The journey from Sikies to Chalkida was 32 nautical miles and took us the afternoon, yet again running on engine. We could have sailed as the wind was 12-14 knots S/SW so we would have been easily doing good speeds down wind – however, we weren’t in the mood to sail and wanted to follow the coastline and see where we were going. Until we approached Chalkida there wasn’t very much to see or do – the coastline in the end was pretty uneventful. There isn’t a big population in this area and although there are a few towns with ferry terminals, it is unremarkable. As you approach Chalkida, the landscape changes and it becomes much more industrial – as …….
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