Crete and good-bye

Anchorage at Dhia island near Crete

We sailed from Santorini to a tiny island called Dhia about 6 miles north of Crete.  This was the longest sail we did in Greece; about 60 or 65 miles.  It also was the best sailing of the whole summer.  Dhia island is nothing but rocks.  Not even any goats.


The next day we sailed to Ayios Nikolaos on the north side of Crete.  The wind got really strong once and the boat went way over.  I don't like going over that far.  The marina said we could not come there until the next day.  We looked at several places to anchor but it was too rough.  Finally we anchored about a mile from the marina.  

Caught a fish!

Our fine catch!

While we were anchoring I found a tiny flying fish on the deck.  We have been fishing all the time we have been sailing all summer but never caught anything except 2 plastic trash bags.  Finally!  We caught a fish!


It was less than 2 inches long, but it was the only fish we caught this summer.  


 Papa and I are flying from Crete to Athens today.  In Athens I will get on a plane going to Houston.  Papa will fly back to Crete.  So I am signing off for this summer.

Signing off for the summer