Storm Daniel is, as I write, sending 45-knot Meltemi winds down through the Greek islands. We are sheltering aboard Celestine, an aluminium Carambola 38 masthead sloop, moored in Kalantos, a tiny fishing harbour at the southern tip of Naxos in the Aegean. Some areas of Greece have experienced record flooding of biblical proportions, with 730mm of rain in 24 hours. There have been 17 deaths so far.
I had been so focused on finding the perfect harbour to ride out the storm, that
