13 / 14 October 2023 - Plateria and Corfu

Friday was a relaxing day at anchor, recovering from the exertions of yesterday. WE went ashore for a walk and some shopping.

On Saturday, there was a light breeze first thing in the morning. The anchor came up with no trouble at all, with a working windlass.

Wind often funnels through bays and this was no exception, so, as we got outside the bay the wind dropped.

Igoumenitsa which is in the bay to the north of Plataria, must be the Dover of Ionian Greece. Ferries are arriving and departing there at least every half an hour, possibly even every fifteen minutes. Most go back and forth to Corfu Town, some to the south end of Corfu and the huge, super fast ones, like we encountered two days ago, turn south, we don’t know where to, but it must be much further away. I spotted a huge fast one starting to depart, so put on some speed to get out well of the way without any angst. It feels much more comfortable to do that.

Mid morning I put my hand on one of the instruments on deck, having not seen the wasp there and got stung. At first it felt as though the metal was burning hot, but then I saw the wasp. The pain was excruciating. Fortunately it happened when George (our autopilot) was driving and everything was well under control. After consulting the internet on what to do with wasp stings, I’d taken Ibuprofen, washed the wound with soap, then vinegar and after all that had my hand in a bowl of ice.

It’s just as well that, when we drop the anchor, I can steer the boat with one hand, while Steve controls the anchor drop.

We arrived at Ormos Garitas, which is a large bay, very close to Corfu Town, underneath the fort on the cliffs. During the evening more boats arrived, quite a few looking as though they were starting on their charter week. It’s great to see so many boats till out on the water now, in mid October and it’s still very much T-shirt and shorts weather.


A strange mixture of ancient (well replica) and modern

Miles today             17 

Miles in 2023      1154

Tricia (and Steve) 

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