Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 09 July 2015, 18:29   #21
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
From Gythio to Paleochora (South part of Crete Island)

Ferry:

Gythio 15.40
Kithra ???
Antykithra ???
Kissamos (Crete) 23.20

By car:
Kissamos 23.30
Paleochora 1 AM

Road through hell. 1 km after Kissamos road width is not wider than my car ...
And I tow a trailer and boat (car 5m, trialer 6.5m)

You can checkt this road on

google maps

Trip on the map:



Awaiting ferry in Gythio ... tavern



Here it is:



On the ferry:


Kithyra:



Antykithyra:

__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09 July 2015, 19:02   #22
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Empty port in Paleochora:



By the way. I have paid 92 EOROCENTS (less than 1 EUR) for 5 days in port Gythio

This is the reason why we do love Paleochora (South of Crete) 40m visibility under water. Pure clear crystal:



Unfortunately temperatur of the Se is 24.7 - we have to use 2mm neoprenes (we do like warmer water) especially when in the shadow it is 37 C





Again really empty port in Paleochora

__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09 July 2015, 19:06   #23
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
It is me, nice to meet you ... We love snorkeling in Paleochora

__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09 July 2015, 19:19   #24
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
First trip Paleochora - Lissos

__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 July 2015, 16:52   #25
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Memories from LISSOS.



It is ancient city (ruins only) allowed to walk by tourist (boats from Sougia) and goats











__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 July 2015, 16:58   #26
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Two more pictures from LISSOS





Do not be fooled by flat water in this bay. 500m away from it you will find regular Med waves flowing along Crete island. Not dramatic (usually 50cm 1-1.5m) very width.

They change when bottom of Sea changes so sometimes you have few km width regular waves and suddenly they change to less width, more freq. waves.

To plan any longer trip you have to keep in your mind that it be not flat Sea - never.

There are several big bays temporary covered from these waves but sooner or later you will go out of such bay ...
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 July 2015, 18:34   #27
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Still alive, still happy. It can be our good bay for Crete.
We have been here (Paleochora, South-West part of Crete) since 6 years.
Cost reduction Ferry is expensive for 5 persons + car + boat.

But:

1. 40 meters visibility under water
2. A few boats in port
3. A few tourists in South
4. A lot of empty beaches (or almost empty)
5. Low fees for port and facilities in port (for inflatable it was free of charge, for 5m RIB they are still nothing - and they calculate 5m till 5,49

Still somewhere between Paleochora, Lissos, Sougia





There are mostly pebbles beaches here
My wife returned to Poland via airplane from Chania, so I'm alone with 3 kids



Not too small kids (2x12 yo, 1x16 old - daughter)

One warning:

Use forecast and from Paleochora safe trips are to East.


be very close to coast because 1km from coast you can face strong wind and waves
look at weather forecast 6 BF or 7 BF is regular wind here. There are high mountains along coast and they cover you against wind

__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 July 2015, 17:07   #28
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Trip to Lutro Loutro, the first image




Tripiti beach:



Nice place for picnic



Agia Roumieli. End of Samaria gorge




Here we go. LUTRO !!! But it i more people than we expected







Daughter wants to swim on the center of bay. 25m depth (bottom is visible)



Go to swim:



__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 July 2015, 17:07   #29
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
One of many bays - we anchored here.


Relax
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 July 2015, 08:25   #30
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
If you be (by any chance) in Paleochora (west-south part of Crete) you can have nice short trips range 15-een 20-y km left or right (West or East). West and next to North famous Elafonisi (or less know Kedrodasos) and East - Lissos, Sougia or Gialiskari

Yesterday my made both trips in fact that Sea was unusually calm (2 - 4 BF wind)



I have turned on navigation after 8km so total trips were about 60 km.
You can be in Elafonisi use RIB in 30 - 40 minutes. It is much better than 3 - 3.5 hr by car around via mountains.

On below mentioned picture you can see left-down (East-South) corner of Crete Island.
Even if Sea looks calm be aware what can face after this corner.
Usually there be Med regular waves, sometimes accelerate by North wind



Some empty beaches perfect for family picnic:




When you approach Elafonisi or Kedrodasos it be less waves (land will cover you)
Water is perfect blue and transparent clear. Sand is white-pink in Kedrodasos but it is significant smaller than Elafonisi. And Elafonisi is a Lagoon and Kedrodasos is regular beach so water is more cooler.



