The Summer Amy: Palaiokastritsa - nice easy one to pronounce.

There is very little information for cruising yachts on the west coast of Corfu, but it is beautiful and rugged and the waters are cleaner than the east coast because it faces open sea. We once again motored all the way so very relaxing. I have also discovered how you set a course on the navigation system by dropping waypoints on the map which avoid hazards but give you as direct a route as possible to your destination. You can then link these waypoints to create a route and give the route a name. Once out of the harbour, you simply tell the boat to follow the route and off she goes. You are warned each time you approach a waypoint, hit the 'track' button and she will automatically turn onto the new track. Now relax, keep an eye out and wait for the next waypoint warning. Good thing we have sworn off alcohol whilst sailing, all this relaxing could induce a desire for a cold something-or-other!
When the sails are up its a little different because the track may not make the best use of the wind direction.
Palaiokastritsa has a dramatic entrance and you don't actually see the harbour until right inside the bay surrounded on every side by step cliffs at the bases of which are interesting looking caves.

You get the picture?

Once we got into the harbour it became obvious that this would be a fairly technical mooring. There was a longish wharf occupied from the entrance by two yachts moored alongside. No room to anchor and no slime lines, so alongside being the only option.
In front of these two yachts was barely enough room for us to go alongside before smaller local craft crowded the remaining length.
Nothing for it but to squeeze ourselves in... sideways.
Two engines, no big deal and some very helpful yachties came our to catch lines. In we went, bow first, Sal threw a bow mooring line, the yachtie caught it, threaded it through a loop and threw the tail back and Sal tied it off. Starboard reverse idle and the bum came round and in like a beauty. Sal threw the stern line, the guy threaded it, returned the tale and Sal tied it off and we were in! Two engines Bro!
No sooner were we in when other yachts started to arrive and their only option was to raft up to us.

Rafting up.

To access the shore, they must cross our boat. Etiquette demands that they cross the bow of your boat. At one point there were two boats attached to ours and by the time everybody left, you could tell that everybody stuck to the etiquette. They'd forgotten etiquette rule two. Remove your shoes before coming aboard! Our bow looked like a regular foot path... We did get a bottle of white plonk for our trouble and the offer of lemons, but we had been given a bucket load by the restaurant the evening before.

Palaiokastritsa can be explored by bike, although it is very hilly, but preferably by dingy and the following photo's and captions will fill in the highlights.