CORFU PORT
Looking over The Two Fortresses of Corfu
The are more than two fortresses on Corfu (the island) but only two in Corfu (the city). The newer one, built by the Venetians in the 16th century is in the foreground and the older one, built by the Byzantines is at the top.
Neither fortress worked very well because , control of the island was lost at some point. The Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and Venetians ,you would expect but the Austrians, French, British, and especially the Goths and Normans, you would not.
Living on an idyllic island in the Mediterranean with , . the constant invasions must have been a bit of a downer. There was even heavy bombing in WWII.
View taken from the THOMSON MAJESTY DECK – our first day
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Pilot boat coming to guide our ship (Thomson Majesty ) into Agnios Nikolaos Port, Crete
at Sunrise.
Day 3 of cruise (day 2 was at sea )
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SILENCE OF THE DAWN
Silence of the Dawn
Sailing in sun speckled Sea
Gliding into port
Haiku Poem by henrhyde (gill)
Image taken sailing into Agnios Nikolaos , Crete 3rd. day ( 2nd day at sea )
Captain on the bridge
Thomson Majesty
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I was on the deck for the sailing in to port.
Ship-- Thomson Majesty
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A Crew man , watching the port linesmen secure the mooring lines or hawsers. ., to the wharf .
He had thrown the ropes down to the men.
A vessel can be made fast to any variety of shore fixtures, from trees and rocks to specially constructed areas such as piers and quays.
Mooring is often accomplished using thick ropes called mooring lines or hawsers. The lines are fixed to deck fittings on the vessel at one end, and fittings on the shore, such as bollards, rings, or cleats, on the other end.
Mooring requires cooperation between people on the pier and on a vessel. For larger vessels, heavy mooring lines are often passed to the people on the shore by use of smaller, weighted heaving lines. Once the mooring lines are attached to the bollards, they are pulled tight.
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