Just a 1 night reconnaissance visit (discovered a fishing shop that Stu might be interested in) and stern to onto quay. Patitiri is fairly picturesque, although being the ferry port for Allonissos, it’s quite busy, and in fact one of the large ferries parks at the end of the harbour overnight with its generators running constantly but this didn’t disturb us.
Soon after we arrived, I helped a large cat to moor up, and despite protesting, they insisted on giving me a bottle of wine for my help. They admitted that they were novices, but virtually always, someone will help with lines, simply in exchange for a ‘thank you’. They’ll very soon run out of wine!
As we were leaving, a Port Official came round. I was expecting a mooring fee demand, but no, he wanted to see various documents, registration, insurance, e-tepai, e-tepai proof of payment and for the first time ever in Greece, my ICC. (International Certificate of Competence). Unusually he wasn’t interested in our Unlimited Transit Log!
About a mile out of the harbour, we met Kev and Mandy sailing in the opposite direction, at the same time as Ann was video chatting with the grandsons who took great delight in waving to them as they went by. Then about 30 minutes later crossed paths with Steve and Liz from Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association and 15 minutes later, received a message from Roger and Cheryl, a couple we’d met last year in Methana who were close by and wanted to meet up. Suddenly a very small world!, and a slow peaceful sail up the coast with the wind gently pushing us.
Soon after we arrived, I helped a large cat to moor up, and despite protesting, they insisted on giving me a bottle of wine for my help. They admitted that they were novices, but virtually always, someone will help with lines, simply in exchange for a ‘thank you’. They’ll very soon run out of wine!
As we were leaving, a Port Official came round. I was expecting a mooring fee demand, but no, he wanted to see various documents, registration, insurance, e-tepai, e-tepai proof of payment and for the first time ever in Greece, my ICC. (International Certificate of Competence). Unusually he wasn’t interested in our Unlimited Transit Log!
About a mile out of the harbour, we met Kev and Mandy sailing in the opposite direction, at the same time as Ann was video chatting with the grandsons who took great delight in waving to them as they went by. Then about 30 minutes later crossed paths with Steve and Liz from Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association and 15 minutes later, received a message from Roger and Cheryl, a couple we’d met last year in Methana who were close by and wanted to meet up. Suddenly a very small world!, and a slow peaceful sail up the coast with the wind gently pushing us.
