Hiding out in Igomenitsa

We did find a nice walk at Sivota...aside
from the wankering it's a nice place.

After the “Gong Show” at  Sivota we were worried about being at anchor and having a wanker come in at dusk and upset our plans. Our friends Marcel, Lena and Joost Lensveldt came in from Corfu and they were also concerned with the Sivota anchorage. Marcel had messaged Marina on Skype saying that we should go to Igoumenitsa – a ferry port on the coast . I was (half-heartedly) advocating for Gaios on Paxos. There is always space there, particularly tied up against the island that makes the bay … it was downwind when Igomenitsa is upwind, it’s only 15 miles downwind vs. 8 miles upwind … which is actually shorter distance. Unfortunately we didn’t have a chance to discuss it before Tomskii pulled up anchor. So we sailed upwind to Igoumenitsa – (if I write it 5 times I might actually get it right) and found a very protected anchorage with no one here, but with green water that we cannot see the bottom in 4 meters depth. Nobody is interested in swimming here and the town is really far away and in reality is a ferry terminal… So …  tomorrow, I don’t care if we are out in 30 knots of breeze – Tara has done that dozens of times, we’re going to a better anchorage with Tavernas that sell ice-cold Mythos on-tap.

Up at 7 am...Marina on the bow in her PJ's
lifting the anchor...we're outta here.