Sunday 29th September 2024
In advance of adverse weather starting tomorrow, we headed back to Ormos to make sure we were somewhere on Samos to pick up Sheila from the airport when she arrives for a weeks sailing holiday. It had always been our intention to have Baz & Sheila out but sadly it was not to be.
So it was good bye to Silvie who had a few more days left on her sailing trip with Nicolas. It had been fun meeting her. So 28 miles back to Ormos half of it sailing saw us tied up around 17:00
Gabby & Joseph were here, our Austrian friends who have a boat & a camper van.
Sundowners on Camira with Gabby & Joseph on a lovely still night in Ormos.
Thursday 3rd
We hired a car to pick Sheila up at the airport at the other end of the island. Stocked up with provisions from Lidl and headed back to Ormos for her 1st night aboard Camira , since Craobh Haven all those years ago !
The “holiday route”
Friday 4th October 2024
Heading to Arki and anchored in “Blue Bay”. Waypoint 2. We dinghied ashore and walked in to the port for lunch. Dani & Stella were also in the bay just behind us.
Arki Pictures
Sunday 6th October 2024
We headed to Blefoutis bay on Leros Waypoint 4 to hide from the south winds, a good we sail, Sheila helming. Only use of engine was leaving & arriving.
Captain Sheila
Monday 7th October 2024
Now headed for Lipsi, Kouloura bay anchorage at the south. Waypoint 5. A lovely spot and again we walked over the hills into the Lipsi town in the evening to go to first to my favourite Ouzeri then up to Manolis’ Tastes
Kouloura anchorage , Lipsi
Cat Hotel & Diner , LOL on walk over to Lipsi town
Lipsi harbour
Ouzeri pre dinner drinks
Lipsi dusk & evening
Manolis, Tastes Taverna
Tuesday 8th & Wednesday 9th October 2024
The wind had picked up, 15 knots from the NE gave us another nice days sailing, again underway 4 hours a little engine used. At 15:30 we dropped anchor in Vagia bay, Patmos. Waypoint 6. where we would stay for two days to let Sheila explore Scala Patmos & the Monastery.
Views from the monastery, Patmos
Nicolas was here too, now alone on Syeni, Silvie having returned home to France.
Ormos Vagia anchorage Patmos. Syeni & Camira alone
After quite an uncomfortable night it was so calm that the boat was sitting beam on to a small but annoying swell. An unusual southerly of 17 knots started around 11:00 and gave us a good sail to Posidonio for Sheila’s last night. It was not ideal the bay being open to the south but in the end wasn’t too bad a night , certainly better than the previous one.
Friday 11th October 2024
The last passage for Sheila all of 5 miles to Samos Marina and in fact the last for us as well. We were moving into the house today.
So farewell to Sheila , hope she enjoyed herself, and farewell to the sailing season 2024 for us.
Total miles clocked up this year 1,109
