Cruising Log of Greek Isles- September 2003

Note from the Editor: This is one of the best cruising log in our collection. It is a must for cruising the Greek Isles. Credit is due to Mark Lenci and Mark Cavallo and they would be glad to get back to people and answer questions!

• Friday, Sep. 12: arrived in Kos and stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel
• Saturday, Sep. 13: 1230 underway, 1802 moored in Palionisos on Kalimos Island.
• Sunday, Sep. 14: 1102 underway, 1527 moored in Pandeli, Leros Island.
• Monday, Sep. 15: 1035 underway, 1545 moored Lipso on Lipso Island
• Tuesday, Sep. 16: 0950 underway, 1030 swim call, 1430 moored Skala, Patmos
• Wednesday, Sep. 17: in port, Skala, Patmos Island
• Thursday, Sep. 18: 0750 underway, 1630 moored Palon harbor, Nisiros, Greece
• Friday, Sep. 19: 0930 underway, 1530 moored Simi harbor, Simi, Greece
• Saturday, Sep. 20: 1115 underway, 1545 anchored in Panormittis, Simi Island, Gr.
• Sunday, Sep. 21: 0925 underway, 1400 moored Rhodos, Rhodes Island, Greece
• Monday, Sep. 22: In port, Rhodos
• Tuesday, Sep. 23: 0730 underway, 1645 moored Khalki (Halki), Greece
• Wednesday, Sep. 24: 1105 underway, 1635 moored Livadia, Nisos Tilos, Greece
• Thursday, Sep. 25: 0700 underway, 1415 moored Moorings Base, Kos, Geece
• Friday, Sep. 26: hydrofoil to/from Bodum, Turkey
• Saturday, Sep. 27: Flew from Kos to Athens

We arrived on the island of Kos late afternoon on Friday, September 12. After a harrowing taxi ride, we arrived in Kos itself. Our hotel, the Intercontinental was right on the shore about 100 yards from the Marina that had the Moorings base. We checked out the boat first thing, of course. The Moorings office was closed but we found all the staff working on the boats that had just returned. A kid from Minneapolis showed us our boat, the Arethoussa (longest, hardest name in the Marina). Other than the heads smelling pretty bad, it was a great boat. We took care of the heads the next day. The boats, by contract, don’t get underway until 1500 the next day. We negotiated leaving as early as we could the next day. This turned out to be a good move because we had to beat into the wind all the way to our first destination. Leaving early got us into the bay in time to enjoy sunset and ahead of all but one other boat.

Satisfied with the boat and that we could leave when ready, we walked across the street from the Marina to a traditional Greek dinner. Weather was great so we ate outside. Everyone got a much needed good night’s sleep. I stayed up a bit to read the sailing guide and study the chart. This helped a lot when we planned the trip with the Moorings staff the next day.

Saturday, September 13

From the Moorings base in Kos, to Ormas Palionisos, Nisos Kalimos (37N 02.3, 26E 58.5)
We got to the Moorings base about 0830. Mark and I started checking out the boat and doing the Moorings inventory. Bev and Nancy got the luggage to the pier and then went to a conveniently located supermarket at the end of the pier. In retrospect, we bought way too much food. There are great stores even on the smallest islands, and food is relatively cheap. We should have just bought enough for a couple days and then replenished as we went.

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This is a very long and detailed log - actually the second largest we have - so cannot display it in full on this web page. You need to download it in Text format. This log is so well-done that you MUST have it if you go cruising the Greek Isles.