Greece

Our trip to vacation in Greece

Our trip to vacation in Greece

When deciding on how to go to Greece we decided to go by car from Čečejovce (Slovakia) through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. The vacation was influenced by corona virus restrictions,however, border checks were not as strict, as we expected. All four of us managed to get vaccinated (2 dosages each) before leaving Slovakia.

When deciding on how to go to Greece we decided to go by car from Čečejovce (Slovakia) through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. 

The vacation was influenced by corona virus restrictions,, avšak kontroly na hraniciach neboli vo väčšine prípadov také prísne, ako sme očakávali. 

Všetci štyria sme sa ešte pred odchodom stihli zaočkovať dvoma dávkami vakcíny.

Madonna Inn in Bulgaria

Madonna Inn (Bulharsko)

We spent the first night in bulgarian camping Madonna Inn. This camping is a real paradise for spiders, insects, earwigs and other bugs. They do have a hotel, but all rooms have been booked because of a celebration. Toilets weren´t exactly in a best condition, but it was better than nothing. Gigantic toads by the camping pool were shrieking like monkeys, so we couldn´t sleep all night.

We spent the first night in bulgarian camping Madonna Inn. This camping is a real paradise for spiders, insects, earwigs and other bugs. They do have a hotel, but all rooms have been booked because of a celebration. 

Toilets weren´t exactly in a best condition, but it was better than nothing. 

Gigantic toads by the camping pool were shrieking like monkeys, so we couldn´t sleep all night.

Camping Limnopoula in greek Ioanina

Camping Limnopoula in greek Ioanina

Camping Limnopoula in Greece costs 50 € for one night. We built our tent under a tree.

There´s restaurant close to camping. It looks like it is a part of camping area, but it´s not. The waitress knew the camping´s management, so she called a person, who called person, who called the owner. The owner came about a half an hour later a charged us that one night we stayed.

They do have toilets, but you can´t flush them. You are supposed to throw the toilet paper into a bin right next to a toilet, like we did in Lithuania.

Camping Limnopoula in Greece costs 50 € for one night. We built our tent under a tree.

Vedľa kempingu je reštaurácia. Tá budí dojem, že patrí ku kempingu, i keď tomu tak nie je. 

Časníčka našťastie poznala vedenie kempingu a zavolala osobu, ktorá zavolala osobe, ktorá zavolala vedúcu. Vedúca prišla asi o hodinu a flegmaticky nám zaúčtovala náš jednodňový pobyt.

They do have toilets, but you can´t flush them. You are supposed to throw the toilet paper into a bin right next to a toilet, like we did in Lithuania.

Tsolis

Tsolis

We paid 100 euros as an advance payment for camping Tsolis. We were parking near the fence. Camping places are distributed into several levels (resembling stairs). Electricity is available, and you can conect to it through a stone wall.

Beaches are rocky, the bottom descends gradually into a sea. Few carefree (or more like reckless?) people were jumping head in into shallow waters.

It has everything you want or need of a camping on a europian level – toilets, showers, restaurant, bar and a small grocery store. Prices are two or three times as much as anywhere else in Greece. We moved our small sailboat to Aigio during first day.

Everyone who has been in Greece claims, that heat is bearable, because it´s by the sea. Maybe, if you spend all day just laying in a shaded spot on a beach, or a hotel and go outside only for 2 hours in the evening or early morning, then it´s bearable. But definitely not during a long day of physical activities (hiking, sailing...). Not to mention the heat in a tent.

We paid 100 euros as an advance payment for camping Tsolis. We were parking near the fence. Camping places are distributed into several levels (resembling stairs). 

Electricity is available, and you can conect to it through a stone wall.

Beaches are rocky, the bottom descends gradually into a sea. Few carefree (or more like reckless?) people were jumping head in into shallow waters.

It has everything you want or need of a camping on a europian level – toilets, showers, restaurant, bar and a small grocery store. Prices are two or three times as much as anywhere else in Greece.

Loď sme ešte v prvý deň odniesli do Aigia. Bola to trochu zmätočná akcia vybavená neskoro popoludní, akoby sa nás majiteľ kempingu snažil čo najskôr zbaviť.

