Ormos Partheni, Leros - 14th June
If I was making a list of our top ten anchorages, where we are now at Ormos Partheni would be on it.
Partheni is a smallish dog-leg bay on the north end of Leros. It isn't exactly pretty or convenient but we don't mind that. There's a small village ashore with no shops. There's a boatyard beside a small airport that offers a daily flight to Athens, a freighter has sunk against a concrete quay and a military base is tucked out of sight behind the hill.
The key thing for us is that it meets all our criteria for a perfect anchorage. These are simple. We don't want to see the open sea; it should give us good all-round shelter if the wind direction changes; and no swell should get in to make us roll. Oh, and it has to be good solid holding so we won't drag our anchor. I can't think of a better place to be when it's blowing hard outside as it is today.
And other anchorages that would make my list? I'd have to include Vliho Bay, Lefkada; Valtou Bay just north of Igoumenitsa; Ftelia on the Greece/Albania border; Porto Heli on the Peloponnese; Vathi on Astipalaia; Spinalonga lagoon, Crete.
If I was making a list of our top ten anchorages, where we are now at Ormos Partheni would be on it.
Partheni is a smallish dog-leg bay on the north end of Leros. It isn't exactly pretty or convenient but we don't mind that. There's a small village ashore with no shops. There's a boatyard beside a small airport that offers a daily flight to Athens, a freighter has sunk against a concrete quay and a military base is tucked out of sight behind the hill.
The key thing for us is that it meets all our criteria for a perfect anchorage. These are simple. We don't want to see the open sea; it should give us good all-round shelter if the wind direction changes; and no swell should get in to make us roll. Oh, and it has to be good solid holding so we won't drag our anchor. I can't think of a better place to be when it's blowing hard outside as it is today.
And other anchorages that would make my list? I'd have to include Vliho Bay, Lefkada; Valtou Bay just north of Igoumenitsa; Ftelia on the Greece/Albania border; Porto Heli on the Peloponnese; Vathi on Astipalaia; Spinalonga lagoon, Crete.
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