Katakolon: The Port We Missed

Katakolon is the gateway to Mount Olympus. The day we were to visit the weather was rainy and stormy with heavy winds. Our captain wanted a particular berth. He was advised that to get it he must go out of the port and loiter for a few hours. He did so. When he returned to Katakolon, the harbor master refused to give him the only berth the captain thought safe, so we skipped Katakolon and Olympus, and sailed on up the coast.Read more