We slipped out of Mitilini just after dawn. The previous evening we had received two weather reports, one from the port police - "no good weather - bad wind, maybe force 7" and one from the Internet Cafe :"sunny and fine, light winds, force 3/4"
We decided to go with the latter.
At this point I should say that I have become obsessed by weather forecasts. I read every single one then make a decision on information over load! Deciding to go was for me a leap of faith - faith in R, in the boat and in a God whom I'm not sure I believe in!!!!
But the morning was beautiful so we went, hoping for good weather as our dodgy engine was going to make slow progress if it got to be more than a 3/4.
The only incident we came across was the discovery of a partly deflated inflatable, the kind use by people traffickers,and a warning to watch out for bodies!
I should love this. The scenery is lovely, the sea is calm, all is well apart from the bloody engine!!!!!
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