Trizonia to Galaxidi

Trisonia is a small harbor with a few docks. It was supposed to become a yacht club but has been left unfinished . We did not go to land but swam and relaxed in the evening. Early the next morning we lifted the anchor and continued on our journey.

It was very calm so we had plenty of time to have coffee and raise the sails.

But the wind did not arrive. Which in a way was a good thing, because when we checked the engine, we found a leak in the cooling water hose. Luckily, we were able to patch it . I then added 2 L of oil to the engine and half an hour later we continued on our journey.

 After 6 hours of motoring, we approached Galaxidi and entered a narrow harbor. I dropped the stern anchor and Justin passed the mooring lines to a waiting helper on the town quay.

After a short evening walk, we had an exquisite dinner at the local taverna.

I was woken up in the middle of the night first by loud music from a local bar and then by a thunderstorm and a downpour. Oh well, life is never boring.

Nafpaktos to Trizonia

In the morning we went for a steep hike up to the castle. 

 It took about an hour up the hill and much tougher for me than I had hoped for. However, the view was spectacular and very much worth the effort.

Eidos is the boat furthest away.

We rewarded rewarded ourselves with a lovely breakfast in the Inner Harbor with a view of the bridge in the distance. 

Next on the schedule was shopping. Justin walked to a distant gas station to buy the correct oil for the engine. The grocery store was a little closer and we topped up our supplies with fresh vegetables, fruit, and cheese. Lastly, Justin carried a 20 litre container of diesel fuel  for the engine from another gas station bit closer. We had left the   dinghy on a beach and so it was only a block away. Finally, Justin rowed the dinghy back to the boat. 

We topped up the fuel, stashed everything safely away, and raised the anchor.

Luckily, we were able to sail most of the day. First, south around a shallow river outlet on easterly wind, and just exactly when we needed to head east, the wind shifted to south then west so that we were able to speed along all the way to Trizonia Island.

The waves increased as the day progressed and at times the dinghy surfed behind us threatening to hit the back of the boat.

We chose the passage between the mainland and the island and carefully avoided some reefs while speeding along. A sharp turn to the right with a mighty jibe brought us into relative calm so that we could turn the engine on and drop the main sail before entering the harbor to anchor.