We first sailed into Little Vathi (to distinguish it from Big Vathi on Ithaca) in 1998. There was only the quay at the end, one taverna I think, and no shop.

Since then we've been back many times, mooring in one the bays in the north and walking over the island to get supplies. Last time we were there, two years ago, the moorings were chokka, many boats having deserted Turkey and the Eastern Aegean for various reasons.

There will have been fewer boats this year, I expect, what with Covid, Brexit regulations, and new Greek taxes. But I read that some flotillas have resumed...