Poros....summer is finally here!

We depart Serifos at 6pm a few hours behind our original plan but it was a good call to wait.  The forecast for the day should mean we have a perfect sail across to the mainland and we are heading for the Island of Poros.  It's about 55 Nmls.  We are a little hesitant as we are not really sure what to expect from the winds as the forecast from Tuesday onwards is Beaufort 5s and 6 s right down the guts of the Aegean Sea where we were which makes it impossible to leave if we don't move today.  Liz and Paul are waiting it out.

The wind gods are finally looking after us; we a have a starboard tack for today as the winds are from the N NW blowing a max of beaufort 4s as predicted, for once the forecast is right!  We have a good day and are very happy to see the mainland about five hours into the journey.

About an hour from Poros I see a large spray from what looks like a cruiser, it's passing us on our starboard side but soon changes direction to pass in front of us.  As we get closer Greg realises its a submarine, yeah what the!  It's passes us only 200 mtres away and the guys are climbing out of the catch. They go by and what an amazing site.  Greg reckons they have been using us for missile target practice.

Hal hope you like this one!

It certainly makes for an interesting passage.

The temperature has definitely gone up and so has the sea temp now recording above 27 degrees for the first time.  Can't wait for a swim!

Poros looks like another beautiful village catering for the yachting community.  The water front is covered in tavernas and bars and there are many yachts already tied up by the time we arrive around 2pm.  We feel like we deserve a reward for arriving over on the mainland in one piece so go for a delicious Greek lunch at the near by Poseidon Taverna.  Hopefully this is the start of our summer holiday.

We think we are ruined out so this could be the last shot for the blog.

At the Taverna it's great to finally see some ladies getting together and having lunch, the restaurant is full of women for once.  Usually it's the men sitting around drinking coffee and playing backgammon while the women are at work.  And for once I have the smallest tits in the village!

We are soooo full and hot after lunch we lie down till 6.30.  It's still really hot but cooler once we leave the yacht for a walk.  Greg is keen to have a hair cut and one of the restaurant guys took him for a ride on his shooter to show him where to go once the shops reopen.

We have a walk around the waterfront and stop for some refreshments and Wi-Fi.  I have the worst case of panda eyes and we are both suffering from wind burn so I can't take my glasses off. Yammas!