Ferry "Aeolis" backs up in Agio Efstratios

This creaky ferry(the captain said they had bought a new one for the next year) went back and forth from Limnos, in a two hour trip, twice a day. Typically for the Med, the ferry dropped its port anchor, swung to the starboard, and dropped the starboard anchor. Then it would straighten out and begin to back up toward the dock. We were always fascinated by the expert maneuvering, especially when the wind was strong from one side or the other. Trucks, cars and animals, as well as passengers, were the typical cargo. Since there is no bank on Agio Efstratios, banking is done "by ferry." We had been warned to move CHARLIE by the Coast Guardsman, who told us that the ferry would be arriving at the very spot we had first tied up. We decided that the Aeolis was held together by the paint.