Something fishy

Finally, a couple of fish for supper! The ships fisherman invested in a cage which we lowered overboard in Lefkas and provided the whole crew with a luxury meal (we had to accompany it with a meal though). Tomas took great joy in executing both fish by beheading them alive following a fair trial. The execution was witnessed by the ships Captain and the fish's mother. The second only by Ben. The ships cook fried them up and they were duly eaten.

We left Lefkas on Monday and landed in Nikiana shortly afterward. It was a really beautiful and quiet village where made the trek to a hermitage up in the mountains which had been built in 300 A.D. (before Christianity reached Rome and became cool). We looked at the cave the original inhabitant had lived in and even with no electrics, it didn't look as gloomy as our boat on rainy days.

After two days of imaginable fun at Nikiana (we had to imagine we were having fun), we sailed over to Nidri, a place we had had our eye on for a while. Nidri turned out to be a tourist ghost town, probably to be expected in Fubruary. This is why we decided to eventually move two miles down the coast to Vlicho (well that and the fact they have showers down here).

In a short period of time down here we have already met the whole community, mostly British expats, and have become star guests in this episode of Eastenders. Since our arrival it has been really windy so we are going to act as retired plumbers until the weather improves a bit, when we plan to explore the nearby islands before tourist season kicks in!


Tom's Top Tip: "If Mohamed can't come to the mountain, I'm sure he can find something better to do".

Ben's Best Bit: "Eating our first catch, however small, thin and slimy"

Thank you Aunty Carmen / Mama for the most incredible pizza ever

Two potential crew members competing for position as cabin boy

Ex Shore wetsuit model

Off the quay at Nikiana