Siteia - the nicest surprise

Before I start, I was asked some time ago by John Thame to do a video tour of the boat. Well, I managed to do that a while ago, but I keep forgetting to share it with you... Still not savvy enough to insert a YouTube link (I have followed all instructions with no joy) please go to YouTube.com and search for 'Summer Amy Tour of the Boat' if you're interested. You'll need to crank up the volume.

On leaving Agios Nikolaos, we had everything up for a change and were hooting along at 8 knots, but as is with the Med, after an hour, the wind dropped but the sea stayed up but the sails came down??

Half way there, Sal asked what we had done with the hire car... Well, er, um, forgot all about it! It was sitting at the marina and the keys were on the boat... It was ours until 8:00pm so I could hire a scooter in Siteia and ride back with the keys, drop the car off and ride back... Pain in the arse if you ask me.


So I called George at Alma Car Hire and explained the problem. "Oh" he said, "just drop the keys into Appolon Car Hire in Siteia, my friend there will take care of it." Just gotta love these Greeks!

There was a spot at the very end of the quay where we could go alongside, but power and water were sadly just of reach. We were only there for the night, early start in the morning, so no biggie.... but just out of reach.

Once moored we slept off the heat of the day and meandered into town at twilight for a feed. Found Appolon car hire, met Georges mate who happily took the keys, had a good laugh about or forgetfulness and directed us to 'The Balcony' a highly rated eatery in Trip Adviser that Sal had sussed.

What a beautiful town. The striking attribute is the wide artfully paved promenade which separates the water from the outdoor seating areas of the bars and restaurants along the waterfront. Usually the seating goes right to the water's edge and the Promenade is behind. The back streets equally inviting and 'The Balcony' was in one of these so we would never have just happened upon it. We found it to be highly rated for good reason.

After dinner we sent the kids off to play in the many places designed for that while we found a comfy waterfront seat at a cool bar and whiled away our first and last night in a place so nice we would ordinarily have lingered for a few days.

Happy Birthday Sally!

Although we slept nicely protected, the Meltimi was back and the morning's sail to Fry on Kasos promised to be a doozy.