Poros, Greece

Now we are sitting on the deck, with a sheet acting as an awning to keep the sun off. The temperature is a little cooler for the last couple of days, cool enough to pull the sheet over at night, which helps with the mozzies. If fact, at 4:30pm it is a mere 33 degrees down below, much fresher!

We have managed to rip our cruising chute again, a fearsome gust on the way to Hydra. We also managed somehow to break the autohelm (also again) as we were anchoring at Hydra. We came back here to Poros and luckily the autohelm ram is now fixed, and on its way back to us, so we will be mobile again soon. Actually, we weren't going too far over the last 3-4 days, because the meltemi has been blowing, and sometimes a harbour seems a good place to be.

When we arrived back in Poros they had a full scale fire going on. We watched the fire engines racing towards the fire, actually in Galatos on the mainland. They were on the local ferry, making nearly 10 knots. Later there were 4 aeroplanes and two helicopters involved, one of them filling and dumping a large bucket which was filled from the bay.

The town is a tourist town, with loads of waterfront cafes and tavernas, but I'm not sure exactly why visitors come here, as the swimming isn't clear water and there isn't really a beach worthy of too much note. However, it is a very friendly place, and town is convenient. The downside of that is that occasionally we have to get up before it gets hot, and get some boat cleaning, or other task done. Since the sun is strong by 8 am, you can really start to feel sorry for us. (Or not, as the case may be!).

The sunsets here are pretty too, and about that time we also hear a bugle from the nearby naval installation. Apparently one of Greece's admirals sank a couple of ships from the newly independent
Greek state here, when they came to sort out the
rival government, and there has been a military













presence since - not taking any chances, I guess.

Nearby there is an island called Soupia (Nisos Soupia in Greek) which is said to resemble a frog, not sure if I can see it myself, but here is a photo for all frog lovers.













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