Trip was mildly horrified when I told him I wanted to go to Lakka Bay on Paxos. If you read the reviews, it’s clogged with charter boats that are constantly hitting each other and ripping each others anchors out of the sand. I told him we were heading south either way, and if he didn’t like it we could move on. At the least the sailing for the last hour or so was good, so he was in a good mood when we arrived.
We were lucky, there were only a dozen or so boats there, so we went right up to the front row (shallow water) and dropped the hook. The color of the water in this little protected bay is simply stunning. You can easily see why everyone wants to visit.
It was Saturday, charter fleet turnover day (everyone has rushed back to base), the one day a week things are quiet here. We were going to relish it!
Shore is cute. We walked around, bought olive oil and orange cake (for which this island is so famous), and had lunch. But all the great photos here are of the water, it’s the jewel. According to Greek mythology, Poseidon created the island Paxos to demonstrate his love for his wife Amphriti and its beauty represents their eternal bond. Awwwww.
And rather than lots of inconsiderate sailors, all we’ve seen are people nodding and talking and being rather polite in this tight little spot. Several have even appreciated our classic looking little boat and admired me on the manual windlass (the tour boat skipper watching me up anchor kept giving me a broad smile and multiple thumbs up). No regrets.
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