Korinthos-to-Galaxidi/Trizonia

As we departed the Korinthos canal we were welcomed by strong gusts of
~30kts uninviting sea. We decided to spend the night in the old Korinthos port
and reevaluate the situation in the morning. Unfortunately, the weather did not
smile at us the following morning so we opted not to make a hasty decision to
head out. While we were considering our options the harbormaster approached
us and announced that we have to leave the harbor as a cargo ship is about to
enter. We throttled westwards reluctantly with some help of the storm jib. After
about five miles it turned out that this was not such a bad decision as the wind
weakened and even rotated to a favorable direction until we reached Galaxidi.

Galaxidi, as seen from Delphi

In previous years, Galaxidi marina has been a home to the Princess Nayeli
for about three months (on and off) and Eyal had close ties with Angelo, the
local ‘waterman’ (a person in charge of checking-in new vessels). However,
as we approached the marina an unfamiliar (not Angelo) skinny ‘waterman’
directed us onto a vacant space on the quay. As Eyal was preparing for docking
it was hard to overlook another bulky chap who was rushing us onto a different
space using vigorous hand gestures; another ‘waterman’? Soon enough, the
two ‘official’ waterman pretenders were engaged in a loud discussion and while
they were settling their dispute, we dropped anchor and invited ourselves into
an empty space in the quay. The bulky guy was the first to catch our ropes and
politely explained that we are allowed to use water and electricity for a flat fee of
10 euros to be paid until the morning. Although the skinny ‘waterman’ lost the
race to the ropes, he was very quick to grab our water hose and electricity cable.
“I am the waterman”, said the guy, and insisted that he should collect the 10
euros the very same evening “Give me a piece of paper and I will write my name”.
Roded decided to pay the guy (of course, no receipt) so that we could have a
quiet evening.

When Angelo finally arrived to greet us he explained to Eyal that the unofficial
Galxidi rule of thumb, which is the first person to collect the fee gets the 10
euros.

The next morning, Eyal, Gili and Mosh headed to Delphi, the famous site of the
Oracle, which was also considered as ‘the center of the world’. Roy and Roded
stayed in Galaxidi to visit the local museum.














We got back from Delphi to see that the boat is ready to go. 5 minutes later, we
were already on our way to Trizonia, a small island, 15 miles West of Galaxidi.

The marina in Trizonia was full of boats, one of them was under the water.
We anchored outside the marina, giving us a good opportunity to swim, row the
kayak and dive to the sunken boat. Lovely place, great view from our porch on
the water.

And as usual, you can click here to see the whole picture album.