The last time we wrote we were enjoying the cliffs, caves, and beaches of Paxos. What a joy that was!
We had two main goals after that: 1) see more beautiful sights, and 2) get Jennifer closer to Athens so her drive to the airport would be of tolerable length. To meet goal #2, our end destination was Patras. We now needed to decide what to see along the way.
We decided to make Nidri (or Nydri), Lefkas (or Lefkada) our first stop. This was partly due to the location, but it is also a very popular destination.
Aside: For those who have noticed that we don’t post many sailing (with the sails up) pictures, it is because we have had either no wind or the wind has been going in the wrong direction while we have been in Greece (well, and before that, but we are talking about Greece now).
Let me explain. We started in Rhodes, the southeast corner of the Dodecanese Islands. We had been in Turkey so Rhodes was the logical starting point. The winds in the Dodecanese primarily blow from the N or NW, the exact direction we had to go to see the next island.
The same winds blow in the Cyclades and again we were moving N, NW, or W. This meant that we had to wait for days with light winds to get to our next destination to avoid going really slow and having an uncomfortable ride.
The Ionian Sea has light winds in general. They do blow in different directions, but they tend to be very light.
When we finally have any semblance of wind, we nearly shriek with joy and unfurl the genoa. We have not yet had enough wind from the “right” direction to hoist the main. This, however, was one of those days when there was just enough wind to keep the genoa filled. Hence, the picture!
