JFowler
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Our recent experience in Athens Airport is that they look to see that you have a PLF and Vaccination Cert but don’t examine them. All fairly cursory!
Pretty much what I'm expecting. People are getting more used to the system and going back to working on auto-pilot.Our recent experience in Athens Airport is that they look to see that you have a PLF and Vaccination Cert but don’t examine them. All fairly cursory!
Also just returned from Aktio to Gatwick. Test in airport involved a large cotton bud lightly inserted in each nostril, doubt they get many positive results.We just returned from a great week in the S. Ionian: Palairos, Megannisi, Kalamos, Ithaca, Lefkas. We had booked a test in Nidri which was a joke - a cotton bud up one nose, then pick up your negative test certificate. The only hassle was doing the interminable UK PLF on phones - a tip would be to have all your numbers to hand so you don't have to change screens. I had never sailed in the med before and this area exceeded expectations: so ace. The Greeks were friendly and hospitable and our only rude person came in the shape of the English manageress of the IBA pontoon in Nidri who tried to charge us for a diver to sort out her mess of lazy lines. Unsuccessfully.
I'm the same as Gixer: the stress and hassle of Covid paperwork is worth it to see this part of the world by boat.
Yes, Irish passport in and out and Lynne had her UK passport stamped both ways.Ok well Mike at less you got to Greece .
So did you use Irish passport out and British. In ?
Interested how that when .
Look forward Vic, everything comes to he who waitsIt's a f@@k up Mike I sure it's a money making thing .
We flying to Holland in Nov then the UK so that be interesting NOT ...haha
See what happen when Christine fly in with me ,
I think a wedding may be in order .
Available for best man duty ?
Oh forgotten there one that been waiting for the day since 2010 , not forgotten you Neil .
Don't count your eggs yet 11 years .Look forward Vic, everything comes to he who waits
We'll both be in wheelchairs at that rateDon't count your eggs yet 11 years .
you know we like to take things slowly .
Need to start the engagement stage yet.
Then I need the pope permission.
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Na don't worry .We'll both be in wheelchairs at that rate
Just to follow up on Mistroma's comment about the PCR test reference number for the UK PLF - if you look back at my post #157 the form does indeed check to make sure the number is valid (whether the number is associated with name I have no idea but I doubt it). I had a frantic half hour or so on our way up to Nidri for our medically observed RFT (rip-off €30 for a test that costs less than €1) trying to input what I thought was the right reference number but kept getting refused. That's why I put in bold to alert all that one needed to have the correct number to hand to fill the form in.
Agree the UK PFL form is really badly designed - again see post #157 with respect to being honest about islands visited (which I felt I had to do in case movements had to be traced) but to have to constantly put in date of arrival on the mainland and all the other associated details after every island entered for each passenger was extremely time consuming. Good job we were motoring up to Nidri as I might have had to be keeping watch or something.... What was really galling is that was a complete waste of effort and time as nobody chose to check the on on arrival at LHR.
Interesting that Lynne's UK passport was stamped both ways. We flew BA LHR-PVK (Aktion) and got no stamps in passports at either airport. Inbound a cursory glance by police that we had a Greek PLF but then that had been checked at LHR check-in. Back into LHR no checks of anything and I agree that the Day 2 PCR now feels like a complete waste of £150 as it hasn't been followed up.
It's a f@@k up Mike I sure it's a money making thing .
We flying to Holland in Nov then the UK so that be interesting NOT ...haha
See what happen when Christine fly in with me ,
I think a wedding may be in order .
Available for best man duty ?
Oh forgotten there one that been waiting for the day since 2010 , not forgotten you Neil .
Very good Mike butIt will be interesting to see your list of wedding presents.
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