Day 6 Ios - and then there were three
23 August 2011 | Ios Greece
Rodney
We made the 50 mile trek to Ios today. The wind was mostly 20 knots from the north so we were able to sail most of the way. Ios has a reputation of being a party island with lots of nudes and drunkenness. So far none of this is apparent. Ios has by far the most beautiful beaches that I have seen in all of Greece and turkey. We arrived in the southern most anchorage around 2:00 and have really enjoyed the spectacular setting. Before we arrived in Ios, Jamie connected with a college friend on facebook that he has not seen in 25 years, who happened to be in Santorini. So he jumped on a ferry and is heading there to hook up with him. The rest of us were just happy to hang out on the boat and lick our wounds from the passage. We are hoping to follow Jamie to Sanorini in a few days once we sort things out. They have a ferry that goes between Santorini and Ios every day. We are very happy to be in Ios. We are in the middle of the Greek islands and have safely navigated through the Meltemi(north winds) that torture these islands. The rest of the passage to Malta should be relatively calm and down wind.