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| Chillin on the foredeck |
When we met Stereos the vampire and were invited to dinner at his Venetian mansion, we hadn't expected caviar complemented by 15 year old Irish whiskey (of which Tomas spilt two glasses over a rare olive tree table).
Our surrogate mothers Andreas and Alex (both male) have been cooking dinner for us and spoiling us in general ever since we set anchor in Vonitsa which is a problem because we are tempted never to leave. Vonitsa has become like a nursery to us, learning how to sail Crest Hawk in the relative safety of the Gulf, while being given invaluable advice from fellow sailors and life advice from the rest.
On Thursday, while sailing back from Preveza, three dolphins were sighted off the port bow by the ship's first mate a.k.a. Tomas. This happened during porridge time (when the wind drops and the sun comes out), they were jumping out of the water and swam alongside us for some time.
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| Eggs anyone? |
During routine maintenance Benjy broke a shroud (cables supporting the mast) fastening with two fingers. We came to the conclusion that either it was already rotten or Benjy had had too much porridge! So one of our main objectives for this week will be replacing the deck fastenings for four of the shrouds as well as finding Tomas a girlfriend.
When we arrived in Preveza on Wednesday evening after a successful sail, mooring didn't run as smoothly as it should have. We'd run through the procedure in calm conditions but discovered it wasn't so easy with the wind blowing onto the quay and some swell. The stress for Benjy was as severe as discovering an increase in onion prices but nothing a couple of beers couldn't heal and some lessons were learnt.
Mid week, an amateur made the mistake of challenging us to a sail-off... We got a bit excited, pulled the dinghy onboard, trimmed the sails and got our weight on the windward rail. After 20 minutes of racing he gave up and later made excuses about lack of wind and a dirty bottom. We will mention no names, but if you're reading this Andreas, prawn Thai soup will suffice tonight.
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| Vonitsa from the water |
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| Shepherds delight |
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| Looking for birds |
Tom's Top Tip: Less is never more when it comes to showering.
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| Dolphin ahoy |
Ben's Best Bit: Serving dinner to the richest man in western Greece and him loving the pasta white sauce so much he walked off with the pot
Esto ya parece más glamouroso!!!! Bueno, parece incluso un anuncio de una very upmarket travel agency!!! Con dos modelos muy atractivos y decorados falsos con fotos de colores muy vivos. Animo preciosos. Un beso del mismo calibre para los dos, sin distinción por rango ni por parentesco.
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