GHOST

Quick trip this AM from Loutra and even quicker departure. A little disappointed this morning to find out that some enterprising prick (damn Greeks!) decided to turn up this morning and charge everyone in the marina for berthing. It was clearly not correct and of course there was a cash price with no receipt. We had heard that this place was free and that was everyone's expectation but you can't argue with these guys. In the end we only paid �'�10 for two nights after lying and saying we were there for only one and never used electricity or water. After all the work we had done the previous day, it was us that should have been paid!

As I said a quick departure. The wind veered a little and was blowing us on to other boats now, and there was a line of other boats that had either been at anchor of on the outside that were keen to get into the quay. We saw our gap and took it. Our anchor retrieval was hasty and aggressive to say the least, but completed without incident.

Now in Kea, the next island to the north west and yet a little closer to Athens. Being only a day out of Athens we are contemplating heading there tomorrow.

Bless the charter folk. They never cease to provide us with entertainment, yesterday it was non stop t-boning action, today it is how not to tie onto a mooring buoy, enjoy!