros harbour around 17.00h. 

We moored at the North quay , opposite of the Poseidon taverna.

Mooring fee: 10€ incl. electricity.

At night we had a wonderful dinner at Poseidon.

Grtz from Poros,

Hydra-crew

Roel, Elvira, Michel, Diane, Koerel & Koen

21-09 NAFPLION – PORTO CHELI

21-09 NAFPLION – PORTO CHELI

Weather : sunny, 28°C

Wind : 2-3 Bf N

Log : 25,3 NM

After filling up the boat with diesel (93 l) we left Nafplion at 10.40h.

Today we had an easy downwind trip, the second part of the trip we did a nice broad reach sail.

At 15.45h we anchored in a bay under the islet of Khinitsa, closely to Porto Cheli.

After a swim in the crystal blue water, we decided to stay here overnight.

In the evening we had a very nice dinner on board.

Grtz from Porto Cheli,

Hydra-crew

Roel, Elvira, Michel, Diane, Koerel & Koen