Final Shore Side Adventures (we think)

As you will probably have gathered by the number of mentions it's had in recent posts, our favourite Ionian Greek island is Meganisi. We were very lucky, therefore, to stop at 2 different harbours on this island - not one immediately after the other. Instead we arrived, left, went over to the mainland and then came back the next day.

Little Port Vathi, our first stop, is a great place. As on the previous flotilla that we (George & Yorkie) did, (it was before Eddie joined Bears Unlimited) we didn't moor up at the town quay we moored at George's taverna. What a great name for a taverna, I (George) say! Eddie particularly liked the opportunity to practice using lazy lines instead of throwing the anchor overboard. He'll explain lazy lines at great length to anyone who is interested!


Between George's taverna and the town quay is this great bear sized chapel. O.k. it's a bit bigger than bear sized as we realise what small blobs we are in the picture - have you seen us, we are there? - but even so it is a lot smaller than your average church. Believe it or not, this chapel is a shrine to the massive tuna that used to mate annually in the bay and sustained the islanders for centuries.

Apparently the tuna have now all gone. We wondered if we might summon them back by ringing the bell. We thought it a bit of a long shot, but it would give us an excuse to ring the bell.


This is another picture where you have to look hard to see me, but I am there putting the whole of my body through the end of the bell pull to get enough downward momentum to produce a satisfying dong (actually it was more of a ding!).

After leaving the church we went to explore the submerged wreck of a plane which was round the other side of the town key. We snorkelled round it but thankfully didn't find any signs of occupants.

Lots of love George & Yorkie xxx