Freedom!!!

Freedom!!!

Our mission was clear; make Naxos by Wednesday and rendezvous with Uncle James/Daddy. Luckily we left 3 days to get there as the forecast wind was non-existant. We said our farewells to George and set off on the 60 mile sail to Naxos. After a day of no wind, cooking under the hot Aegean sun, we dropped anchor 16 miles in to the trip in an uninhabited cove called Fykiada Bay, Sifnos. The next morning we set off for Paroikia, Paros where we stayed the night. It had been a long day of little food so when we arrived we gorged on Giros. On Wednesday we got Lefty (self-steering) on the helm and were recording a Dizzee Raskal music video when a yacht of topless Scandinavian top models appeared to port. We were waving and they were screaming (not in a scared way) so when their skipper navigated them through a narrow passage between two rocks we naturally followed. Half way through, like lonely seamen lured by mermaids, we realised we had been lured into the rocks and were let by our reliable engine which failed to start! We dodged the hard bits under sail for a nail biting 10 minutes. Finally we made it o Naxos and successfully met with Uncle James/Daddy.

He seems to like Crest Hawk and is enjoying the sailing (minus the slight nausea with the swell this side of Greece) but we feel like whalers when getting him back onboard after swims. Since his arrival we've been anchored under the lighthouse in Ay Ioannou, Paros island, at dock in Antiparos town and again at anchor in the channel between Antiparos island and Despotico island.

Our Swedish admirers managed to find us in Naxos, and did their best to keep us interested, but after a lot of trying, we left the island two days later, but we will miss them (terribly). Antiparos turned out to be a Scandinavian paradise, which we will further explore when we get our future cabin boy, Rating Andy. 

Yoda and scary Bond girl

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Where's Crest Hawk 

Lion King

Lion Queen

Uncle James/Father will be leaving on the 4th, and will be missed. That is when search for poon (ancient Greek ruins) will commence.

Tom's Top Tip: "If you chuck your bow line to an 11 year old Hercules, ensure your insurance covers anchors through hulls"

Ben's Best Bit: "Umpiring four Swedish girls playing beach tennis"