The weather here is hot, with day-time temperatures reaching 37-39 degrees and overnight lows of 29-30 degrees. Last night the overnight temperature did not get below 32 degrees. The fans in our cabin are getting quite a workout overnight and help us stay cool. We have good shade covering for SCII, which allows us to keep out of the sun. We are constantly having regular dips in the water, 5-6 times a day, including a swim and shower before going to bed. At the time of writing this blog, we had already had our second swim of the day at 10am. The digitallybcalibrated toe suggests the water temperature is about 25 degrees, the meat thermometer suggests it is a bit warmer at 26.7 degrees.

We have spent the last couple of weeks exploring the gulfs and bays of the eastern Peloponnese. We have spent our time mainly anchored in picturesque bays with crystal clear water rather than in towns, as this allows us the opportunity to jump off the back of SCII for a swim. Sometimes we have had bays to ourselves and in other bays it has been quite crowded, especially on the weekends.

We did spend two days in the village of Ermioni. This allowed us to reprovision, get washing done and the mandatory visit to the port police. As a foreign boat we have a transit log that needs to be regularly (about once a fortnight or when we are in a port) checked by the Greek port police. We need to identify where we have come from and what will be our next port. For every visit to the port police, they photocopy our documents (boat papers, insurance, crew list etc), nothing is recorded electronically and every visit is different. Some are very friendly and helpful, while others are grumpy and rude. At Ermioni, Glenn rang the door bell on the office to be greeted by the port police officer with a mask, explaining that he had Covid. Glenn waited outside while he processed the paperwork and received our transit log with the appropriate stamp. That was five days ago and thankfully there have been no signs of Covid on SCII. Something that we have both managed to avoid so far.





Ermioni is a pretty town and most of the tourism is from visiting yachts. Restaurants line the waterfront, which has lovely views across the gulf to the islands of Dhokos and Hydra. We enjoyed some lovely seafood meals including local muscles which were steamed, with a rocket salad and saganaki.








We have been asked how we go with our internet connection. Both of our phones have what is called eSIM capability. We both have purchased an international roaming plan for our eSIMs that gives us a data connection anywhere in Europe. We have found these quite reliable and it is rare that we do not have a connection, even in some of the more remote areas. We can listen to the ABC radio in the morning, read the news to catch up on what is going on at home, upload YouTube videos, update our blog and most importantly get the local weather forecast.

Tomorrow we will be heading to the Saronic Gulf and the island of Poros. We hope we can get into the harbour. Not sure how that will go as you can't book a place and we expect it will be busy.