Unfortunately George is nowhere to be seen. According to the pilot books, George runs a taverna in the village and comes out to help each and every yacht that enters the harbour. In exchange, he expects you to eat and/or drink in his taverna. Since the food is reportedly quite good, it sounds like a fair deal.
But now we are on our own. Nobody on the quay to take our lines. We drop the anchor 4 boat-lengths out and reverse up to the quay. As the boat slows to approach the quay the strong crosswind starts blowing us sideways. The quay here is higher than elsewhere, and Eileen can't find the mooring rings which are attached to the side rather than on top. She scrambles up and scrapes her leg on concrete quay, but saves the day by quickly lassoing a windward bollard. The boat comes safely to a halt. Well done! We end up perfectly moored, even if we are a bit downwind of our chosen spot.
Despite his lack of help, we go for dinner at George's that night, accompanied by 8 or 10 cats. There is tuna on the menu, and despite my misgivings and the state of the mediterranean tuna fishery we order tuna. It's locally caught, and it is important to support the local fishermen who still use mostly traditional methods in very small boats. It is lovely, and afterwards the cats feast on our scraps.
Log entry for Wednesday 28/04/2010
Fuel: Full
Batteries: 1 (engine) = 12.6; 2 (domestic) = 12
Water: 1/8, add jerry-can of water, brings up to 1/2
Engine check: OK (visual) - a few drops of coolant below engine
Bilge: 1/4 cup +
Baro: 1001 @ 09:00
Baro: 999 @ 15:05
From: One House Bay, Atokos; Log 9023.5 @ 11:00
Towards: Port Kalamos; Log 9036.0 @ 14:00
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