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We’re off home tomorrow, so we travel north to Preveza where we’ll be just a few minutes from the airport when we wake up in the morning.
Preveza is a big working port. This bulk carrier is unloading grain.

Val checks out the mooring arrangements for yachts while we enjoy a beer this afternoon.

And I’ll save my last thoughts for the Greeks. They’re having a tough time at the moment, and whilst you might read that they are a lazy, feckless nation, I can assure you that they are not. They are hospitable, generous, and most of all they never give in. During our stay the bins have been emptied, streets cleaned and as far as possible in a cash economy things have been business as usual. Here they are enjoying their Saturday night out in Preveza. Yammas!

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Followers of these ramblings will have gathered by now that life afloat is far from predictable. So much so in fact, that should you ever hear the words ‘boat’ and ‘plan’ in the same sentence, I would recommend that you treat the whole conversation with extreme suspicion.

One of the big trip boats has moored in a bit of a hurry this afternoon, and it’s all gone wrong, with the boat ending up at 45 degrees to the quay and the crew pushing and shoving trying to straighten 500 tons of floating steel by hand.
Onassis looks on, amused.

The skipper jumps off. The buck stops here and he’s a lonely man. On Konstantinos we take collective responsibility for our (ok my) foul-ups, but I know exactly how he’s feeling.

And this morning we spotted our friends Paul and Tom from IBA (the breakdown company) helping a stricken yacht out in the bay. Once again we have complete empathy with the crew.

Of course we watch all this stuff – it’s impossible not to. But we never gloat. Karma is a powerful force when you’re a yottie.

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Amazing keepy-uppie guy in the main street. The road is pedestrianised after 7pm so there’s lots of stuff like this.

Still waiting for 1 part for our engine, nothing we can do but relax!

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Off southwards this morning as we need to drop Jennifer & Fox off at Vassiliki so they can get the ferry to Kefalonia. The boat is huge!

The ferry leaves right on time. Learned via Facebook that they arrived safe and sound, and they’ll fly home tomorrow evening.

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Good news on Konstantinos, technician has been today and pronounced things not too bad, just a few parts needed and we’ll be good to go.

Meanwhile the crew enjoy our run ashore. Nidri at twilight.

Jennifer and Fox with their Mai Tais.

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This morning we popped into the laundry – never miss an opportunity to get a load of clean clothes. Relaxing afternoon by the pool.

Jennifer had a very impressive Pina Colada.

Super dinner at Tom’s restaurant on the beach.

Celebrations going on for the anniversary of the little church on the other side of the bay.

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Sivota is very nice, but as the engineer can’t look at our engine problem until Tuesday we decide to head off to Nidri and have a few nights in a hotel.  We get 2 nice rooms at the Santa Maura on Nidri high street. The manager is very pleased to see us, particularly as we can pay cash – credit cards are not being accepted anywhere at the moment.

After a relaxing afternoon watching the British Grand Prix (well done Lewis) we head for the champagne bar.