Každý, kto bol v Grécku tvrdí, že horúčavy sa dajú vydržať, lebo je to pri mori. 

Možno, ak celý deň pasívne ležíte v tieni na pláži alebo sa väčšinu času zdržiavate v klimatizovanom hoteli a vonku vychádzate len na 2 hodiny večer alebo skoro ráno, tak je to ako tak znesiteľné. 

Po celodennej fyzickej aktivite však človek zdochýna od hicu. Not to mention the heat in a tent.

Aigio

Aigio

We spent the next day by getting our sailboat ready and raising a mast. They don´t have a crane. To get boat on water, they use a large tractor. We left our car in camping Tsolis and began a cruise around Corinthian and Patras bay with our Sunstar 18 sailboat.

We spent the next day by getting our sailboat ready and raising a mast. They don´t have a crane. To get boat on water, they use a large tractor. 

We left our car in camping Tsolis and began a cruise around Corinthian and Patras bay with our Sunstar 18 sailboat.

Trizonia

Trizonia

Port in Trizonia is the best organized port in Corinthian bay. It´s high concrete piers are built in a labyrint style, that provides a full cover from sea surge and wind.

Alongside mooring is possible and it is one of the most hectic ports in whole sailing territory. Electricity and water are for free for one night, but there are no public bathrooms. You can also freely moor in small bay near the port. Wifi connection is sometimes interrupted, but it works for checking weather forecast.

Trizonia is a local turist attraction and there is a water taxi (a boat) going back and forth to Chania village.

Port in Trizonia is the best organized port in Corinthian bay. It´s high concrete piers are built in a labyrint style, that provides a full cover from sea surge and wind.

Alongside mooring is possible and it is one of the most hectic ports v celom jachtárskom revíri. 

Elektrina a voda sú zadarmo na 1 noc ale nie sú tu žiadne sociálne zariadenia ako záchody alebo sprchy. Vedľa prístavu sa dá kotviť aj na voľno v malej zátočke. 

Wifi connection is sometimes interrupted, but it works for checking weather forecast.

Trizonia is a local turist attraction and there is a water taxi (a boat) going back and forth to Chania village.

Itea

Itea

Windlessness causes that we had to run our sailboat engine all the way from Trizonia to Itea, a small town, that is known as a starting point for visiting Delfy.

Port of Itea is a bit older but well built. Electricity doesn´t work for ages and water is accesible by one long hose, that is attached to a town´s pipeline nearby.

The harbour master´s office works only in a limited capacity and mooring is for free. Back side of this building is used for movie projections.

When we found out, that public restrooms are practically non existence (very scarce), we got equipped by a plastic bucket and a higher quality trash bags, and even though it sounds disgusting, this plastic bucket saved us several times during the next couple of weeks.

Maybe you are asking: ,,Well, why didn´t you just use a toilet in bar or a restaurant?" For the most part, you are expected to buy at least something each time you want to use a toilet. Fair enough, but if they seem to fancy, you feel the temptation to find someplace cheaper, which you may or may not find. They are also not everywhere. People, who are excited, that they will save money by not having to pay for mooring in ports, will not really save anything this way. Usually, when you do pay a mooring fee in other non Greek ports, restroom is included in a price and is right in the port. And it happens, that if you don´t know the town well, and we didn´t, you can spend a decent amount of time to find a toilet. Greeks seem to like cafe bars more than restaurants (these are more for tourists), so the amount of cafe bars is always higher than the amount of restaurants. Plus, we used the bucket and a trash bags during several hours lasting sailing in between towns, so in these cases there wasn´t a need to look for a toilet while on shore.

The highlight of our trip was the amount of exotic plants and trees. I took so many pictures of different plants, that it could make up a whole book. Shops and most other facilities, including drug stores, are closed during the day. They are open only in the morning and in the evening.

Windlessness causes that we had to run our sailboat engine all the way from Trizonia to Itea, a small town, that is known as a starting point for visiting Delfy.

Port of Itea is a bit older but well built. Electricity doesn´t work for ages and water is accesible by one long hose, that is attached to a town´s pipeline nearby.

The harbour master´s office works only in a limited capacity and mooring is for free. Back side of this building is used for movie projections.

