Delivery done! - 5:30 PM, Apr. 13, 2007

Sirius got into Gouvia at 02:00 today, despite having picked up a fishingnet / load of old rope / piece of bamboo, all nicely stuck together, some 15 mile out. By gently manoeuvring the boat to and fro, they managed to get some forward prop motion, but no reverse, so mooring alongside in  the outer harbour was something of a challenge. Popeye popped in to the water this morning to take a look, but with the water at 16°, quickly decided that this was a job for a pro.

Kiriacoulis staff were very helpful - turns out that the chief mechanic is a Greek from Belgium - next but one village up the road from here! No rush to get the boat to Lefkas, so they can stay on board till early Sunday morning, when they catch their ferry to Venice.The staff  were even surprised that the boat had come from Bormes - they were apparently not aware that all K's Med boats set off from Bormes this year!

2 days of well deserved R+R now ensue. Hoping they can keep the "drunken sailor" under control and out of trouble!

Am  so  proud of Popeye for having accomplished this, and staying calm throughout (that's what he says anyway), and he seems well pleased with Sirius

Roll on April 27, when I get to go sailing in Corfu!