Goinground PELEPONNESE 2016

Day 16 13.10.2016 Xilokastro 38.081911, 22.622767 3,3 km
The weatherforecast kept it´s promise: The wind picked up and I could first sneak around in
the lee-side of a small cape than was glad to reach the small harbour of Xilocastro through
rather choppy conditions. Onshore winds picking up to a good force 6 whipping the water
combined with wonderful sunshine meant – first real day off, strolling through pretty
xilocastro having food and lots of cake and enjoying myself. On one of my visits back to my
kayak parked close to a slipway I found a note of one of the rare local kayakers and to
Norwegian kayakers who happened to have a flat round the corner. On the phone we
agreed to meet by 6 pm and have a chat. In the meantime I had a chat with my personal trip
advisor Giorgos. We agreed on the fact that the wind was supposed to drop down by
midnight and he suggested to start for a moonshine paddle. It seemed to be one of the rare
suitable weatherwindows as I needed to get out of the influence of the slightly notorious gulf
of Corinth: the rest of the waters surrounding Peleponnese where duckpond like. So I had to
pick the opportunity to get round the corner of the next cape.
So after I nice evening with chats about kayaking of course I moved with my mattress in the
lee side of the harbour wall and tried to get as much sleep as possible.
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