SV Laurin in The Netherlands

SV Laurin in The Netherlands

Saturday 14 July 2018

Days 393 & 394: 13th & 14th July - Walks in Fiskardo

Friday


After a lovely morning swing to burn of some energy Esmé set about teaching Cephalonia the Turtle some maths. In fact it was another good school day all round as AJ blasted through about 3 days worth of maths too!

Around lunchtime Patrick became nervous that the anchor wasn't holding and as we started to get organised to re-anchor the kind Sailing Holidays guys offered help in the building wind which was gratefully received. They later squeezed one of their boats in between us and the Austrians next to us much to the Austrians dismay, however we were happy to help as really Fiskardo in July isn't somewhere you come for solitude and privacy, we're quite enjoying the social interaction.

We then had a lazy afternoon swimming and lounging around until we went up to Nicolas Taverna again for a beer and to watch the charter boat ballet. AJ wanted to spend some of his pocket money so headed round to the shops first and then met us there, where as Esmé opted to spend more time playing on the lovely playground at the Taverna, pausing for a while to investigate an interesting bug and begging my phone from me to photograph it so she could ask Lynita what it was. Esmé really enjoyed the playground but despite joining us late, AJ was soon bored and so headed back to the boat while the rest of us stayed put, desperately trying to download Bugsy Malone using the Taverna's wifi. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be as we ran out of charge before the very slow download finished.

Back to the boat for an early dinner and then out for a walk to the old and new lighthouses. It was only a short trek but nice to stretch our legs doing something different for a change. It was really well signposted and the kids had fun despite their initial reservations, with Esmé finding more bugs to photograph.




Esmé also found some fleece on the floor from a goat and astounded by how soft it was, deciding to bring it home to save.


Would have had more pictures of AJ if I could have caught him!


Saturday

We ditched our usual Saturday morning blitz of the boat for an early start on another walk, fuelled by sweet treats from the bakery necessary to motivate young legs. This time the walk was to Foki Beach, part of the Cypress Trail which at 4.7km long we decided against in the heat. 

It was a short but interesting walk up a small hill on a rocky path, then descending via some stone steps cut into the rock to the road leading to Foki beach.



 

AJ and Esmé then went for a swim while Patrick and I sat and chatted. It was a lovely cove and one we had considered anchoring in if Fiskardo had looked too busy.



On the way back we walked via the road to see some different views, admiring the holiday lets with their own access to the sea.


We also spotted the "Sailing Holidays" Flotilla rafted 3 deep at the other side of the harbour to Laurin. It was kind of crazy... no wonder they were so grateful for the space next to us!


On returning to the Laurin, the Cruising Association boat next to us was having fun trying to relay their anchor using their dinghy as another boat had lifted it when they left. We politely suggested it might be better to go out and re-anchor, offering to take their long lines for them and hand them back on their return. By the time we had finished making them safe Esmé had been digging around under the forepeak and found the climbing harness. I had promised her yesterday that I would let her climb the mast so given her enthusiasm we helped her on with the harness and tied two halyards to it, telling her we wouldn't pull her up, she needed to climb... which she did much to our neighbours' amazement, although it did get a little interesting when the ferry came in and produced a fair bit of wash!





Lunch was next followed by a trip up to Nicolas Taverna for me and Esmé as she wanted to take "Cephalonia" to the playground and I was happy to have a last successful attempt at downloading Bugsy Malone for AJ.






Watching the boats come in was again fantastic entertainment, with superyachts literally queuing up to get in.


We were considering splashing out and going to the only Thai Restaurant we have seen on our trip so far outside capital cities, however Esmé doesn't really like Thai food and it was buffet night which I was reluctant to pay for given Esmé was unlikely to eat anything other than plain rice. On chatting with her however she was strangely optimistic about the idea of a buffet so she could see what she was choosing so we headed back to the boat for a swim before getting showered and changed for dinner.

The Lord Falcon Thai Restaurant was lovely and very accommodating, saying they would charge Esmé according to what she ate. In the end she ate more than I have ever seen in an evening, (she usually sticks to the old adage "Breakfast like a King, lunch like a Queen, dinner like a pauper,) loving the spring rolls and thai battered fish as well as the rice and fruit. AJ also ate loads, particularly enjoying the Masaman curry and yet still the restaurant only charged us for one child! It was a lovely meal that we all enjoyed.



Then back to Laurin via the supermarket to top up supplies. Currently sat watching Bugsy Malone while writing the blog. Another lovely day!



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