Onwards and Upwards
After a heavy night in the fleshpots of Kos (I wish), we tootled out and set of round to the S of the island and headed for Nisiros. Turkish Coast Guard Jet Boat! We sailed a bit and motored a bit until the afternoon breeze from the NW came in and we had an excellent point of sail for the last half of the trip. We had planned to moor at Palon on the NE end of the island as the harbour there is much preferable than the at the main town of Mandraki (well every island seems to need one). Nisiros - 1/3 Island Missing from Volcanic Explosion Nisiros is basically a large volcano. It is said to be extinct (Greek Tourist board) but on closer inspection it still seems pretty active. I think it’s official classification is “dormant”, which means there are still soft bits in the crater that you can’t walk on and there are noxious gases emanating from fissures in the ground. It exploded same 30,000 years ago, and as you approach you can imagine the bit that is missing, whcih look...