Kivotos Hotel & Suites Skiathos

... every day.

It is amazing that many of my hobbies came into my life just by chance. This was the case with horse-back riding as well. Though as a rider I’m next to nothing, I do my best not to miss a chance to have a ride on vacation.

Skiathos riding centre was just the right thing to brighten my beach holyday. It was a nice experience to ride a horse along the coast and through the wooden paths, enjoying spectacular views.

Another ...

... a hill and the boat stops there for only an hour. My mom simply refused to go up and preferred to spend the time at the beach, while I ran up and down and spent in Castro just some fifteen or twenty minutes clicking my camera. As a result I actually saw Castro in the photos at home. I’m sure that it is much better to get ...

... island of Skopelos aboard “Voula”.
It was a fascinating experience! It is impossible to describe in words what it is like to move without any noise of the engine, enjoying the sound of the sea and the wind. It is so beautiful to stand in the front of the boat, feeling its swinging movement. I even had a chance to try sailing myself… Though I must admit, that Peter as an experienced seaman did the entire jobs himself, just giving me a pleasant ...

... kept, and is claimed to be the first place to raise the present Greek flag during the struggle for freedom from the Turks. There you can buy the wine, produced according to a very old secret monastery recipe.

The Monastery of Kounistra, founded on the place where the icon of the Holy Virgin was found by miracle swinging in the tree.

A lot of well kept small and peaceful churches, which are never locked, so that everyone ...

... 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 ...

... therefore quiet) and only about a 15 minute walk to the main drag.

Plus she stuck a bottle of wine in the fridge for us.

The first day was spent exploring the town. Both of us were in bed by, like, ten.

Day two was spent between two beaches on the other side of the island... The second was a bit of a hike and hidden. Dinner that evening was phenomenal and included free ...

... I mention the food.... Marilyn you really should have come, we've been thinking of you and Con! Thick, rich yogurt with honey and walnuts, the best, most flaky and creamy spinach pie you've ever tasted - thick, dense breads, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, - and the olives and feta... and the sagnaki!! I could go on and on.... but suffice to say it's incredibly delicious.... and the warm sea air makes it taste even better! So, as you can tell we're having a ...

... was inverted it meant the woman who lived there was a widow and wanted to remarry. Back into the jeeps and off to climb further into the hillside and what spectular views of the bay below. Saw some awesome 1000 yr old trees (cant remember what they were called), also saw some castle ruins and mosques etc. Back down the hillside and through a little village, some of the road signs were hard case they were like our stop signs but said DUR presume this ...

... and try not to think about lurking poisonous snakes, I see it. A furry animal folded over itself - nay, wait - fur and hooves minus a body, in a canned tomato box. Silly Greeks, don't they know that they need to place goat carcus' in the appropriate receptacle. Just another friendly neighborhood goat roasting I guess... I will write more about goat cuisine when I do my food blog that is in the works... Last thing - Don't know if any of you have seen Mamma Mia, but it was ...

... 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 ...