Paleokastritsa, Corfu - Some info

[Cardo]

This probably won't apply to the vast majority of you, but I thought I'd share our experience with the PP.

We've been moored up here for the last couple of weeks whilst we wait for the seemingly never ending saga of our watermaker to end before we can finally head south. Today the PP popped round and told us we've been here too long and need to shift. They say they don't want people settling down for the summer, it's only a free stop for a up to a few days. The mooring space for yachts is pretty small, so I can see where they're coming from.

The German chap in the boat behind us looks rather peeved. He'd laid his own mooring (which dragged, thus causing the problem I mentioned in a previous thread) and was clearly planning to keep his boat here full time. As far as I can tell, they've given him the ol' heave ho, too.

They also weren't happy that we'd left the boat for a couple of days whilst we visited family. They want you to stay on your boat whilst it's in the harbour.

They were perfectly friendly and reasonable over the whole thing, so no fuss.

 

[Cardo]

German chap has now departed, taking his block of concrete with him. I wonder where he's taken it??

 

[alexsailor]

I never been to the W side of Corfu... Is it nice?

 

[Steve C Cronin]

Just goes to show what a lot of us knew already that each PP office makes up it's own rules. Almost Wild West, isn't it?

 

[ccscott49]

I do wish they would tell the other people down in Benitses to up and leave also, peeps been there for years and do nothing for the local shops or infrastructure, just ponces!

 

[cynthia]

Maybe the pp are on a bit of a mission. Whilst in Fiskardho yesterday the pp shot off into the top bay where there are a lot of liveabords and spent a good hour there. On their way back to port they stopped a rib, checked papers and then went on board apparently to look and see if there was anything untoward. Never seen so much activity! Pure speculation of course, but pp in Nidri have also got a shiny new rib as had the Fisk pp. Lots more activity expected?

 

[Denis O]

I do wish they would tell the other people down in Benitses to up and leave also, peeps been there for years and do nothing for the local shops or infrastructure, just ponces!

^^^^^^^^

This for sure!!!

 

[Cardo]

I had heard the PP didn't want to take on the responsibility of charging/enforcing the new tax. I wonder whether they're busying themselves to show they don't just swan around all day?

 

[Cardo]

I never been to the W side of Corfu... Is it nice?

There's not many places to visit by boat (St. George on the NW and Paleo just south of it), but it's worth a visit if the weather is right. Paleo harbour is protected from all wind directions and it's a stunning place to visit. Though it gets a bit boring after a couple of days!