We were glad to get away from roaring winds and crashing seas, but Aegina town quay was stiflingly hot and, at the peak of the Greek holiday season, very noisy. We had come to get a load of washing done. We took two big loads up to Nektarios as soon as we arrived on Tuesday 13th, but he told us that he was closing for a holiday at 1 on Wednesday. We rushed back for another big load which he promised to get done for us before he closed.
On Wednesday, once we had collected the washing, we got the bus to Vagia, on the northeast coast, where we had discovered that our old friend Petros, who had owned our favourite of all tavernas, Ippokampos, which went bust three years ago, was now working as the cook. Unfortunately the beach outside the taverna smelled of sewage and the sea was very warm, but Kai had a great time surfing the little waves in his new mask and snorkel.
we had an early dinner and Petros's food was just as good and his welcome as warm as it ever used to be, though he seemed a little embarrassed to be found in such reduced circumstances.
Having finished the job, he chilled with a drink of iced tea.
and had a swing on the way down.
Simon also started to go up the mast to fix some things at the top, but it was so noisy that Lin could not hear him calling stop and go, so we gave it up as a bad job, to try another day.
On Friday we left Aegina and beat up to Aias, a little bay on Salamis,
ready to sail over to Zea marina in Piraeus the next day.
On Wednesday, once we had collected the washing, we got the bus to Vagia, on the northeast coast, where we had discovered that our old friend Petros, who had owned our favourite of all tavernas, Ippokampos, which went bust three years ago, was now working as the cook. Unfortunately the beach outside the taverna smelled of sewage and the sea was very warm, but Kai had a great time surfing the little waves in his new mask and snorkel.
we had an early dinner and Petros's food was just as good and his welcome as warm as it ever used to be, though he seemed a little embarrassed to be found in such reduced circumstances.
As we were eating our old friend (and Petros's) Nikos Petralias and Lena phoned to say that they were on their way to Aegina and invited us to meet them for dinner at 9 pm. We warned them that we would not be able to eat much as we were stuffed, but we got a taxi back to Aegina, got cleaned up, and walked down the coast to their taverna, where we had an excellent meal and ate too much.
Nikos and Lena had come over to welcome some German friends and we arranged to see them on Thursday if they had time, so we decided to stay another night in Aegina, strongly encouraged by Kai, who had discovered a computer games place on which he spent nearly all his pocket money, and had found the most delicious ham and cheese toasties at the Yacht Club, where he spent the rest.
On Thursday evening Kai went up the mast to fix the Greek courtesy flag and to remove a piece of string that had got stuck in the crosstrees.
Having finished the job, he chilled with a drink of iced tea.
Simon also started to go up the mast to fix some things at the top, but it was so noisy that Lin could not hear him calling stop and go, so we gave it up as a bad job, to try another day.
On Friday we left Aegina and beat up to Aias, a little bay on Salamis,
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