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Not far to go today. We leave the taverna and head for a tiny beach at Pogonia where we drop the anchor and have lunch. Nice view over to Vounaki about 3 miles to the east.

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Had a nice lie-in at Little Vathi this morning, pottered around to Abelike Bay for lunch. Hardly anyone there (bar the odd superyacht) so we chucked the anchor out and ate the fresh bread that we bought in Vathi this morning.

Later we set off for Dimitri’s Taverna. This is basically a mini-marina on a tiny beach on the north shore of Meganissi. We moor stern-to the quay, and it looks very nice.

They have geese!

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And another island. We set off from Port Leone against a stiff northerly and head for Little Vathi on the island of Meganissi.

On the way we drop anchor in Abelike Bay for a spot of lunch. It is almost deserted, apart from a few other boats doing the same thing.

Little Vathi is everyone’s idea of a perfect Greek fishing port.

Sea fever moored on the town quay

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More thunder last night, and lots of rain. Things looking rather better this morning however, so after breakfast and under a threatening sky, we set off for Port Leone on the island of Kalamos.

Localised storms all the way, but we managed to avoid them.

Some heavy shipping too

And here we are at Port Leone. The village was abandoned after the 1953 earthquake, which somehow make the wells run dry. The only building that is maintained is the church, otherwise there is nothing here at all apart from ruins. We anchor in the bay and have a barbeque on the beach.

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It rained a bit last night, and there were a few claps of thunder. We were woken about 4am by a big thunderstorm, with wind howling through the rigging. Fortunately we had secured Sea Fever to a good spot on the harbour wall and we managed a few more hours sleep.

By 9.30 the weather was so bad that we became aware of commotion in the harbour. Yesterday’s late arrivals were now finding that their berths were untenable. Boats everywhere. Difficult decision for skippers – too dangerous to leave, and too dangerous to stay in this little harbour.

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I was swimming here yesterday afternoon!

Anyhow, we won’t be going anywhere today, so we take a nice table in a taverna with a good view of the goings-on, and we can keep up with events with the portable VHF.

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We had planned to go to Kalamos today, but the forecast is for a storm, so we decide to go back to Kioni as it has a well protected harbour. Went for a swim and had a few beers then a walk around the bay.

Our guys mooring – not much room on the quay so stragglers have to reverse in and tie a line to the shore.

These old windmills are a nice indication of the entrance to this harbour.

Lovely afternoon – no sign of the storm

Nice old house, this would cost a couple of million in Salcombe

Lobster for dinner again

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You can do anything you like here, as long as it involves a boat. A superyacht arrived yesterday evening and moored at the ferry jetty. At lunchtime today a bigger superyacht arrived wanting the same space, so between them they shuffled places in the harbour until both were moored once again. Nicholas Taverna in the background, where we enjoyed lunch.

Sea Fever and companions moored on a pontoon in front of the dinghy park.

Lovely flowers decorate the buildings.

Count the Dragons. Of the dozen boats on our pontoon, 3 are flying the Welsh Standard.

Still plenty of traditional Greek fishing boats parked amongst the yachts and (as seen here) the Port Authority launch.