Greece - Saronic and Eastern Peloponnisos
Peloponnisos
Korfos 19nm, 4hrs, motored
Wednesday July 3 - Thursday 4
Free mooring ball
Wednesday July 3 - Thursday 4
Free mooring ball
From the Corinth Canal we went onwards to Korfos. As we looked for a spot to drop anchor a Dutch couple and their two fluffy pooches approached us in their runabout and said we were welcome to use their mooring as they weren't using it until September. How very kind! The Cruising Guide said this small town was good for provisioning but after searching for the supermarket we found a small shop under a few layers of dust with provisions I was scared to check the expiry date on. Still, we got the essentials - fly swatter, mozzie coils and a spray bottle for bread making.
We dined at a very cute taverna recommended by the Dutch couple. The owner was a cheeky man with a mischievous twinkle in his eye who sat down at the table with us to take our order. He asked if I wanted to look at the fish available but I just ordered the 'small portion fish' off the menu. As he didn't ask what kind of fish I figured there wasn't a choice. When the meal arrived I realised what I had ordered was not a small portion of fish, but a portion of small fish! The devil's in the detail. Luckily I like small fish. I thought the malingering cats might too but dared not give them any. Wise decision since the owner soon bucketed water out of a barrel to 'wash' them away with! 'Not me' I said when he looked my way with a full bucket. He smiled, barely, with that mischievous look.
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We dined at a very cute taverna recommended by the Dutch couple. The owner was a cheeky man with a mischievous twinkle in his eye who sat down at the table with us to take our order. He asked if I wanted to look at the fish available but I just ordered the 'small portion fish' off the menu. As he didn't ask what kind of fish I figured there wasn't a choice. When the meal arrived I realised what I had ordered was not a small portion of fish, but a portion of small fish! The devil's in the detail. Luckily I like small fish. I thought the malingering cats might too but dared not give them any. Wise decision since the owner soon bucketed water out of a barrel to 'wash' them away with! 'Not me' I said when he looked my way with a full bucket. He smiled, barely, with that mischievous look.
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Nísos Póros
Póros 25nm, 3hrs 50min, motored
Thursday July 4 - Saturday 6
Free anchorage
Thursday July 4 - Saturday 6
Free anchorage
Thursday we headed to the much anticipated Poros we've been hearing about for weeks on the MedNet. In ancient times the island was known as Kaularia and its patron was Poseidon. A few remains of a temple to Poseidon (built about 6BC) can be found on the east coast.
Poros is separated from Peloponnisos by only a narrow channel. We anchored northwest of the main town in the large 'Navy Bay', and from our position the place didn't look much, but once on shore we discovered a delightful old town with white cobbled streets and traditional Greek houses. We caught up with Peter on Ninsar who we met last year in Preveza, and met Steve on Let it Be, a Hungarian born Aussie from Melbourne who we anchored next to. From very neutral first impressions we ended up charmed by Poros and looking forward to returning later in the season. A highlight was meeting little Mickey, an adorable fluffy white pooch, and his very stern and disinterested looking owner. I was curious why this man sat with his pup in the middle of a street between two restaurants, and a waiter informed me he owned the jewellery shop 20 meters away. So he'd set up chairs and a table and sat quietly, with his excruciatingly cute pup, looking at passers by almost disdainfully. It got too much for me. I had to ask if I could pat the puppy. I asked its name and thought he said Nicky, so I said that's my name too! Then the waiter said he had a daughter named Nicky, and he was Nikos, and threw his arms in the air saying what's going on?! Turned out the pup was Mickey but why let a small detail ruin the fun. It seems his owner couldn't help himself either and asked where I was from. Turns out he'd been all over Australia many moons ago. He still didn't crack a smile but I could tell he was warming up.
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Poros is separated from Peloponnisos by only a narrow channel. We anchored northwest of the main town in the large 'Navy Bay', and from our position the place didn't look much, but once on shore we discovered a delightful old town with white cobbled streets and traditional Greek houses. We caught up with Peter on Ninsar who we met last year in Preveza, and met Steve on Let it Be, a Hungarian born Aussie from Melbourne who we anchored next to. From very neutral first impressions we ended up charmed by Poros and looking forward to returning later in the season. A highlight was meeting little Mickey, an adorable fluffy white pooch, and his very stern and disinterested looking owner. I was curious why this man sat with his pup in the middle of a street between two restaurants, and a waiter informed me he owned the jewellery shop 20 meters away. So he'd set up chairs and a table and sat quietly, with his excruciatingly cute pup, looking at passers by almost disdainfully. It got too much for me. I had to ask if I could pat the puppy. I asked its name and thought he said Nicky, so I said that's my name too! Then the waiter said he had a daughter named Nicky, and he was Nikos, and threw his arms in the air saying what's going on?! Turned out the pup was Mickey but why let a small detail ruin the fun. It seems his owner couldn't help himself either and asked where I was from. Turns out he'd been all over Australia many moons ago. He still didn't crack a smile but I could tell he was warming up.
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