A Lefkadian New Year

Well, its a howling gale outside. The wind speed indicator on the boat is occasionally nudging 50 knots, and all the boats are alean. Its New Year's Eve in Lefkas, and its a boomer. Donner and Blitzen are definitely grounded, but we are well past their use-by date anyway.

A homespun Christmas wreath

Rather than decking the halls, we're hauling the decks with wreaths of holly. Fa la la...

 Christmas in the marina was a lovely affair. Some of the keener celebrants decorated their vessels in the Christmas spirit. Pavlov retained her somewhat indifferent facade. Up until now, the weather has been a mild and balmy 15 degrees during the day. We've taken lots of walks, bird watching with Anne and Gordon, and bike rides around the 'burbs.

A calm day in the bay

Lefkas, rolling in sunshine.

We watched some interesting Christmas traditions in Lefkas. Children have license to bang a triangle and demand money from all the local shops and passer-bys. Consequently, none of the shops had any small change when we needed to break a bill for a purchase. Lots of parades and marching band action in the local square.

Christmas is an Orthodox affair

A little blessing of the Christmas trawl

Interesting flocks of exotic birds

Childrens street parade

Rockin' and rollin'

After all that scene setting, the Pavlov crew would like to thank you for your readership this last year, and wish you a fantastic new year. We're starting to practice our Albanian, and we're setting our mid-summer goal to Venice this year. Arrivederci!