Wind picked up around 3am, waking us abruptly we drifted back to sleep thinking we may have to stay put again! Woke at 05.30 am to calm sea so we made a break for it. Swell was enormous but wind was good, 30 knot gusts but 20 knots generally. Sailed the whole 27.3 n.ms journey, but the swell was tipping us from side to side. 2-3 meters swell. Trip was a little rough however we enjoyed the sailing. What a fabulous feeling to be travelling pretty quickly and at no cost!! We arrived 5 and a half hours later and dropped the anchor, reversed back towards harbour wall of Katapola, but needed a second attempt as the anchor was just not holding.
Once in and settled with kettle on, we felt so relieved!! A few other boatees joined us. Hilda and Jacques from Canada to our right side and a Dutch family who spoke perfect English to our left. All very chatty and friendly which makes sailing so much fun. We are meeting some really lovely people each with their own stories and experiences. More boats arrived and the harbour was running out of space ! Having to anchor in bay is not great, as for next three days the wind set to increase again. We planned to have a cleaning and catching up with video and blog day tomorrow, followed by a bike hire day ready for leaving on the Sunday. Had a chilled evening, walked around harbour which is a small area but very traditionally Greek. A row of restaurants and bars lined the harbour wall, all very charming and friendly. A couple of markets are situated along this stretch and they are so busy, a constant stream of grateful customers leave the stores with hundreds of water bottles and provisions. I don't think I have ever seen such a well attended market! stopped for drink having had tea on board. Lovely to be away from that damned wind for a while.
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