Yithion

As we arrived at 4:15pm we could see the expansive mole which formed the seaward side of the quay. No masts behind the mole on the quay! Yes, plenty of room to park, the town looked good from here, power and water…..

We rounded the end of the mole and it became obvious as to why there were no masts to be seen. The entire length of the quay had been demolished for rebuilding and any available space on the town wall was now taken up by local fishing boats. 

It was now 4:45pm a huge storm brewing in the mountains behind Yithion and our confidence, swelled by the lack of yachts in the area and the sheer size of the harbour meant that we stupidly had no plan B!

Frantically referring to the ‘Book’ we found the uninviting but the only reachable safe-ish haven of Plitra two and a half hours away.

No choice but to set our course as the storm moved in….

At 6:45pm we motored into Plitra. There was a wall full of fishing boats but enough room for us to squeeze in if we could avoid snagging in the props any of the lines criss-crossing our proposed parking spot.

Comfortably in and made very welcome, we had outrun the storm and noted with some pleasure that if we had stayed in Yithion, we would have been inundated.