We had come to Samos to take a look at the marina to see if this may be a choice for us next winter. We met the manager, Chris who gave us good information and let us take a look around. There are plenty of shower units and facilities and a self service laundry room and in the summer a laundry service in the marina, however they are somewhat "tired". The marina cafe was open so had a good cup of coffee and chit chat gaining more useful information. On our inspection of the pontoons we met a very nice English couple and spent a good hour or so chatting to them.

Our opinion was that this would be a great location to come in the summer or a good place if we wanted to take our boat out of the water for the winter and return home. You can work on your own boat in the yard if you want to. It is far too quiet with only about 5 live aboards for us and there were not many places in the town open. There is a Lidl not far from the marina and you can cycle there. There was, as mentioned in a previous blog a butcher, fishmonger and greengrocer open in the main street and a convenience store.

I completed a spread sheet with our observations on the facilities. If you are interested drop me a comment and I can give you some more information. One downside is that as you walk along the coastal path to the marina you pass the sewage works, and whilst not "smelly" when we were there we can imagine if the wind is in the wrong direction you might get a smell in the marina.