Hi, I love swimming in the sea, we arrive in two weeks, will it be warm enough and what is the sunbed situation?
Freezing I would think ! lol . Its always hard to get into the sea in May anywhere i Greece , not impossible but hard. The last week in May last year was VERY windy, the pedaloes didn't show all week because of it
grrr, will I be hardcore enough to take the plunge?
Take a drysuit !!! lol
I didn't go in last year and I am quite good with dealing with temperatures , cold or hot.
If you REALLY want to do it you will , its 80 per cent in the mind .....
I will, I need to refresh my body and mind with pure Arillas x
COLD I can verify that it was cold last week, so was the pool
Roll on July will be a little warmer by then
Over my recent "travels", during the last few days, I have seen many people "enjoying" the sea at Sidari, Ag.Georgos, and Arillas.
Looks chilly though, and if our "Ref John" says it's cold, the only way you would get me in the water is throw a few ouzos in it. (Well, more than a few,actually)
(Ice is already there!)
Negg
I always go in may but this year maybe or maybe not
Blimey, bring on the ouzo and my beer jacket x
Just get in there ! :-)
OK then :)
I'll be in the water at the start of June regardless. Used to surf north Devon and Cornwall in my yoof and it was brass monkeys whatever the time of year so I'm hoping it will feel like tepid bath in comparison (listen for the screams....)
Yeh I live in Cornwall and still in the sea in October, so I think it will be a lot warmer in Corfu x
Hopefully this year will be warmer than last. We visited end of June 2013 and never known the sea so cold in Greece. Recently been to Thailand and the sea was so warm it could be described as hot. Might manage a week at the end of September, not sure if it will be Arillas or maybe Crete or Rhodes, so hoping the sea will still be warm (ish) then :-)
Gaz, Rhodes is much further South. 360 days a year of sun, everything is brown. I have only ever felt warm in the sea in Rhodes (but in mid season so no surprise.) I love Rodos, it is the only other place I would spend my limited money on.
My original wedding ring is buried in the sea at Faliraki (long before the TV disaster called Greece Uncovered or similar.) It just slipped off my finger. Needless to say I am still married and happily so to my Jen.
If you go to Rhodes, visit the Old Town. So gorgeous. There is even a little beach. But no apologies. Mistraio, thunderstorms, politics or anything, I have arrived as an Arilliac, and will never change. Nobody can take it away from us.
As for the sea, you will only see me in there when it is warm. In October it is superb, and almost nobody else bothers.
Phil
Hey Phil, We were in Pefkos in 2006 so maybe time to return and allow Caz to sample the Pefkos lamb (she was veggie back then)
Hi Phil
Sorry about the ring. There's a certain fish off the North coast of Crete who is going around wearing a cool pair of black Raybans as I write this....
Went in the sea yesterday in Arillas and it was fine, not warm but not freezing either. There were quite a few swimming so looks good for those coming out over the next week or so.
Hi Dai - great news - thanks for the update
Quote from: justphil on May 15, 2014, 01:43:49 AM
Gaz, Rhodes is much further South. 360 days a year of sun, everything is brown. I have only ever felt warm in the sea in Rhodes (but in mid season so no surprise.) I love Rodos, it is the only other place I would spend my limited money on.
My original wedding ring is buried in the sea at Faliraki (long before the TV disaster called Greece Uncovered or similar.) It just slipped off my finger. Needless to say I am still married and happily so to my Jen.
If you go to Rhodes, visit the Old Town. So gorgeous. There is even a little beach. But no apologies. Mistraio, thunderstorms, politics or anything, I have arrived as an Arilliac, and will never change. Nobody can take it away from us.
As for the sea, you will only see me in there when it is warm. In October it is superb, and almost nobody else bothers.
Phil
My original wedding ring is in the Atlantic Phil from when it slipped off my finger in Portugal , I wished it would have come off around Greece, I would have felt strangely happier ! My second wedding ring was purchased in Lesvos though and has the Greek Key on it :-)
Quote from: CeeJay on May 15, 2014, 10:38:31 AM
Hi Phil
Sorry about the ring. There's a certain fish off the North coast of Crete who is going around wearing a cool pair of black Raybans as I write this....
And I lost my Raybans in Kos in the sea ! I bet you lot are thinking I am funding Davy Jones Locker !! lol
My HD underwater camera is in a little bay somewhere between Arillas and Paleokastritsa. Jumped off the good boat Olga and it 'was' in my pocket. Wasn't 5 seconds later, but didn't realise for 5 minutes, Grrr!
For a minute I read underwater as underwear then ! lol
Its a horrible feeling when you realise :-(
Like a warm bath up north end,
The sea was very cold last week so all i managed was a paddle as i walked along the Beach!!Cool nights also!I did get to swim in the pool at the Rainbow which i found refreshing and to my surprise not that cold,though my wife thought i was totally mad!!
Hope everyone going this year has a great time in Arillas!!.......Paul
Rainbow poolis definitely warmer than it was at Easter and now warmer than the sea...
Hi KV
Apparently Sea temp is today 19 degrees C and it's only gonna go up...
Have a good week
CeeJay, thanks so much for this,cannot wait x
No worries KV - we'll be following along the week after, so not long to wait!!