After the crowds of Spetses, the guests had asked for a more relaxed day, so I took them to another favourite spot of mine, Skindos Bay on Dhokos. This island is very barren and only has a few inhabitants including goats, turkeys and a very friendly donkey as well as the farmer who looks after them all. It is a very quiet island and as the bay is quite deep (we were anchored in 25 metres) it only fits a few yachts and most only stay for lunch. After some swimming, a lazy lunch with the last bottle of provencal Rose we had bought in Bandol earlier in the season and an even lazier afternoon, I took a couple of guests ashore in the tender to climb the hill overlooking the anchorage. It is not a terribly strenuous climb but it was quite steep in places and as there was very little vegetation it was quite slippery underfoot. At the top the views we were rewarded with were well worth the climb. We could see the whole length of the Kolpos Idhras (Gulf of Hydra ) which looked like it had plenty of breeze judging by the wild heeling of some of the flotilla boats. On the other side of the hill where we had left Concerto, it was flat calm. Also on the top were a few olive groves with some of the trees so thick that two of us would not have been able to get our arms around them.
Concerto at Anchor in Skindos Bay
Clare picked us up from the beach and most of the other yachts then left leaving us to the peace and quiet only interrupted every so often by our friend, the donkey, ashore. We had a whole leg of lamb in the fridge so it was decided that this was a good evening to get the barbecue out. Although I do say so my self, it was rather tasty!
Gordon