Intrepid Travels

We continued north with our new found friend the Bouka Doura, a very reliable afternoon wind that blows from the south-east at about 15 to 25 kn. We had another glorious gennaker run to our planned overnight stop at Astrous. We got inside the harbour and found that it was closed due to harbour works. The limited space that was available was taken by local fishing boats. So we pressed on to the historic old city of Nafplio, modern Greece’s first capital. We got a good med mooring spot among a fleet of charter yachts. No facilities were provided and fortunately, we can generate our own power and can survive without topping up water for about five days. We have not stayed in a large town since Kalamata and it was good to have the shopping on our doorstep. One downside was that sewage is discharged into the harbour so it becomes very smelly in the heat. Speaking of which, I had some essential maintenance to do on the port electric toilet so it was good to have hardware shops as well. Revle took advantage of the time and did lots of sightseeing and gathering knowledge about the history and culture of the place. She also had a birthday present of a facial treatment! The present came a little early as such gifts are not available in many of the smaller locations we have been visiting.