The weather conditions are favourable for us today so we have our fingers crossed. We are very glad to be away from the Aegean Sea and heading back to the Ionians. We make contact with some of the guys we met last year but it seems we can only catch up with one couple, Trevor and Jo everyone else has gone back home or caught up in the meltimei in the Aegean.
So far we have travelled over 1300 nautical miles in 60 days and to put the weather conditions into perspective; if we had been travelling in the same conditions is Oz we would have only be able to leave port about 8 times. Anything over 25 knots is classified as a strong wind warning and you are not supposed to sail in these conditions. Over here there does not seem to be any rules. The winds have been great for the hard core sailors but not really the cruises like Greg and I. Like everyone we have met who is experienced sailing the area, the weather is very unseasonable.
The winds gods our liking us today as we have a lovely day at sea, the temperature reaches 36 today so hot, hot hot and bearly reaches the forecast of beaufort 4s. Our destination is Galaxidhi just west of Itea however we decide on an anchorage so we can enjoy the heat and swim. Anemokambi is just a little further west than Galaxidhi and we pick up a mooring here. As there are lots of fish farms in the area the water is not so clear but still great for cooling off. The local turtle keeps as amused as he keeps popping up to take a breathe.
I forgot to add that the bow riders from our easterly trip joined us again, boy were they having fun surfing our bow. Video to come.
It's going to be a full moon tonight so we decide on an early start to beat the heat and enjoy the moonlight.
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