Thursday, 1 August 2013, Pafkakia Boatyard, Gulf of Volos And Yes that is a Sledge Too hot, too hot. We give in. We lingered in sweet little Nea Klima too long. Thence to Skiathos (from which there is a good selection of flights) to see if we could put the boat anywhere. We were warned not to go, it was touristy, it was nothing special, etc. We were warned right. A holiday to Skiathos town would be a holiday to hell. There were nightclubs blasting away literall...

Orei was a nice little stop and a convivial one with a motley selection of nationalities, including our 3 Italians. But after sitting in a port the heat overtook us and we headed up into the Golf of Volos, first to Pighadi (nothing really but a tiny bay and taverna) then on to Palaio Trikeri, a small islet off the Trikeri Peninsula on the mainland. It is getting mountainous here. To Milina and Vathoudi Bay, partly for a look and partly because Sunsail has a char...