16th May

No rain today and much warmer. What wind there was came from the north so we drifted the few miles across to the mainland to anchor in a bay just north of Parga. When we arrived there were only 4 boats at anchor. Come sundown there were over 30 including a flotilla. This delightful bay is fringed by a sandy beach. We walked along the beach to the castle overlooking the bay. After passing through various hands the castle became British in 1814. In a shameful episode of colonial history the British sold the castle to Ali Pasha in 1816 causing the local population to flee to Corfu. The town of Parga is in the next bay and we walked there and back.