A day later as planned, we were back on the water with Aglaya on the afternoon of 7th of May. All the necessary work has been completed. This time, even the propeller has been given a coat of anti-fouling paint. And the sacrificial anode on the water collector had to be specially turned and filed down because of its unusual shape. Stavros had picked up two new mooring ropes for us from the chandler at Thessaloniki. We had told him how long they should be and what diameter they should have. But we hadn’t specified the colour. Now we have two ‘white giants’ on board. Unfamiliar. But they won’t stay white for long.
Once in the water in the travellift berth, Vlad carried out the engine service. In the process, we realised that the starter battery was running low. Not good at the start of the season. We were allowed to stay in the berth overnight and were given a new starter battery the next morning. Now our Nanni starts up like a dream again.
But we want to sail! Over to the south-western corner of Thassos, to Limenaria. It goes quite well in a light breeze, but then the wind dies down completely and it starts to rain. So we motor the rest of the way into the harbour. Here we are greeted again by the black cats we already know from last October.