When we found out, that public restrooms are practically non existence (very scarce), we got equipped by a plastic bucket and a higher quality trash bags, and even though it sounds disgusting, this plastic bucket saved us several times during the next couple of weeks.

Maybe you are asking: ,,Well, why didn´t you just use a toilet in bar or a restaurant?" For the most part, you are expected to buy at least something each time you want to use a toilet. Fair enough, but if they seem to fancy, you feel the temptation to find someplace cheaper, which you may or may not find. They are also not everywhere. 

People, who are excited, that they will save money by not having to pay for mooring in ports, will not really save anything this way. Usually, when you do pay a mooring fee in other non Greek ports, restroom is included in a price and is right in the port. And it happens, that if you don´t know the town well, and we didn´t, you can spend a decent amount of time to find a toilet. 

Greeks seem to like cafe bars more than restaurants (these are more for tourists), so the amount of cafe bars is always higher than the amount of restaurants. Plus, we used the bucket and a trash bags during several hours lasting sailing in between towns, so in these cases there wasn´t a need to look for a toilet while on shore.

The highlight of our trip was the amount of exotic plants and trees. I took so many pictures of different plants, that it could z toho mohla byť samostatná kniha. 

Obchody a väčšina zariadení, including drug stores, are closed during the day. They are open only in the morning and in the evening.

Delfy

Delfy

We came to Delfy by taxi. Taxi is a common way of transportation among tourists and is financially affordable.

Exhibits can be found both outside and inside. Upon the entry, you must cover your mouth and nose because of corona virus restrictions. And there can´t be more than 5 people in one room. You shouldn´t spend more than 10 minutes in one room, but no one is throwing you out.

Delphy is one of few places, where you can see Greece in all its beauty, at least in a way you recognise it from postcard and text books.

We saw every type of column head, we learned about in our art history class – corinthian, ionian and doric.

What cought our interest the most are reliefs and beautifully decorated sarcofagi, as well as pieces of hand painted ceramics. The level of details is amazing and can´t be described by words, nor it can be shown on pictures.

We came to Delfy by taxi. Taxi is a common way of transportation among tourists and is financially affordable.

Exhibits can be found both outside and inside. Upon the entry, you must cover your mouth and nose because of corona virus restrictions. And there can´t be more than 5 people in one room. You shouldn´t spend more than 10 minutes in one room, but no one is throwing you out.

Delphy is one of few places, where you can see Greece in all its beauty, at least in a way you recognise it from postcard and text books.

We saw every type of column head, we learned about in our art history class – corinthian, ionian and doric.

What cought our interest the most are reliefs and beautifully decorated sarcofagi, as well as pieces of hand painted ceramics. The level of details is amazing and can´t be described by words, nor it can be shown on pictures.

Xylokastro

Xylokastro

One of the longest cruises of this vacation started early the next morning. We were heading from Itea to Xylokastro. Xylokastro is approximately 44 km away from Itea. At first we had to use engine (like we did previous days), because of a lack of wind. But the wind got stronger on an open sea and we could hoist a sail. Later on, the wind got even stronger, and at this point we had to take down main sail and use just genoa for the rest of the cruise, The closer we got to our destination, the wind got weaker and weaker. We arrived to a port using engine with 1,5 m high waves in our back, while being tossed around quite a lot. Part of the crew had to take Kinedryl.

Entry into port was very narrow, there is a shallow rocky area without any proper warning sign. You can see lighthouses at the end of the shoalwater, but only a couple meters further away, which can be dangerous in night. We recommend to be careful.

Z Itei sme sa ráno vydali na jednu z dlhších plavieb tejto dovolenky. Xylokastro je od Itey vzdialené približne 44 km. Tak ako predchádzajúce dni, aj v tento sme spočiatku šli za bezvetria na motor. 

Avšak the wind got stronger on an open sea and we could hoist a sail. Neskôr sa rozfúkalo tak silno, že sme museli hlavnú plachtu zrefovať a nakoniec sme sa plavili už len na genou. 

Čím bližšie sme boli k cieľu tým väčšmi vietor slabo. We arrived to a port using engine with 1,5 m high waves in our back, while being tossed around quite a lot. Part of the crew had to take Kinedryl.

