We left the western end of Cyprus on Saturday 23rd and started out towards Crete. For 5 days, contrary to the weather forecasts, we had headwinds in varying degrees of force necessitating a looping southerly course and an extra 75 miles on our track.
We finally anchored in Kores Bay on Gavdos at the western end of Crete and the most southerly point of Europe. The island is pretty isolated and barren with only about 6 families living on it all year around. There’s no shops, no internet and most places have no electricity, only generators. There are some lovely beaches and the water is crystal clear. Unfortunately we were battered by constant high winds – exceptionally dry and very hot, a bit like being assaulted with a giant hairdryer. Everything, including us, was completely desiccated! The anchor, pinned under a rock, worked so hard the shank was bent.
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