Paxos

Paxos (also Paxi)is a small island south of Corfu. Paxos is 18 km2 in size and has about 2.500 permanent inhabitants. At the northerntip of Paxos, is a small town called Lakka which is located at the border of a sheltered bay. When we arrived in this bay, the water was so clear that if felt you could almost touch the seabed with your hands. We took our drone out to film this special bay and there you can see the bright turquoise water. What you can also see in this drone video is the yellow lines at the back of the boats. These are called floating lines, landlines, that you tie first at the back of your boat and then to a rock or a tree, so your boat stays in a steady position. Because normally at anchor, the boat starts turning towards where the wind blows it or the current pushes it. And this bay is very popular which means busy, so it's a courtesy to others to use as little space as possible and more or less park the boat as if you are in a carparking lot! That also means, that after anchoring, you have to jump in the water (or take your dinghy) and drag the line towards a rock near the coastline or even to a tree and tie it to it. Luckily the water is still about 23 degrees at this time a year, and had an exotic emerald green color, it's not a bad experience! Next to a nice view over the bay, the drone also flew towards the small town of Lakka. You can see it is a cozy maze of white houses with brightly colored shutters. Many houses are covered with ceramic roof tiles.