Wow, what a great feeling to finally (!) get the sails up and actually sail! We left our berth at Kos Marina around 0830 this morning and headed up the Kos channel toward Pserimos, a small and mostly barren island in the Dodecanese. After we had cleared Ammoglossa, the long and very shallow cape that has entrapped many a first-timer, we unfurled the main (furling sails are the best!) and set the jib to catch the 14 knot NW wind that's a constant in these waters. Almost instantly we were heeled and doing 7 knots over the bottom, very respectable for the lightish ( in these waters) breeze and course over to Pserimos harbor.
As we closed on Pserimos we caught sight of what looked like an armada of day "trippers"' full to the gunwales with tourists and those looking for a quick swim in the warm East Aegean. Finding a spot to anchor without encroaching on the trippers was challenging, but we did manage to squeeze in with depth just ok at 5.4 meters (it's shallow in these waters folks). Des and I had just enough time to enjoy a brunch of fresh bread, hallumi cheese, local salami, and of course fresh tomatoes and feta, before we had to pull out to escape the now departing trippers who slow for no one. Ok, on to Kalimnos!