Cape Sounion
We had a very comfortable cloud cover and mild temperatures as we drove through Athens and made our way to Marina Zea to board the Panorama (Greek for “wide vista”). We immediately had our safety briefing and cast off, making our way out of Pireaus and into the Aegean. Captain Nontas opened the sails and we explored the decks of the ship, most of us settling into the aft lounge deck for the late afternoon.
With easterly winds, we anchored in the bay west of Cape Sounion at 1830, and the sun came out from under the clouds for spectacular orange lighting on the Temple of Poseidon atop the cape. In the meantime, we put the swim ladder down on the aft deck of Panorama and many of us couldn’t resist the urge to jump in and wash away our travel days or just get our first taste of the Mediterranean. The water was so refreshing (consensus was that it was about 72 degrees F), and we laughed at the buoyancy with smiling faces bobbing in the gorgeous sunset light. We stayed at anchor through the evening, knowing that we had indeed begun our Cycladic journey.
We had a very comfortable cloud cover and mild temperatures as we drove through Athens and made our way to Marina Zea to board the Panorama (Greek for “wide vista”). We immediately had our safety briefing and cast off, making our way out of Pireaus and into the Aegean. Captain Nontas opened the sails and we explored the decks of the ship, most of us settling into the aft lounge deck for the late afternoon.
With easterly winds, we anchored in the bay west of Cape Sounion at 1830, and the sun came out from under the clouds for spectacular orange lighting on the Temple of Poseidon atop the cape. In the meantime, we put the swim ladder down on the aft deck of Panorama and many of us couldn’t resist the urge to jump in and wash away our travel days or just get our first taste of the Mediterranean. The water was so refreshing (consensus was that it was about 72 degrees F), and we laughed at the buoyancy with smiling faces bobbing in the gorgeous sunset light. We stayed at anchor through the evening, knowing that we had indeed begun our Cycladic journey.
