Skiathos to Orei, 30 May

Leaving Skitaloss for a  much bigger island Evia. Went through the Trikeri Channel. This is apparently where the Athenian triremes, ancient vessels, had their first brush with the Persians under Xerxes. Here the Persian fleet  was wrecked by a gale. Do unfortunately not know anything about Xerxes and the Persians.

The Island Evia is long and very close to the main land. We will follow the channel for a couple of days. It is like going the inner route of Orust and Tjorn. First stop in the little town Orei on the north coast of Evia. 

But first a last look at Skiathos, a great place and especially pleasant for us for having met our Malmö friends there.

After a mostly calm ride over quite a flat sea we arrived in a delightful little village, Orei, on the northern coast of the island Evia. Made our own Greek salad for brunch. Delicious salad with such  tasty tomatoes, could live on it. We are berthed right next to all the tavernas.

Lellebelle in the little harbour in Orei.

The beach is 10 metres away and that's where we spent the afternoon. 

Travelled from Skiathos through the Trikeri channel, and entered the Orei channel. We are heading for the Gulf of Evia to Khalkis and eventually to Athens.

Met Karin from Helsingborg and her husband Aimilios on the quay. Fun unexpected meeting with Swedish Karin. Karin has been living outside Athens for 27 years.

One quite amazing discovery we made was the Bull of Oreon. This charging full size bull statue dates back to 400 BC. It was found in the harbour in 1965 and is now on display in a glass box next to the church. After a bit of googling we found out more about the historical importance of this today little Greek summer holiday place. It never stop surprising us the fantastic history there is behind all these quite ordinary places we come across. 

Leslie is a Taurus and has a special affinity to the Bull.

From our taverna we have this fantastic view.