Original account
Mediterranean 2008 / – 10 Akti Peninsula
We left Limnos very early one morning and motored north towards the Halkidiki. There was no wind for the next 60nm. We arrived late in the evening after travelling north up the most eastern finger of the Halkidiki. This is where the monasteries are. No female is to set foot on the peninsula. Well we dropped anchor in a northern bay a long way from civilisation and spent the next few days swimming and collecting flotsam from the beaches. We then moved north to Nea Rodha where we anchored out. From there we moved east to a fishing harbour of Ierisssos. The first night there was a violent thunderstorm which washed the decks but also burst one of our fenders. Comes for going into a harbour. The local boat builder got some work when a fishing boat hit the harbour wall full speed ahead. They dragged the boat out of the water on a sled. Simple and effective. They have been doing it for centuries only now diesel in place of oxen. We sailed round the peninsula where all the monasteries are located. This is an independent state governed by the monks. Here are some pictures of Akti Peninsula
The next few pages is the account of the trip through Northern Greece. We set off for the Sithonia Peninsula
Photographs
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