We arrived at the port of Chania at about 6:30pm after a 3 hour flight delay due to the strike in Greece and a 2 hour taxi ride from Iraklion airport.
We had a lovely welcome from Ofer and all the French community in Chania. I'm referring to Benoit, Florence and their kids as well as other French families that winter on boat in Crete.
Thanks to Ofer and Benoit, Princess Nayeli survived the storm that hit the Mediterranean last week, flawlessly.
We enjoyed Chania very much. The beautiful surrrounding of the old town, the nice neighbors and Nikos who runs the local Synagogue, made our stay very pleasant.
It was very interesting to join the Friday night prayers at the Synagogue that was recently rennovated. We may come back for Passover.
Today we sailed out of Chania. There was an annoying swell, so the girls had a little bit of a hard time, but once we were past the cape (that is more difficult to cross than cape Carmel in a strong SW), we started running at 8-9kts to Rethimno.
Once we had the sails down, a heavy rain started, that made our entrance a lot more interesting.
Our main concern now is the general strike that's expected in Greece on the 19th and 20th. Yael and the girls have a flight back on the 19th that will probably be cancelled with this strike.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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