Greece Day 3, 4 and 5

Greece - September 3rd, 4th and 5th

Waking up in the bay on a catamaran surrounding by sailboats with the bright blue sky is the only way someone should wake up in this world :)

It is so beautiful out here. We enjoyed our evening talking with Greg and Andrea, Ron and Brenda, Captain Alan and 1st mate Amanda. We drank "some" wine and enjoyed the evening stars from the bow of the boat laying on the trampoline. The other couples are 10+ years older than us. Dave is enjoying talking world history and politics with them. I am enjoying listening.

We are now headed off to the island of Meganisi, passing the island of Skorpios along the way. The island of Skorpios is owned by the Onnasis family and Jackie is buried there. We will then head over to the island of Kalamos to drop anchor for the night in Port Leone.

Port Leone is an amazing little bay. We were able to get off the boat for a bit and walk around the island. The views and the water have been absolutely phenomenal.

Dave has been quite the entertainer with his quick witted humor and willingness to help on the boat whenever needed. Captain Alan has appreciated all his help.

September 4th - my 40th birthday. I want to wake up EVERY birthday like this. In the middle of the Mediterranean surrounded by beauty. Amanda made my birthday special all day long. We had mimosas for breakfast with a sparkler in the orange juice pitcher. It was just wonderful. The rest of the day was spent just snorkeling, sunning, reading, chatting, etc. The water is so buoyant I feel like I could swim for miles and miles. I actually got to drive the boat once it was in sail. Cocktail hour was also special as Amanda made us Mud Slides in honor of my birthday. Dinner came and it was a delightful Greek dish and Amanda made us a cake. I feel so blessed to be where I am for my 40th birthday. We ended up anchoring for the night in a beautiful cove on an uninhabited island. The water was perfectly clear and you could see all the way to the bottom. It was just amazing!! I've never felt so relaxed in my life!!

September 5th brought a bit of drama. We woke to find that one of the props on the boat had fallen off during the entry to the last cove. So between all of us finding the prop and Brenda being an excellent swimmer and diver to go down about 20 feet and retrieve the prop, we were back on track. We still had to drive with one prop because we could not find the nut that we needed to bolt the prop back on but at least we got the prop. Before we discovered this, the captain of the boat took us up a cliff to do some cliff jumping. The captain went up the highest, I went the second highest, Brenda was next and then Dave. It was an exciting jump into the most crystal clear water that you will ever see.

So then we headed off to the island of Kefallonia in the port town of Fiskardho. It took us a bit to park the boat since we were down a prop but we were able to get in. The maintenance guy from the company is meeting us here to put the prop back on. We are here for the day and evening. This gives me a chance to post to my blog and catch up with the world.