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Rain this morning.

But normal service was soon resumed.

And Paul & Hayley have arrived for a spot of sailing.

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We said goodbye to Meganisi this afternoon and pottered across to Nidri. Some clouds around today but still no rain. We’re doing well for October.

We tie-up on our usual pontoon and grab a beer with Yiannis at the Athos. Back on the pontoon we come across Otto the pontoon guy in full dress uniform. There’s a wedding at the church across the bay and Otto is ferrying the VIPs across.

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Very quiet in the marina this evening.

Until…
About 20 girls arrived aboard 3 biggish charter yachts. I always tell my crews to treat the boat like a climbing frame, but this lot are taking it to a whole new level!

Great anticipation in the anchorage about the England v Australia rugby game tomorrow – every taverna is promising to show it. Kick off is at 10pm our time, so it should be a good night.

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Off for a walk today, and we head for the nearby village of Katomeri in the middle of the island. Lovely views across the Ionian to Kalamos.

These tiny churches are everywhere, and beautifully kept.

Back in the harbour I’ve never seen so many yachts in my life. The reason is simple. There’s a big storm forecast and Little Vathi is the safest harbour in the area. The question is, will the storm actually materialise?

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Terrible weather forecast today so we stay put. Lots of other boats diving for cover in the harbour. And guess what? It wasn’t too bad at all. Gave us a chance to do a few jobs.
Konstantinos.

The ferry from Nidri pops in a couple of times every day. It completely fills the harbour!

Had a few beers with Nico (Stavros’s lad) last night. Discovered this picture on my phone this morning. .

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After our dash across Europe to get to Greece, and our dash down into the islands yesterday we deserve a slow day. We fix the echosounder that was playing up yesterday, and have a walk around the coast to Mina’s taverna at Port Athine. It’s just like Paradise.

After a nice walk back to Vathi we have a few beers in the last of the evening sunlight. Views:

Stavros has fresh octopus tonight, so guess where we’re heading for dinner.

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Lovely meal last night in a taverna called the ‘Crazy Prawn’. Prawns are pretty simple as a rule – just peel one and pop it in your mouth. Not these. They’re so big you have to decide which end to start. ..

This morning we did a bit of shopping and sailed south. It took about four and a half hours to get to Little Vathi, and here we are.

Greek humour.

Oh yeah – the big news. There’s a cash machine here for the very first time! Progress in the islands.