Monday 22nd July 2024
After 8 hot days visiting Skyros it’s time to go.
We have decided on Lesvos a trip just shy of 90 miles if we make landfall at Kolpos Koloni
We left at 10:30 and two hours later saw us abeam Tres Boutes Bay approx Waypoint 2 – the valley ashore being where Robert Brookes tomb is.
Motor-sailing at the moment and the engine misfiring a few times but by 12:30 we were sailing at last , albeit slowly.
17:00 We have covered 28 miles, slow progress and hot but at least sailing on course.
22:30 We begin to cross the busy shipping lanes & I need to call up once just to be sure we’ve been spotted
01:00 The wind is picking up as forecast, 60 miles covered just another 30 to go !
07:30 Anchored at our usual spot at Apothekes in Kolpos Kolonis, Lesvos
Dawn Tuesday 23rd July 2024
The rest of today was spent catching up on sleep and basic checks on the engine connections.
Wednesday 24th July 2024
Heading Skala Loutra early at 05:00 becoming far too windy here. Reefed main and foresail gave us a brisk passage to Scala Loutra where I note from the log we anchored at 13:00
Piloting our way out of Kolpos Koloni
