Kassandra Bay Skiathos

... of staying in Skiathos town was a wide choice of taverns to spend an evening in. When I say a whole evening, I mean it, because it takes quite a time to eat as much as the Greeks do. I certainly mean sharing one plate for two. The food is so good that you simply cannot refuse it. Having this great variety of places to eat in you simply can’t go wrong, as the Greeks seem to be competing in the art of cooking.

Still, we certainly had our favourites.

The day-cruise was on the list of musts. It was worth doing just to see the turquoise waters of Lalaria and its white pebbles and the rock arch, which is one of the symbols of Skiathos.

A very impressive sight is Castro, the old town of Skiathos. But to my mind it is not reasonable to go there by boat. It is situated on top ...

Skiathos. Unforgettable first sailing experience with Peter aboard “Voula of London”

“Have you ever been on a sailing boat?” – asked Lida when we were having lunch in very nice tavern with lovely view on the harbour.
That was the beginning of our adventure.
On Lida’s recommendation in the evening we met Peter, the captain of “Voula of London” in the New port of Skiathos.

The next day we headed to ...

... at the hotel.

To say we had a great time is to say nothing! It was not at all like a standard excursion, it was like meeting a friend who is showing you around the place which is loved and known well.

We saw so many things without which we cannot now imagine Skiathos and which we for sure would have never seen on our own.

The Monastery of Evangalistra (Annunciation of the Holy Virgin), which is very old but ...

... Winner Takes It All" was filmed. Church on an outcropping and a rocky beach in the middle of nowhere. Pretty cool. A repeat of the dessert/sunset thing after dinner...this time with ouzo and lemons courtesy of a tree growing on the property.

Day three: Two beaches. The second was my favorite of the whole trip -- you could swim out a ways and work your way down the rocky coast ...

... and dessert. We decided we would be revisiting this place. Wine followed.

Day three began with scuba diving and ended with continued lounging on a third beach. Coolest thing underwater: Holding and petting (read: annoying) an octopus. SO SOFT. Dinner was a return trip to the place from the night before...then watching the sunset with ouzo.

A great intro to the islands of Greece.

... time.... we're amazingly happy and content, not sure we'd come back if we didn't have to.... For those of you who are believers like me, let it be said that in this land of my dreams there have been more "coincidences" than I can count.... it's been absolutely magical and a little breathtaking at times. Sending you much love and promises of full descriptions with pictures when we meet again, and of course, we promise to post pictures when we get back. Love, Charly & Doug

... means stop... but amusing. Then Marmaris again and back to the ship. Lots of fun, great way to see the countryside. Back from lunch around 1.45pm, then much needed shower as very dusty. Another show tonight... Classical Music so should be fun. Last nights show was excellent, a juggler, 2 strong men doing a routine that used various gymnastic strength and balance moves, very impressive and then the dancers did a couple of numbers as did the violinist. Deb

... to what Simon and I consider to be the best beach we have ever been to - Fakistra Beach. Si has way better photos than me and when he can download them I will put them on my blog. It took us less than an hour to get here from our camp. You can walk here but it is at least an hour walk so only the dedicated come here. We had such a wonderful day here. We have very fond memories. When we got back to ...

... to Greece for the Tsatsiki. In 1992 I went there on my honeymoon - to Skiathos. We were married in October and by this time of year a lot of things are closed. We found the odd restaurant, but luckily we had brought our own entertainment. Actually, it was on this holiday that I managed to forget sunglasses and sun lotion. Bad news for someone still goth at heart and not very keen on ...