Windy Crotone, Italy
13 April 2011
We are now at the base of the foot of Italy in Crotone. The wind around here is crazy. Over the last couple of days we have had wind from every direction and speeds from 0-35 knots. Yesterday as we got close to the port, the wind picked up to 25 or so making it challenging to dock the boat. The wind was hitting us broadside and it took six people over an hour to tie off our bucking bronco. Today we're sitting out huge winds in the squeaky, creaky, wavey port - the wind started from the southeast at 30 knots and by this afternoon they have shifted to the northwest at over 35 knots! Traveling with us toward Corfu is a lovely English couple on the boat Kajtulla which makes for welcome commiserating. It looks like we have to wait two days before we start the journey to the heal of Italy. On a different note, we received upsetting news from WI as my brother Dennis is in the hospital w/ 2nd/3rd degree burns on neck/face/lungs/esophagus after a fire in his backyard got out of control. Please send positive thoughts that way.