Earlier this year way back in July on our northward passage we paid our first visit to Moudhros and I said “I could spend the whole summer here”
Well who would’ve thought that was almost what happened!
I had made mention in a previous blog of a few chores that needed taking care of before we could move on.
Now that all is OK I can reveal the actual reason was medical. A small lesion I discovered turned out malignant and had to be removed. Luckily there was an excellent Urologist Surgeon on Lemnos. Simultaneously I contracted a virus that put me on my back for 14 days; upside was I lost a stone in weight, lol.
In effect including the couple of weeks or so Louise went back to Scotland. We / I have spent a total of 88 days on Lemnos, 78 of them in Moudhros. I still love it !
During our time here we have met some wonderful people.
I have already mentioned Pakkis and Litza.
If I had needed to return to Scotland for treatment Pakkis had offered to return from his home Chios, an island 90 miles south, on the ferry and sail our boat back down to Chios and arrange for it to be safely lifted out for the winter next to his. A similar offer made by Marcus, a German guy & his wife Issabelle, who are now in Lesvos Marina. Sophia the car hire lady who reduced her charges and gave us some free days car rental into the bargain for my trips into Myrina / Doctor.
Happily none of those kind offers were needed and on 28th September we headed for a day out in the car to visit Plaka & Kontias in the north and a final dinner before setting off south to our eventual winter billet on Samos just under 200 miles south.
There was now no one left on the quay, Silvain & Sandrine our new French pals having set off a couple of days earlier.
The view from Lemnos northward to Samothraki ( of fragrant concubine fame, mentioned earlier)
Plaka harbour
Kontias for a coffee stop
Sunset & dinner at Giannakaros’ taverna run by three brothers & very good it was too
Ah well that’s it from Lemnos for this year. One of my favourite Greek Islands
