Day three is when you start to ton in into the vibe of vacation. Time is very relative on the boat and it seems to extend by order of magnitude. This probably happens because you move so much and each night is at a different port, you see many new things each day and the brain somehow compares it to your experiences back home and makes time feel different. Two weeks on a yacht seemed like three months, but we will get to that later.
It is sad. Seas are basically empty. Especially coastal waters. The demand for the fish is so great due to immense number of tourists that all want to try seafood in Greece, hence all or the absolute majority of the fish has been caught. recreational fishing is pretty much dead and even waters in the ports are sadly empty.
Just five years ago it was common to catch a tuna or two for sushi mi without much effort, this year it was a dead sea. In all approx 300 km we traveled with lure in the water we caught 3 fish, 2 small tuna and 1 dolphin fish and only when our crew was joined by a very experienced fisherman. But more about that later as i progress through days in Greece.
In the afternoon we have arrived to Kefalonia. Since the season was over it felt empty and desolated, mostly with locals around. We went for a walk around the island admiring nice locations and views.
The only good thing about it is that restaurant owners are especially friendly and are trying to lure you into their restaurants with free Ouzo a dry anise-flavored aperitif which you love or hate. It has no impact on the prices though and you are not getting any discounts for the food.
Since we did not catch any fish yet, we've tried to negotiate some freshly caught (allegedly) dorada and the price would be around 30 EUR for a kilo. That's damn expensive and only proves that fish is no more. That's a shame how we kill everything without giving it a second thought.
After returning to our boat we saw a van that was making strange sounds. It appeared that a local farmer brought a whole van of chicken to the docks for sale. One of our crew members (after having few too many Ouzo) tried negotiating and buying the whole lot, bet was politely rejected by the owner.
We have even thought of buying a few chicks and let them live aboard, so we can have fresh eggs each morning, but then realized that on a boat, eggs would roll out when laid, and discarded the business idea.
Fun fact: the man who is selling those chicken stayed there over nigh, and slept in the back of the van with the chicken in a small compartment he has made for that purpose. Quite funny, we did not appreciate the smell much, but he must be used to it by now probably.
Yachting in Greece Day 2 - Easy In.
