Friday 12th July 2024
It’s a long one today, just shy of 50 miles.
Skyros has been one of our planned destinations for a while but the weather and distances from pretty much everywhere else can make it difficult to get to or leave.
The corollary of having very calm weather allowing us to get there means a long hot motor.
Its not ideal given the vagaries of the engine at the moment but it is exciting to be finally going there.
Well it was indeed a long 9 hours but at 18:40 we were anchored in the 1st bay at the NW of Skyros
Approaching Skyros.
The next morning Saturday 13th July 2024
After a small passage through a “short cut “ Waypoint 3 above.
Steno Valaxa short cut in the distance
and through………
we arrived at Linaria the main port of Skyros . We were helped to tie up by the harbour master, Sakis, in a beautiful spot on fore and aft buoys just below a cafe / bar / taverna.
Wow our own swimming pool
What a beautiful spot
………………. and relax !
Each arrival of the ferry was met with the theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey blaring out from the Taverna above, apparently been going on for 20 years , LOL
