Thursday, August 5, 2010

Ormos Vathi ~ Sifnos Island, Greece

Current Position at anchor: North 36*55'846 East 024*41'400 ~ Great enclosed anchorage, good holding in 20ft sand & Weed.

We're currently anchored in yet another beautiful bay off the village of Vathi on the South West coast of Sifnos Island. The water is crystal clear with visibility of over 100 feet making it a perfect place for swimming and watching the fish! Ashore there's a lovely little village with two mini markets for getting basic provisions and a long beach fringed with Tavernas selling everything from Octopus to Greek meat balls.

Yesterday we caught the local bus to the town of Apollonia high up in the hills for a look around the winding alleys and beautiful views of the coast line. We stopped in a Taverna for a drink sitting outside under a blanket of winding vine leaves and enjoying a break from the baking sun! This morning we've been catching up on boat chores, doing laundry and filling up with water from small dock (cost 1.50 euro for two runs with our Jerry cans). Later today we plan to sail to the island of Kimolos just 12 miles to the South West of here and then on to Milos tomorrow.

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