The best sailing trip of my life (up to now) Part 3

 

I like to photograph birds of all kinds. While I am not a fan of seagulls, they are impressive flyers and make for good models.

There is just something about the elegance of their wings, their colour, how they contrast with the sky, and how they make it all look so effortless.

Our trusty Rocna anchor on Coconinho, never let us down. Here it is deeply stuck into the sand of Elafonissos bay

The moment the chain starts to drag along the sandy bottom, plaice show up to eat whatever tasty little morsels are hiding there.

So the earth is not flat. It is concave!

And more seagulls!

And some photos of my beautiful crewmate. One day I was teaching her how to steer under sail...

...and the next she was steering standing up, foot on the tiller...

Just arrived into Koroni, this is the colour of the water in the harbour!

Checking up on pilotage and navigation...and looking stylish at the same time!

Elafonissos, just arrived!

Porto Yerakas, checking out doorways!

Porto Yerakas looking out onto the lagoon

Porto Yerakas kafeneion

And a well earned beer with smiles all around after final arrival in Koilada!

So this was the end to my best sailing trip so far. We left out places due to time constraints, like Pylos, Methoni, Kythira, Gerolimenas, Monemvasia, Astros Kynourias. So there are still places to explore. We have to go there again. Fancy joining us? We are looking to organise a two way trip to Athens and back. We can find boats, of various kinds to charter, ranging from modern monohulls to wooden classics to catamarans.

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