Two Rock Bay (Greece)

Sailing through a new country can be challenging. Picking places to visit that look interesting and are safe for the boat. Apps like Navily and NoForeignLand can help, but they can also be overwhelming with too many options and questionable reviews. We’re lucky to count among our friends sailors who have already visited Greece and have trustworthy recommendations. Karin and Holger on s/v RiverCafe gave us the heads up on this spot.

We needed an anchorage part way to Preveza that would have protection from westerly and northwesterly winds that were forecasted. Two Rock Bay checked both of those requirements. We sailed a little bit, but the wind wound up dying, so we motored in. The bay did not disappoint. It’s a good size, with lots of big sand patches for good holding, and room for 20 or so boats. The water teems with friendly fish (some of whom immediately starting chomping away at the marine undergrowth on our hull). We decided to stay a few days.

One of the best parts of this bay is the small bar at the top of the steps leading up from the beach. Inexpensive cocktails, tasty hot dogs and hamburgers as well as fresh Greek salad, and cool old blues and rock & roll tunes. You sit perched over the bay, staring at the anchored boats as the sun goes down. If you’re lucky (and we were), you get a visit from the resident fox.

‘I think the world would be a better place if we all let out a little bit more chain.’ My new favorite quote from friends Mark and Susanne on s/v Lady Lea, a beautiful little Vindo sailboat. We decided to up anchor and move as we were swinging too close to a neighboring boat (aggravatingly, they left a couple of hours later and we probably could have stayed). As we re-positioned ourselves, a new neighbor called out and shooed us away from her fancy Hanse. In anchoring, we swung a little too close to the Vindo, and Trip offered to move. Instead Mark came up to his bow, let out some more chain (putting more distance between us), and called out ‘no problem’. Over drinks in their cockpit later that day, as we talked about the state of the world and the anger and war, Mark made that comment about the chain, which I really appreciated. If you’re someone that has some chain to spare, let it out and help someone else. None of us really want to argue or fight.