Kea - Ag Nikolaos

We headed from Sounion on the mainland, to the island of Kea. At one time the bay of Ag Nikolaos was a coaling station, where steamers stopped to re-fuel on their way to their way between the Black Sea and Western Europe. We anchored off Korissia, the largest town in the bay. We have to acknowledge “respect” for the party-goers – the disco started at midnight and continued until 8am on Sunday morning, no doubt just in time for morning prayer! The Ferry service to this island would have done credit to the Dover-Calais bunch! In and out with incredible frequency for a small island. We saw a boat that we had last seen in Bermuda “Al Na’ir”. The skipper is a single-hander called André, who has circumnavigated 3 times. He came on board for coffee and chatted about his experiences, while we all tried to stay in the shade and keep cool.

About 10k away is the Capital of the island, and perhaps its main tourist attraction is the 6m lion carved from stone. The town itself is also very striking.

We watched a fisherman in Voukari repairing nets. I liked the concentration - which was mainly on the conversation he was having while he worked!