Saturday, 4 June 2011

Thursday June 2nd 2011

We started out early this morning at 0700. We will travel 26 miles to our destination Port Saint Nikolao 37 38’.8N 27 00’
Along the way everyone just relaxed enjoyed the sun. Getting up early , a few of us required a nap !
The anchorage is very secluded. Surrounding us are small hills with clumps of bushes. The sea bottom is weeds and sand near the shore. We are in 3 meters of water.
Florians turn to cook today. For dinner we had spaghetti
Not much to tell today, just hangin’ out.
This price of fish here is high, shrimp is very expensive.
I read up on some things about the Mediterranean that I found interesting.
The is not a lot of marine life because 1. No real bottom current to stir up the water of the eastern Med. Basin to provide nutrients for plankton to feed on. 2. There is no inter-tidal zone in which a varied and rich amounts of life can live to contribute to the whole marine ecosystem.
The Romans used to complain about poor fish stocks so historically this is nothing new.
Port Nickolai
All the transparent blue and turquoise water that we are seeing is due to the absence of plankton.