We have anchored at 8 meters


Daughter went to water


And boys used fishing equipment:



When you look at Sea by your own eyes bottom was perfectly visible.
On the picture is not


On returning way in calm bays we have even 65 km/h speed


So it was trip to left (West)
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 July 2015, 08:28   #31
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Trip to right East is very simple. Go to empty and calm bay, snorkel around stones and go back



Time to snorkel













Go back to boat, do not even change clothes it is 25 at evening and go back to port

__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2015, 17:04   #32
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Time to check beach Glyka Nera/Sweet Water



This is end part of trip:



About this area: Loutro, Glyka Nera beach

But (data on this webpage are not up to date):

1. There are not naturist at all
2. There are some trees now
3. Quite a lot of people for such hard accessible beach





Lutro on returning way:


I do recommed this beach near Agia Roumieli






Some caves and rocks offering shadows:


All beach ours:
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2015, 17:05   #33
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
A few pictures of this amazing pebbles (very small ones) beach:












This place on trip:
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2015, 17:21   #34
Member
 
Country: Canada
Town: Toronto
Make: Highfield
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 115XB
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 74
Very nice Mat! I'm jealous
__________________
TorontoDiver is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2015, 17:59   #35
Member
 
Ian M's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: New Milton
Boat name: Jianna
Make: Osprey
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 E-TEC
MMSI: 235076954
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,940
Quote:
Originally Posted by TorontoDiver View Post
Very nice Mat! I'm jealous
+1
__________________
Ian

Dust creation specialist
Ian M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2015, 18:58   #36
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
Quote:
Originally Posted by TorontoDiver View Post
Very nice Mat! I'm jealous
Do not be. Check airplanes to Chania (Crete Island)

I will pick up you from airport and organize apartment.
I'm here one week more.
Standing in front of wheel-drive and looking at 50km/hr at bottom of Sea (does not matter if 6, 8, or 20 meters) is priceless.

I have some offers to keep boat here. Have to think about it.
But on returning way I have one week more on continent so will need my boat.
Plus in Poland boat is very good tool to keep boys away from any electronics like smartphones, PS3, laptops ...
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2015, 21:26   #37
RIBnet Supporter
 
willk's Avatar
 
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,666
Matt - thanks for posting this. I've read your RIB posts from the beginning and I'm delighted to see your plans come to fruition. All the very best of luck in your boating future....

I'm gonna fix your thread title now
__________________
I'm sorry, but there IS no Mars Bar.
willk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 July 2015, 15:55   #38
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
I saw the same reason i a few posts (to visit Greece with RIB)

To make it until I be not too old for it.

I'm jealous for people living in Crete. Still crystal clear water.
Underwater live is not so colorful like in Egipt or famous coral reefs.

But for me South-West part of Crete is a paradise for RIB-ing.
My certification (2 nautical miles away from coast) and boat (cat. C) not allow me to make a trip to Gavdos (80 km). This week Sea is really calm so such trip be pleasure.

I think that for next year destination be somewhere near Igumenisa.
So again ferry from Triest but destination port be Igumenisa. And probably continent in a front of Korfu island. And not so long trip like now ... Cost reduction.
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 July 2015, 18:46   #39
Member
 
Country: Canada
Town: Toronto
Make: Highfield
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 115XB
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 74
Quote:
Originally Posted by MatFromPoland View Post
Do not be. Check airplanes to Chania (Crete Island)

I will pick up you from airport and organize apartment.
I'm here one week more.
Standing in front of wheel-drive and looking at 50km/hr at bottom of Sea (does not matter if 6, 8, or 20 meters) is priceless.

I have some offers to keep boat here. Have to think about it.
But on returning way I have one week more on continent so will need my boat.
Plus in Poland boat is very good tool to keep boys away from any electronics like smartphones, PS3, laptops ...
Don't be so tempting! Have to stay in Toronto for now. Sailing events at Panam games are done, so my boat is back to dealer, and getting prepped for delivery no later than July 31st! christmas in July Also looking forward to boat being a reason my daughters eventually (they're 3 and 6 months old) learn to love the water and get outside
__________________
TorontoDiver is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23 July 2015, 16:05   #40
Member
 
MatFromPoland's Avatar
 
Country: Poland
Town: WARSAW
Boat name: T1
Make: HIGHFIELD OM540DL
Length: 5m +
Engine: EVINRUDE 115 HO
MMSI: 261026640
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 612
beach name is DOMATA and it is river canion, dry on Summer

Zoom. I do recommend to park/anchor on the right side.
There are only small pebbles here and some caves gives shadow.
If there be some boats already and people in caves do not bother them - they are usually naturists


Approaching:


Anchoring:






We have tried to inspect river by foot but we faced a lot of big stones so we decided to reallocate boat to left side of beach:


Bottom has here a lot of big stones:


Somewhere must be gold here (boys with small metal decoder GARRET POINTER)




River without water:


Place is nice and right side allow to have a picnic and be whole day
__________________
MatFromPoland is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 11:59.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.