Cruising The Med - Sandy and Rob's Excellent Adventure

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Kastos - Ela's Bar

After a great day on Kalamos, we sailed over to the next island, Kastos.

Kastos is right next to Kalamos, so we took the 'long' way around so we could have a good look and enjoy some sailing.

We anchored in the south east bay of Kastos which was very pretty and only a couple of bays over from their main port.

We spent some time in our anchorage and in the afternoon took the dinghy for some exploring.

First we went south and found a bay near the end of the island with a lot of goats! We motored in close and could see they were being fed hay and water which led them all to this spot.

The fellow feeding them told us there are 600 of them on this island!

In contrast, there are only 33 full time residents on Kastos so the goats rule.

We made our way north to the main port, moored the dinghy and had a walk around.

We went to a bar on the second floor of a very old stone building called Ela's which had been recommended by some english fellows we met a couple of days earlier in Kioni.

The bar was quiet so the the owners, Alex and Ela came to speak with us. They are the newest residents, arriving a year ago and opening this bar taking the population from 31 to 33.

We spent the afternoon in the bar having a lovely time and really enjoyed the view from the balcony overlooking the harbour.

Alex sent me some wonderful photos of Kastos with rainbows which I will include in the photos here.

After arriving back at the dinghy we enjoyed a beautiful full moon evening. The moon lit up the islands and harbour which was amazing!

View across to the Mainland (left) and the Dragonera Islands in the distance

Locals on Kastos - Many of them have bells so it sounded like Christmas with them all running

View of Kastos Harbour

Great scenery looking over to the Main land

Alex and Ela at Ela's Bar and Cafe!

See you Alex!

Waterfront at Kastos

One of the few motor vehicles on Kastos

Ready to leave... - Il Porto Restaurant in the background

Rainbow in Kastos Alex sent to me

Inside Ela's Bar on Kastos

One of the great bays on Kastos

So a horse walks into a bar....

Full Moon at Kastos

Labels: Ela's Bar, Full Moon, Kastos

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Jet Set at Puro Beach

On Mackenzie's last day in Europe she and I decided to go to the very chic pool here in Porto, Puro Beach.

I believe there are only 3 in the world and this one opened just in May 2013 so we are one of the first lucky visitors.

The pool is huge and has infinity edges all around its circumference. The one at the end which makes it look like the pool leads into the Mediterranean is really awesome.

Mackenzie and I had attended a Summer Opening Party here a two weeks prior and were excited to actually get to enjoy the pool on a lovely sunny afternoon.

There is a really striking "Square" sculpture right in the pool itself and a giant, white, "Thinker" at its edge by the sea.

When we arrived, a cabana boy, (no I am not kidding this is the real deal) escorted us to two beds and set out huge plush towels for us. He propped up 2 umbrellas to shade us and minutes later returned with a platter of fresh fruit and cold water. This is the life!

We really enjoyed relaxing and swimming in the pool and took some photos just before we left at around 6:30pm.

We joined Rob and the boat which is docked only a few metres away from Puro Beach and we headed to Mackenzie's restaurant of choice for her 'last' dinner at Al Posto Guisto.

We rode our bikes down the main jetty of Porto Monenegro to see all the super yachts and enjoyed the full moon as it rose above the Montenegrin Mountains.

We have Arrived at Puro Beach !