We
have agreed to meet Jonnie and Marion Lurie just around the corner in
Sogut. As they are not arriving
until after lunch, we have a leisurely morning. I do a bit of shopping so we have a few lunches on
board. We have a coffee at Osmans
to catch up on e-mails and download the Times. We get away a bit later than we hoped at about11:30am. As ever I am a bit concerned that the
anchor will come up and not be fouled, although we know we put it down where
instructed well out of the way of others.
So
off we go and from the start I am not happy about the windlass. I seem to have to push very hard on the
foot button to get the upward pull going at all and then it is quite slow. After only a minute or two it stops
altogether. I hoped it had just
tripped. So I go below to check
and find that it is still on. That
means the windlass has packed up!
So what shall we do. We
have two choices. The first is to
go back to the berth and get someone here to fix it. The alternative is to try to get the thing up and meet the
Luries. We have a berth reserved
at the Octopus Restaurant pontoon which has pick up lines. There might be someone there to look at
it. Alternatively we could go back
to Marmaris tomorrow to get it fixed.
So
with that in mind, I start pulling on the anchor chain and to my relief and
delight it comes up quite easily.
I manage to get most of the chain up and Richard comes forward to get
the anchor itself up, leaving me to steer in crowded surroundings! I manage OK.
So
we are off. We only have 6-8 miles
to go, so we take it very gently and even sail for about half an hour, just on
the genoa because we know that around the next headland the wind will die. We arrive in Sogut at 1pm and it is
very very hot. So after being
nicely assisted into our berth, first stop is to go swimming. We are a bit surprised to find how
shallow the water is on the other side of the pontoon, where there is a swimming
ladder. It is all very lovely and
peaceful. I manage to make a light lunch out of bits in the fridge and an
avocado bought nearly a week ago, which has just ripened. At about 3pm the Luries arrive and are
berthed right next to us. Then
their other friends, Terry and Sue come into the next berth. All very friendly.
We
have a quiet afternoon sitting in the sun and going in to swim frequently. Before dinner we have everyone on board
for a drink, making my Caribbean rum punch, which goes down well. Then dinner at the restaurant, where
the portions are small (gratefully) but very tasty. More yakking and swapping sailing tales and then late to
bed!
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