We
tried to get up early and get away in good time. We partially succeeded. We managed to slip our mooring at 8:50am, better than we had
done before, but still rather late.
The
weather is still nice. It is a bit
cooler, much to my relief. The
forecast is for a force 4 or less wind, but on the nose. There is no realistic possibility of
tacking to our destination this time.
So
we set out without putting the sails up and we motor all the way to Leros. We have been here before, and we will
return because it is this island where we will be leaving the boat for the
winter. However, today we are not
going into the town we went to before, Lakki. Instead we are going to anchor in a bay on the east coast we
saw last time, from a nice restaurant.
We
get to Pandeli Bay at about noon.
There is a pleasant breeze and both the air and water temperature are
much more acceptable. The air is
about 26C and the water is 25C. We
have a little trouble setting the anchor and had to have a second go, but we
then seemed well placed. Richard
swam out to the anchor with his facemask and snorkel and confirmed that it was
well dug in. So we had a very
refreshing swim and then lunch.
The
bay is quite pretty. We are
looking up at a hill with 6 windmills on the top and 5 more larger ones, with
structures for sails below. There
is also a castle at the end of the hill, which at night is lit up.
We
just stayed on the boat all afternoon.
Richard did pump up the deflated side of the dinghy in case we wanted to
use it, but we couldn’t be bothered.
We really just wanted a nice relaxed day and that is what we have had.
We
are both reading the same book.
The new version of the Millenium books written by another author (the
original guy having died). We have
eaten on board and are looking forward to a quiet night’s sleep. The wind did pick up in the bay this
afternoon, but now it seems to have settled down to a force 1, so that should
be fine. There is a bit of a swell
coming in, but I hope that will just rock us to sleep.
I
have been very careful of my back and am taking the pills I got from the
pharmacy. It seems to be a lot
better and I hope I can give up the medication in a day or so.
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