After spending the night anchored off the busy Aegina town we headed off reasonably early to our lunch spot. Thankfully the day was a lot cooler than the previous week with temperatures in the mid 30’s instead of 40’s although the flat calm conditions meant motoring all the way. The bay (really a channel between the south western side of Angistri and an off-lying islet) was idyllic, even after all the bays we have travelled to on Concerto, this one still took the breath away. The channel is quite enclosed by the high land either side which when added to the wind indicator’s 0.0 knot wind speed made for one of the quietest anchorages we’ve been to. There was no noise from other boats, people, even the water was silent. The sea was so clear that even though we were anchored in 25 metres of water you could make out the sandy bottom quite clearly and could see the anchor.
If you look closely you can see the anchor on the seabed!
After a lazy lunch and lots of swimming we headed off to the small village of Epidavros. The anchorage here is a pleasant enough place and the village worth a wander but the real reason to come here is to take a taxi to the ancient Greek theatre of Epidavros 25mins inland. The theatre is one of the best preserved theatres in the world built around 400BC and is vast. The acoustics are world renowned and are used as a case study on acoustics in universities. It is said that a coin dropped or a whispered line can be heard by all the 15000 people it can seat.
Gordon