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- Oct 2, 2023, 12:43am
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Greece Attica Aegina Perdika Ákra Pérdika 37.690102, 23.45137°41’24” N 23°27’4” E
Day 6
Erster Segeltag
October 2, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Die erste Nacht war sehr ruhig und ohne viel Wellen, da wir ja noch im Hafen waren. Nach dem Frühstück wurden wir in Segelkunde aufgeschlaut.
Kurz vor Mittag haben wir den Hafen verlassen, damit wir versehentlich in eine Regatta geraten.
Währenddessen war der Ausblick auf Athen einfach stark, sehr stark!
Einige Segelstunden später kurz vor dem Hafen der Insel Ägina kamen wir einer grossen Fähre sehr nahe und mussten eine Pirouette machen. Kurz danach kamen ein Katamaran-Fähre mit grossen Wellen.
Unsere anvisierte Bucht für die Nacht waren bereits belegt, weshalb wir vor einem Hafen der Insel Ägina ankern musste. Das war schwieriger als gedacht, aber nach dem 4. Versuch hatten wir einen festen Stand.Read more
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Edward Small Europe 2015
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- Sep 5, 2015
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Greece Attica Aegina Perdika Ákra Pérdika 37.69298, 23.4511237°41’35” N 23°27’4” E
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Day 1 Aegina
September 5, 2015 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Our first full day on Aegina started with our first in home breakfast of muesli, yoghurt, figs and fruit juice, followed by a coffee after our drive from Perdika to Aegina town. In Aegina we took in the Greek people and culture by exploring backstreets and shopping. We bought new shoes and light weight hot Greek weather shirts from a crazy Greek shop owner who greeted us with "hello there! Thank you for coming and saving my country!!" And old but effective means of luring unsuspecting tourists into his shop. The clothes and shoes we bought were nice and comfy, perfect for the 35-40 degree sweltering temperatures. From the clothes shop we found a bakery and bought some lovely bread, sesame bagel type buns and Baklava... sold by the kilogram. After the bakery came delicious figs, fresh feta cheese - firmer and less salty sharp than we are used to in New Zealand - and gelaato to sustain us for our walk back to the car.
As we, as food we bought some local newspapers and small presents to take back home. We returned home and ate the food we had bought, along with some wonderful honey from the day before, and had a swim in our motel's pool; a welcome event during the brightest and hottest part of the day.

