10th September

We set off at 5am towards Syracuse and were rewarded by a spectacular sunrise. The sun appeared as a large dull red glowing balloon rising rapidly over the low lying land. The 60 miles to our destination were uneventful with a mixture of motoring, motor sailing and finally sailing without engines for the last couple of hours. Nanci took until late morning to perk up. David suffered from seasickness for most of the journey only making it to the cockpit as we neared our destination. By then the wind and got up and it was too strong for us to moor on the town quay so we anchored in the bay. Later there was a lull and we tied up ashore, attached a multitude of lines and went for a meal.