Entry into port was very narrow, there is a shallow rocky area without any proper warning sign. You can see lighthouses at the end of the shoalwater, but only a couple meters further away, which can be dangerous in night. We recommend to be careful.

Corinth

Corinth

Corinthian port is in an awful condition. Some piers are destroyed and weathered down, there are many buoys missing, so it´s not easy to tie your sailboat. And a whole port simply doesn´t provide the necessary protection against wind. Furthermore the entrance into port is not visible enough from water. It´s quite a hectic location. People are used to taking a walk alongside piers until early in the morning. The port doesn´t have harbour master´s office, restrooms or showers.

Everyone in Greece rides a motorcycle or a moped, including seniors. They don´t usually wear helmets.

In the evening we had to tie our small sailboat to a buoy, in order to protect it from waves (we kept crushing into concrete pier).

Corinthian port is in an awful condition. Niektoré móla sú schátrané a polorozpadnuté, chýbajú bójky, o ktoré by sa dalo vyviazať a prístav samotný nekryje postačujúco proti vetru, ktorý sa v noci zlieva z hôr. 

Navyše, the entrance into port is not visible enough from water. It´s quite a hectic location. People are used to taking a walk alongside piers until early in the morning. The port doesn´t have harbour master´s office, restrooms or showers.

Everyone in Greece rides a motorcycle or a moped, including seniors. They don´t usually wear helmets.

In the evening we had to tie our small sailboat to a buoy, in order to protect it from waves (we kept crushing into concrete pier).

Acrocorinth

Acrocorinth

Acrocorinth was one of the most beautiful places, we have visited during our vacation in Greece. We must admit one thing. Greece has absolutely stunning nature. You can see trees with bean shaped fruit and wild almonds among many other intriguing plants.

Acrocorinth was one of the most beautiful places, we have visited during our vacation in Greece. We must admit one thing. Greece has absolutely stunning nature. 

You can see trees with bean shaped fruit and wild almonds among many other intriguing plants.

From Corinth to Galaxidy

From Corinth to Galaxidy

We went through our longest cruise of this vacation, 75 km from Korinth to Galaxidy in a complete windlessness, using just our boat engine. The sun was high and agressive, without any sign of cloud.

It was a cruise we will remember for the rest of our lives, because we have seen not only beautiful coastline (it reminded us of Albania), but also a real life dolphin, jumping out of water like Flipper.

There are 4 different types of dolphins in Greece. This one looked like striped dolphin.

We went through our longest cruise of this vacation, 75 km from Korinth to Galaxidy in a complete windlessness, using just our boat engine. The sun was high and agressive, without any sign of cloud.

It was a cruise we will remember for the rest of our lives, because we have seen not only beautiful coastline (it reminded us of Albania), but also a real life dolphin, jumping out of water like Flipper.

There are 4 different types of dolphins in Greece. This one looked like striped dolphin.

Galaxidy

Galaxidy

In order to moor in Galaxidy, we paid 2,80 euros for 1 night. You pay additional costs for water and electricity. There are no toilets and showers. This port is fairly new. It is used mostly by large sailboats and yachts.

The prices in local supermarket are double than anywhere else. There are no sidewalks, so be careful as you go to the beach.

It was hard to resist local restaurants, so we had tzatziky, musaka, greek salad and zucchini pie later that day. It was party all night and people dressed like it was some fashion show and used pier as a runway. They kept at it until early morning hours, including small children, who have been out and about till midnight. Because of a noise and loud music (coming from restaurants) we didn´t get any sleep again.

In order to moor in Galaxidy, we paid 2,80 euros for 1 night. You pay additional costs for water and electricity. There are no toilets and showers. This port is fairly new. It is used mostly by large sailboats and yachts.

The prices in local supermarket are double than anywhere else. There are no sidewalks, so be careful as you go to the beach.

It was hard to resist local restaurants, so we had tzatziky, musaka, greek salad and zucchini pie later that day. Večer prístav ožil. 

Na prechádzku prišlo plno people dressed like it was some fashion show and used pier as a runway. They kept at it until early morning hours, including small children, who have been out and about till midnight. Because of a noise and loud music (coming from restaurants) we didn´t get any sleep again.

