Kos

Following the trials of Kalymnos, we were very pleased to leave in the sunshine and head towards the island of Kos.

There are two possible moorings in Kos, one is the posh marina and the other is the town quay, which is also administered by the marina. We decided to try for the town quay although the pilot book says that it is often very difficult to find a berth. We were lucky with only a few yachts moored in the spectacular setting underneath the walls of a castle.

We had a fabulous afternoon and evening in the sunshine, enjoying the delights of the town. The marina manager was a real character and took great delight in taking our money – the most expensive mooring so far at 21.50€ for the night. Money well spent though with electric and water laid on. We took the opportunity to flush the aft tank which we had inadvertently filled with very brackish water at Kalymnos.

   

We left quite  early the following morning heading for the island of Nysiros and were only a couple of miles out of the town when we were joined by a pod of the biggest dolphins we have ever seen! Some of them were really showing off, jumping more than 30 feet clear out of the water – it is always a very special thing to see dolphins in the wild, but this really was the best yet! Helen managed to get some photos… Brilliant!!