Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Tuna and Corn Flakes rations

We had a very smooth day, mostly motoring away from Symi and on to the island of Tilos, our next stop. The sea was like glass, something we doubted it could ever be after some of our passages, but welcome. Motoring only was fine. We all laid out on the decks, Levi got sunburned and everyone took cat naps, occasionally glancing around for other boats. We'd picked up a hammock in Israel and had it tied up on the deck and it was a great place to doze off.

In the afternoons, Levi and I usually make cups of coffee, and Rachel had just put something on the stove thinking ahead towards dinner, when we ran out of propane. We have 2 tanks that we alternate, so we always have a full one, but somehow, the 'backup' was empty. We looked around once we got to Tilos, but this island and the next few we're planning to visit, are pretty small, and we're lucky if they have a gas station, much less propane facilities. 

So.......we're on day 3 of tuna and Corn Flakes, something every island seems to have plenty of. We did find some fresh fruits where we are now, the island of Nisiorios, and this morning, found a bakery open early and loaded up on fresh bread. I guess there is worse ways to live, and Rachel gets a vacation.

Heading to Patmos, and then to Samos, see you soon!

~Hems


2 comments:

John said...

Looks and sounds wonderful!! Yeah for tuna!

Anonymous said...

The bread loaves look really good. .Nana