We stayed two more days, because Poros is a nice little cozy town in the southeast of Kefalonia, 12 km from the southern tip. One day we went on a wonderful hike along the coast.
The harbor is not very big, there is a pier and a pontoon, a floating dock. Actually, only catamarans are supposed to moor alongside the pontoon, so that there is more space for monohulls on the pier. We arrived and the harbour master was nowhere in sight, so we moored up on the floating dock next to a beautiful old-style boat similar to ours. When the harbour master arrived, he got angry, because we hadn't paid attention to the pylons that were supposed to emphasize the mooring ban.
On the boat opposite, a tiny hysterical dog barked quite loudly and for a long time. “Its 2000 euros for the noise” said Spyros, the harbor master. He not only speaks fluent English like many Greeks, but also excellent German, a little Polish and Spanish too. Depending on the flag, he speaks to the sailors in their own language and is very funny. “Do you want the papers?” “No. I'm only interested in money”.
Tirelessly, from morning to night, Spyros helps the boats to moor, and because heavy weather was forecast, the harbor was packed and Spyros was ready to go.
We got into a good conversation, Spyros is very nice and humorous. He also visited us on our boat and was impressed by all the wood below deck. We asked him what he does in winter when it's not the season and there are no boats. He then explained to us that he is actually a baker by trade. And in winter, he has a bread stand at the Christmas market at the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin. Maybe we'll see each other in Berlin or Heidelberg.
