As planned we hired a car & picked up the cat tracker left with Sara & Brian at Samos marina. Unfortunately Mark wasn’t on his boat but we left word & thanks. We stocked up in Lidl and did visit Zen – it’s now getting busier and there are some proper tourists in Samos town, not just us semi-residents.
The next day having been cogitating on a strange intermittent noise when starting the engine I woke up with a eureka moment that it probably was the starter motor. So I whipped it out for a quick inspection and clean up by the electrician in the boat yard over at Karlovassi – also owned by Aris.
At the same time the domestic water accumulator tank (part of the plumbing system) had decided to give up the ghost so I was also in the process of removing it.
During all this Mark and his pals arrived for a visit. Now being sailors they realised being entertained on the boat at that point was not ideal so off they went to the (now only open) taverna for a meal. Louise & I quickly got everything ship shape and whatsapped them to ask if they would like a glass of wine after their meal on Camira. Well after the good glass bottles had been “dun in” we started on the plastic ones!
A fun afternoon with very interesting guys – ex army – very pukka – very patriotic to the point of cutting short their holiday to be back for the coronation of Charles. One guy had headed up military protection & Police liaison for the royals & other visiting dignitaries. One like me was an accountant, but wanted to be a lion tamer.
Now what with the additional maintenance we thought it sensible to keep an appointment I had provisionally made with an Opthamologist in Karlovassi for the 3rd of May so we were here for a wee bit longer. Ah well