After our swim and siesta time we went for a drive along the hill tops to try and find a so-called picturesque mountain side village. The "village" of a few houses and not even a taverna turned out to be a bit of a let down, accompanied with the supposedly wonderful beach at the bottom of the steeply sloping hills and valley... also a let down.
Dinner was had at one of the little restarts on the quay in Perdika. We had taramasalata, boiled greens, bread, little grilled sardines, grilled swordfish and moussaka, with Mythos beer and a little cake and watermelon complimentary. It was all nice but nothing spectacular. Again my phone died for some of this day so I may have to steal a few photos from someone else. Also generally feeling pretty down, tired and grumpy hasn't inspired me to take many photos but this will hopefully change (or like I say, steal someone else's photos). In fact it seems as if I took none this day.. oh well tomorrow will be more!!Read more
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Edward Small Europe 2015
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- Sep 6, 2015
- ☀️ 36 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Greece Attica Aegina Perdika Ákra Pérdika 37.69364, 23.4542937°41’37” N 23°27’15” E
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Day 2 Aegina
September 6, 2015 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
The second day day here on Aegina followed similarly to the first. We had breakfast at the motel and went out for a couple of coffees. Our day was spent winding our way around the island and looking at the sights to see.
We stopped in a small town on the north end of the island for some cheese and calamari for a snack before continues on trying to find our way up to the top of the island. After half an hour or so we realised we were very lost and very low on petrol. The next hour was of course spent trying to find an open petrol station in a Sunday on a Greek island.. not easy but we did it in time.
Upmwe drove to the top of Aegina, past ancient churchs, monasteries, olive trees, fig trees and pistachio plantations for which the island is famous.
At the top of our drive was an ancient stone temple like a baby Parthenon. Apparently built prior to and the inspiration for the afore mentioned monument. However this one was in far better condition and virtually empty of tourists and sightseers, so a marked improvement. Accompanying it was an excellent museum full of artifacts and reconstruction. A real hidden secret of Aegina.
Of course there was an accompanying cafe where we had cold drinks and ice cream - again much needed as for the mid-late 30s degree heat with little shade.
Our descent back towards the comparitive civilization was quick and easy and didn't stop until back in Perdika. We did a supermarket and afternoon tea run, just some bread and tzatziki with some Greek pine needle wine, not as nice as it sounds.
Dinner was just simple bread, cheese, figs, jam, honey and fruit juice. A late night game of 500 and a quick swim finished off the evening nicely. All in all an OK day.. full, of the same, frustration but managed to get away from the antagonist enough for it to be bearable.Read more
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- Sep 7, 2015
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Greece Attica Aegina Perdika Ákra Pérdika 37.69283, 23.4515837°41’34” N 23°27’6” E
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Day 3 Aegina
September 7, 2015 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Our third and final full day o the Island was very chilled. I had a late night Skype session the night before so slept in till 10 or so before walking by myself down to the cafes and taverns in Perdika. I had a cheese, bacon and tomato crepe which was a little thick and filling, but nice nonetheless. Accompanied of course by a few short espressos. A short wander around the town led to some good sanity reclamation in the growing heat before going back to the Antzi Studios (our lodgings). I chose to lay around and not do much for most of the afternoon before facing the parents again. A quiet afternoon tea of melon, pistachios and Baklava followed by copious 500 games was very enjoyable. Also a drink by the pool was nice, despite the overwhelming heat.
The olds have gone down to the beach for one last swim in the Aegean before our final dinner on Aegina. .ate than I would like but oh well.
Tonight will be packing and sorting out what our plans tomorrow are. Boat, train and aeroplane from Aegina, through Athens and ending up in ... LONDON. Familiar languages and culture will be nice, but Greece has been an excellent country

A late night dinner turned out to be the best Greek food we have had: boiled octopus, boiled greens, bread with a creamy chese dip + tapenade, lamb souvlaki, slow roasted lemon lamb, grilled red mullet, stuffed vine leave (brown rice made a welcome change and nuttiness), beer, and more French pastries for dessert.. all, for 30 euros.. the waiter undercharged us but when we tried to pay more he just kept saying "THANKYOUUUU" and shooed us away.. he must've like us.
Straight to bed with a little packing and off to sleep.

P.s. oh and I found a pomegranate tree!!Read more
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Traveler Sommer in Griechenland
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- Aug 1, 2023, 7:00pm
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Greece Attica Aegina Perdika Ákra Pérdika 37.691339, 23.4526137°41’29” N 23°27’9” E
Day 13
Perdika - Fischerdorf an der Südspitze
August 1, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Ein beliebter Segelhafen, den wir auf unserem Törn windbedingt ausgelassen haben. Ein paar Tavernen, bunte Fischerboote und jede Menge Hafenkino zum Abendessen. :-)
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Traveler Katamaran Athen-Mykonos
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- Jun 10, 2019, 10:00am
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Greece Attica Aegina Perdika Ákra Pérdika 37.69085, 23.4525937°41’27” N 23°27’9” E
Day 2
Der kleine Hafen Perdika
June 10, 2019 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Um noch ein paar Vorräte aufzufüllen, steuerten wir am Montagmorgen den kleinen Hafen Perdika an. Es hatten schon ein paar Boote abgelegt, so dass Platz genug für uns war. Nach dem Einkauf noch Kaffee und Crepes im Café, dann legten wir ab und machten uns auf den langen Weg nach Kap Sounion.Read more
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