My sister Gabriela and her partner Herbert arrived with my friends Martina, Steffi, Wilhelm and Wolfgang on different flights in
Paros delayed by the preceding storms on Saturday, 17th May afternoon. In the meantime
Afros Yacht Services did some more repairs to make our boat
Maritina, a nice Bali 4.4 catamaran fully fit for our next cruise. In record time we took all necessary provisions on board and enjoyed a welcome dinner at
Levantis Restaurant.
Early on Sunday morning we motored north to
Delos, checked the surroundings and set anchor in
Ormos Proteos south of Rinea. After a first swim we had a sumptuous dinner with beef and pasta. Next morning Herbert prepared our dinghy and skippered our crew to
Delos landing for a visit of the holy site. After noon the crew returned and we motored west to
Ermoupouli harbor in
Syros. After a stroll through the city and a visit to the Apollon Theater we had an exceptional fish dinner at
Seariani Fish & More Restaurant and finally a quiet night on board.
Tuesday morning we explored the sites of Ermoupouli and bought some provisions. At noon we set sail east to the small island of
Donoussa with nice northerly winds of 4bft enough to set sail. In the evening we anchored in
Ormos Kalotaritissa and Wilhelm prepared some devilfish with rice and salads.
After a nice breakfast and a morning swim we set sail again southwest. We sailed along the southern coast of Ano and Kato
Koufonisi and anchored finally in the quiet
Almyros Bay east of
Schoinousa. We enjoyed dinner with sausages from Syros with rice and salads.
Thursday with nearly no wind we motored further west into the large
Despotico Bay south of Antiparos. Friday morning our crew visited the new
excavations on Despotico island and enjoyed a nice swim in turquoise waters before we started our last leg north through
Stenon Antiparou with minimum depths of 3.2m. We reached Paroikia harbor at 15:30 and completed the technical checkout routine for our boat. We had a typical Greek dinner at Souvlaki Pepe and slept our last night on board.
Early Saturday we left the boat and settled in
Aratos Hotel. We visited the
Holy Shrine of the Virgin Mary Ekatontapyliani and the
Archeological Museum. At noon we took a bus to
Lefkes to visit the
Church of the Holy Trinity and splendid hospitality in near
Cafe Marigo. In the evening we celebrated our cruise in
Mario's Restaurant with an excellent dinner. Very early on Sunday our flight left Paros for Athens and further home to Vienna.
We sailed 32 hours and logged 160sm in 6 days.
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