Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Sahara sand in Greece.

Yesterday and today we have the sky, the land, and all the boats covered in reddish sand that has blown over from the Sahara desert. 
It's not even the sand you find on a beach, that could easily be swept off, but fine powder that sticks to everything and coats all the surfaces of the boat. 
I can taste it in my mouth and it invades my nose. It even blocks out the sun.
The reddish powder is a permanent occurance over northern Africa but with southerly winds it spreads all the way as far as Poland on occassion. It is supposed to move east by tomorrow afternoon but will leave Eidos in a serious need of a wash.
Meanwhile, Poros is preparing for a catamaran boatshow this weekend do the crew have lots of washing to do as well. 

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