Nafpaktos

Nafpaktos

Approximately 50 km long cruise from Galaxidy to Nafpaktos took us half a day. We spent most of our day sailing with motor on (without sails raised up), but almost at the end of our destination, a wind got stronger and we could raise our sails. We sailed with ours sails up until our arrival to port in Nafpaktos.

Port in Nafpaktos is an official Unesco heritage and is one of the best maintained (or at least not weathered down) medieval ports on a whole world. It was built by Venetians and semicircled area inside is protected by two bastions. Sailboats and yachts can moore alongside the pier or use free mooring.

Underpass leads straight to the beach.

The trip to Nafpaktos castle and a view of town were more impressive than the castle. By the way, if you are a man and you are used to walking around without your t-shirt/shirt during hot summer days, you will have to put it on while staying on Nafpaktos castle. As we were told by warden of a castle.

Approximately 50 km long cruise from Galaxidy to Nafpaktos took us half a day. We spent most of our day sailing with motor on (without sails raised up), but almost at the end of our destination, a wind got stronger and we could raise our sails. We sailed with ours sails up until our arrival to port in Nafpaktos.

Port in Nafpaktos is an official Unesco heritage and is one of the best maintained (or at least not weathered down) medieval ports na celom svete. Postavili ho Benátčania a semikruhový priestor vo vnútri chránia dve vysunuté delové bašty. 

Plachetnice v ňom môžu kotviť len bokom alebo kolmo ku schodom. Väčšie lode kotvia na voľno v okolí prístavu.

Underpass leads straight to the beach.

Cesta na hrad Nafpaktos a vyhliadka na mesto je impozantnejšia než samotný hrad. 

Mimochodom, ak ste muž zvyknutý chodiť v lete bez trička, na hrade v Nafpaktose si ho budete musieť obliecť. Našich chlapov na to upozornil správca hradu.

Missolonghi

Missolonghi

The entrance into port canal, which leads do Missolonghi through a nearby wetland is poorly zonated and a sea-way is bordered by not sufficiently marked areas of shallow water (there were just a few wooden stakes). Mooring is allowed alongside a tall concrete pier.

As anywhere else, we didn´t find any showers or toilet. There is an access to drinking water a 200 m away from our mooring place and the electricity doesn´t work.

Mooring is for free. You can find a yacht shop/fisherman shop in Missolonghi. The only one we have found during our vacation in Greece.

The entrance into port canal, which leads do Missolonghi through a nearby wetland is poorly zonated and a sea-way is bordered by not sufficiently marked areas of shallow water (there were just a few wooden stakes). Mooring is allowed alongside a tall concrete pier.

As anywhere else, we didn´t find any showers or toilet. There is an access to drinking water a 200 m away from our mooring place and the electricity doesn´t work.

Mooring is for free. You can find a yacht shop/fisherman shop in Missolonghi. The only one we have found during our vacation in Greece.

Ithaka

Ithaka

Our morning attempts to sail out of Missolonghi got complicated because of engine failure. We had to go back and call a mechanic. He didn´t speak english, but he gave us Dimitri´s number, a manager of yacht shop/fisherman shop, who speaks english fluently. In the end, we managed to solve the situation ourselves. The problem was in a damaged reversing valve of an automated gas pumping, that we made for out motor. Gas was leaking out of the broken valve and back into a tank. That´s why an engine didn´t have any gas.

After a several hours long cruise (with sails up) we had to pull down the sails and continue powered only by engine. Vathy turned out to be unaccessible place because of strong wind gust falling from Itaka´s mountains. The wind got up to 15m/s in some places and a risk of crushing our sailboat into rocky shore was too high. We were looking for a retreat from harsh weather and docked in a bay with a crystal clear water, which provided a perfect protection against a wind. We were free mooring for the first time.

A beautiful green water and coast created an illlusion of paradise on earth. The water is crystal clear, you can see every little stone and fish 8 m deep without diving.

There was a billionaire moored in this bay, who came diving. He had his bodyguard near him all the time (in a motorboat going into circles while watching diving billionaire). 

Our morning attempts to sail out of Missolonghi got complicated because of engine failure. Museli sme sa vrátiť. 

