Day 6 - Nafpaktos (Ναυπακτος) to Galaxidi (Γαλαξιδι)

Friday, October 1
Travel time: 6 hrs, Distance: 34.2 nm

A lazy start to our day, up at 8:30 a.m. We enjoyed coffee and spinach bread on the deck before setting off to climb the hill to the fort. Mark and Laverne headed out for supplies and to tour the town. Kevin and Sue went off to see the fort as well. Mike and Kelli decided to hike. It was great to walk the hill and stretch our sea legs.

Killer view from the fort. It's easy to see why this was a strategic spot for controlling sea traffic through the gulf!
	The fort at the top is medieval with a foundation of ancient stone.

Just as we got back to Didimos, Chuck Farrell and crew on Filomela motored into the harbor for a lunch stop. They Med moored at the only open spot in the harbor.

We were underway at 12:20 p.m., leaving behind a great port that we would like to visit again. If you look closely, you can see Filomela bow-on moored inside the harbor.

With only light winds we had to motor-sail @ 1800 rpm. Back at Corfu, as we were getting settled into Didimos, the charter company stopped by and dropped off an asymmetric spinnaker sail. They said that it went with the boat. And since we were moving the boat to its winter base, the spinnaker went with us. Darn...

This day the winds and time were right to take out the spinnaker and have some fun. Kevin had the most prior experience with spinnakers. Kelli and Mike had only used one in their Advanced Coastal Cruising class. We would have on the job training. We had fun learning and flying the asymmetric for the last hour of our sail.

We arrived in Galaxidi at 6:30 p.m. Although there were many boats in the harbor, there was space to side tie along the quay. That was an easy docking. David Kory, Butch, Bob Kimball, Steve Felte, Chuck Farrell, and Bill Carmody, and crews, were all there.

Fuel and water were available on the dock, so Mike and Kelli filled up the boat and handled the boat documentation request by the local harbor master. This was one of only two spots where a fee was charged for the overnight stay. The charge was two euros.

Since this was the spot from which we would head up to see the Oracle of Delphi, we decided to spend the entire next day in port. That meant we'd be in Galaxidi for two nights. Kevin and Sue decided to find a hotel room for the two nights and take a break from the boat.

Later, Mark and Kevin found a good taverna for dinner. The six crew members of Didimos enjoyed a beautiful sunset and relaxing dinner recounting the spinnaker run, and planning for the trip to Delphi the next day. The waiter overheard us and said his friend down the street had a rental car. The waiter, Mark and Mike wandered down to meet the fellow. We discussed the size of the available car, the price, and ended up reserving a car for the next day. The fellow said the car would be delivered to the boat at 9 a.m.

After dinner, Kevin and Sue headed off to their hotel and the rest of us cocktailed on the boat and visited with other Tradewinds travelers.