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I think I need to start this story about a year ago. Around Christmas last year a tiny seed of a travel idea germinated in my head.

Dodecanese, Greece

Nickjenkins
2003-11-20 16:38:39

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seven years he and his wife summered on Kalymnos and then headed back to Britain for winter. When I pointed out that this might be construed as being the wrong way round I was assured that the Greek winter can be every bit as inhospitable as the British. We also talked briefly about our plans and I got some pointers on local attractions and facilities.

Later that night over desert I discerned a certain lethargy about the table and enquired as to whether or not our itinerary might be a bit too ambitious. We had planned to go further north in the morning, heading for the smaller and remoter isles of Lipsi and Arki. That would have left us further from our base in Kos however and would almost certainly have meant two days of hard sailing to get back.

The relief around the table was evident and although everyone would have liked to have pressed on if possible it was decided that we should try a less strenuous course for the next few days. We returned via the overland track and with the assistance of Simon and Karen I rowed the dinghy out to Isis and refilled the outboard. Everyone slept well that night.

The next morning we arose early, determined to be a little bit more organised than the day before, and retrieved both our anchors. The Danforth had stood us in good stead and I could swear we hadn't moved more than a couple of inches all night. We weren't as organised as we should have been however and had a quick stop just around the corner at Arkhangelos to move the dinghy onboard from its position on a line behind the boat.

From there we turned south with the winds and started our run down to the next stop at the port of Lakki. That day was possibly the best sailing conditions of the whole trip and running before the wind we average about 6 knots down the coast to Lakki. Nearly everyone had a go of steering and most of the crew were able to gybe the boat by the end of ...