Zavolali sme opravára. Ten nevedel po anglicky, ale dal nám číslo na Dimitriho, vedúceho jachtárskeho obchodu, ktorý anglicky rozpráva plynule. Nakoniec sme situáciu vyriešili sami. 

The problem was in a damaged reversing valve of an automated gas pumping, that we made for out motor. Gas was leaking out of the broken valve and back into a tank. That´s why an engine didn´t have any gas.

After a several hours long cruise (with sails up) we had to pull down the sails and continue powered only by engine. 

Vathy turned out to be unaccessible place because of strong wind gust falling from Itaka´s mountains. Na niektorých miestach fúkal vietor vyše 15 m/s a riziko rozbitia sa na pobrežných skaliskách bolo priveľké. 

Hľadali sme a retreat from harsh weather and docked in a bay with a crystal clear water, which provided a perfect protection against a wind. We were free mooring for the first time.

A beautiful green water and coast created an illlusion of paradise on earth. The water is crystal clear, you can see every little stone and fish 8 m deep without diving.

There was a billionaire moored in this bay, who came diving. He had his bodyguard near him all the time (in a motorboat going into circles while watching diving billionaire). 

Vathy

Vathy

Even though Vathy is the largest natural port, it´s not really a good one. Especially not for smaller boats. City piers are built without making any sense, it doesn´t take a strength and direction of a wind into consideration at all. Most restaurants offer wifi for free (for a customer), which we used as well. Meals for people costs around 72 euros. We ordered baked eggplant, greek salad, spaghetti and swordfish.

Even though Vathy is the largest natural port, it´s not really a good one. Especially not for smaller boats. City piers are built without making any sense, it doesn´t take a strength and direction of a wind into consideration at all. 

Most restaurants offer wifi for free (for a customer), which we used as well. Meals for people costs around 72 euros. We ordered baked eggplant, greek salad, spaghetti and swordfish.

Patra

Patra

It took a combination of an engine and sails to conquer a 120 km distance from Vathy to Patra. We managed to do that in a day. It was one of the most beautiful cruises of our vacation, especially, because we were able to sail with sails up the whole time. We turned it over close to an Oxio island and headed straight to Patra.

Patras has the second largest port in Greece. We had high expectations. I don´t think we have ever been so dissapointed. Yacht port did have piers for visitors, but they were in terrible condition and mooring was forbidden. The only hope for us was a city port, which costs 10 euros a night. Water and electricity comes with an extra cost. The port had a toilet, although quite a disgusting one and it was falling apart. No showers. The water in a whole port is polluted and not suitable for swimming.

After we tied our sailboat to a pier a port police officer approached us and thoroughly examined all of our documents, including covid vaccination certificates. He wrote down where we are headed. Soon after, we decided to look for a better (safer) mooring place, since this one wasn´t protecting us from sea (mostly wind and waves). We were afraid that our little sailboat will be crushed against tall concrete pier.

Coastal walk will lead you right to neighboring port, which was unfortunately so private, that we were basically kicked out of there.

We were looking for a crane until twilight, because they told us there is one. There was none. So we returned back to our post through city centre and it´s narrow and crooked cross roads.

Following the next day we had a serious concerns about safety of our sailboat, so we changed our mooring spot to St.Nicholas pier, which is not an official Patra port and alongside mooring is free.

Be very careful when crossing a road, since semaphore sometimes shows green light for both cars and pedestrians at the same time.

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Patra is beautifully decorated with frescos, mosaics and icons covered by silver. Upon entering, a lady gave everyone who didn´t have clothes covering their knees, a scarf to cover up, because you can only go inside wearing clothes, that is bellow knee-length.

When deciding on how to go to Archaeological Museum of Patras we chose a rather long walk.

Statues, amphoras and mosaics were truly intriguing, however, what we liked most was a Mycenaeans food pyramid. They ate a lot of grains and pulses´, then grapes and olives at a second place. Meat was at the very top a pyramid, which means, that ancient Mycenaeans were to large extant plant based eaters. 

It took a combination of an engine and sails to conquer a 120 km distance from Vathy to Patra. We managed to do that in a day. 

It was one of the most beautiful cruises of our vacation, especially, because we were able to sail with sails up the whole time. We turned it over close to an Oxio island and headed straight to Patra.

