It was great to have Brian and Michele on board to share the transit experience and they were very familiar with the areas we were to visit. They had honeymooned on Poros almost exactly 40 years ago to the day, and also visited Ermioni many times, as had we, to enjoy the company of our mutual friend Peter, who had built a house in an olive grove in Ermioni and lived there for 14 years.
Our first port of call was Korfos, some 15 miles south of the canal and here we spent a couple of days whilst some strong winds and significant rain blew through. Brian and Michele were impressed with the daily entertainment afforded during our week with them, and on this occasion it comprised getting our anchor stuck in fishermen’s mooring tackle necessitating finding the very young and good looking local diver, Yannis, to release our tangle. We were also caught in a severe and unexpected blow on the visitors’ pontoon and all helped the boats on the windward side as anchors dragged and general mayhem let loose. The upside was that we did make some new friends and shared a beer with Alistair and Mary McDonald on yacht Cormorant!
Next stop Poros, nostalgic for Brian and Michele, we let them retrace their steps to the hotel they had stayed in all those years ago! We explored the rambling hill clad town which was picture postcard pretty. The quay was very crowded with all manner of boats and we were fortunate to have arrived at lunchtime to secure a berth!
We had been monitoring the barometric pressure and were fed up it was still only 1004 with no sign of it increasing any time soon. The low systems were bringing cloud, rain, thunderstorms with unpredictable winds which was not good for mid June in Greece.
After a good sail to Ermioni past the island of Hydra, we moored in the afternoon southerly breeze onto the south facing quay, and bounced around for a while before the sea breeze gave way to the northerly forecasted and it became calm.
Ermioni is a characterful town, quite abuzz both on the north and south side of the peninsular. It had been a good choice to be on the south quay as the boats on the north quay were bouncing mercilessly most of the night. We met up with Neil and Martine, Peter’s previous neighbours, over breakfast before Brian and Michele caught the Flying Dolphin to Piraeus. We had enjoyed their week with us and hoped their departure might bring the settled dry weather we need for the next part of our journey!
Deja Vu 
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