We had a calm and quiet
night, but get up early to get to Zakynthos as soon as possible to ensure a
berth where there is electricity and water. We also hope a Yanmar agent can sort some of our technical
problems out.
Again, there is no wind and
we motor all the way. I am sure
that we have used up a great deal of fuel over the last few days.
We get to Zakynthos at about
1:30. There are some moorings free
and there is a man directing us in.
So far so good. This is our
first effort at mooring on anchor on our own. There is a French boat that has come in just before us, so
he moors first. He is single
handed and seems to manage very well.
So it is now our turn.
Richard tells me to put the anchor down. I do that, but after I have nearly dumped the whole 60 meters
of chain, Richard realises we have put the anchor out too soon. So he asks me to take it up and we will
try again. Then disaster strikes. As I try to take it up the chain jams
and I cannot move it at all.
Richard comes forward and tries to free it, but cannot without any
tools. The only bit of luck is
that the anchor has bitten, so we are anchored in place – albeit right where
all the boats manoeuvre. Richard has
to unscrew the top of the windlass to sort the chain out, but finally
manages. So finally we make it in
to the mooring space, which is quite tight. A man working on the boat next door is a great help fending
us off and helping with the windlass.
The Frenchman on the boat which came in before us also takes our lines,
which is great. I am a bit of a
wreck after that, but Richard seems quite pleased with our efforts!
We settle in and have some
lunch. Richard does eat a Greek salad. I think he is just being nice to me
because I was in a real grump this morning. We get a visit from the local agent. We were told that it is not necessary
to use him to book in, but it turns out convenient and means that we get
connected to the electricity right away.
Richard hasn’t had a shower for three days! We are pleasantly surprised to find that the cost of two
nights with water and electricity is only 30 Euros.
Having been quite cold all
morning it is now very hot. We
have a lot of things to do, but the heat is off putting. We do speak to the agent and the man
who helps with the docking.
Between them we have organised for the fuel tanker to come tomorrow
morning. We have only about a
quarter of a tank left. We also
have a Yanmar engineer coming tomorrow to look at the water system. Richard is desperate to get it fixed
because I am so fed up about it.
But I really think it is very unlikely to happen. Everyone who looks at it just shrugs
and indicates they can’t do anything.
When the heat abates a bit
we have a walk in the town. We
find an optician to fix Richard’s sunglasses where one of the lenses fell
out. We also buy a few things in a
supermarket, so we have lunch for tomorrow. I will have to buy something for dinner tomorrow but that
will wait.
Back to the boat and I
finally have a proper shower. Then
we go out to dinner. All the restaurants
seem very touristy. We get pulled
into one on a nice square, but it is horribly expensive as we order fresh fish.
So now to bed. We think we still haven’t caught up on
our sleep from our long trip the other night.
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