Patras has the second largest port in Greece. We had high expectations. I don´t think we have ever been so dissapointed. 

Yacht port did have piers for visitors, but they were in terrible condition and mooring was forbidden. The only hope for us was a city port, ktorý stál 10 eur na noc. Spoplatnená bola aj voda a elektrina. 

Čo sa týka záchodu, ten mali, ale hnusný a rozpadávajúci sa. Sprchy žiadne. Voda v celom prístave je znečistená a nevhodná na kúpanie.

After we tied our sailboat to a pier a port police officer approached us and thoroughly examined all of our documents, vrátane potvrdení o zaočkovaní na Covid. Zapísal si odkiaľ prichádzame a kam ideme. 

Krátko po tom sme sa rozhodli ísť hľadať iné miesto na kotvenie, keďže toto vôbec nebolo chránené od mora. We were afraid that our little sailboat will be crushed against tall concrete pier.

Coastal walk will lead you right to neighboring port, which was unfortunately so private, that we were basically kicked out of there.

Až do zotmenia sme hľadali žeriav, o ktorom nás presviedčali, že tam je. Žiadny sme nenašli. 

Unavení sme sa vrátili od pobrežia smerom k centru mesta cez and it´s narrow and crooked cross roads.

Following the next day we had a serious concerns about safety of our sailboat, so we changed our mooring spot to St.Nicholas pier, which is not an official Patra port and alongside mooring is free.

Be very careful when crossing a road, since semaphore sometimes shows green light for both cars and pedestrians at the same time.

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Patra s bohato zdobenými freskami, vyrezávaným nábytkom, mozaikami a striebrom zdobenými ikonami zobrazujúcimi život svätých. 

Pri vstupe každému, kto mal šaty nad kolená, dala teta šatku na zahalenie sa, lebo you can only go inside wearing clothes, that is bellow knee-length.

When deciding on how to go to Archaeological Museum of Patras we chose a rather long walk.

Statues, amphoras and mosaics were truly intriguing, however, what we liked most was a Mycenaeans food pyramid

Na prvom mieste jedli najmä obilniny a strukoviny a hneď na druhom hrozno a olivy. Mäso bolo až na samotnom vrcholku pyramídy, čo znamená, že starovekí Mykénčania boli do veľkej  miery vegetariáni. 

Nafpaktos – second mooring

Nafpaktos – second mooring

This time around, we had bad luck and there weren´t any free mooring spots, which means we had to take the advantage of free mooring near the coast. We couldn´t see a bottom and our anchor wouldn´t hold on to seaweed and grass. Then we tried to tie our sailboat to a buoy, but the buoy itself was loose and unreliable. So we tied our sailboat to a small pier on a beach. We haven´t slept all night. There was someone constantly walking around and talking until early morning hours (naturally, it´s public place) and at 2 a.m. a small motorboat tied up to a pier near us. They had a party until 5 a.m..

This time around, we had bad luck and there weren´t any free mooring spots, which means we had to take the advantage of free mooring near the coast. Na dno sme nevideli a kotva medzi riasami a trávou nedržala. 

Po neúspešnom uviazaní na bójku, ktorá tiež nebola dobre upevnená, sme sa rozhodli we tied our sailboat to a small pier on a beach. 

We haven´t slept all night. There was someone constantly walking around and talking until early morning hours (naturally, it´s public place) and at 2 a.m. a small motorboat tied up to a pier near us. They had a party until 5 a.m..

Trizonia – second mooring

Trizonia – second mooring

The wind was great, we were cruising with sails up the whole time. It was only 1 km away from our destination when we had to run an engine. We tied up our boat alongside the pier. And we had the sailboat taken out of water in Aigio.

The wind was great, we were cruising with sails up the whole time. It was only 1 km away from our destination when we had to run an engine. We tied up our boat alongside the pier. And we had the sailboat taken out of water in Aigio.

author of the text and photographs: Miroslava Pavlinská
www.miragrafik.sk | webdesign, graphic design and photography

Going home

Going home

author of the text and photographs: Miroslava Pavlinská
www.miragrafik.sk | webdesign, graphic design and photography

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