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Day Cruise: Idra - 1st Stop
... The weather continues to be a bit cold, but at least it stopped raining. On each floor they had servers that came to us to bring us drinks and food. It was quite nice! CJ was dying for a coffee!! We have to say, the coffee here is expensive, considering that many times they give you instant coffee! It's about 3 Euros for a coffee which is either instant or filtered. For reference, the Euro ...
The Mountain and the Sea
... chance to step into a local church and light a candle, which I do at all churches I visit; this, a tradition I started years ago when I began visiting churches in France on a school trip. Greek churches are amazingly elaborate, but I don't have any pictures for you. It just does't feel appropriate to take pictures in churches so small and intimate. So use your imagination!
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Athens
... finally at a pharmacy. A huge police presence and streets being closed off for the protests. Got back on hop on hop off bus to ship. Only cost €15 each. Normally €22 but because the central part was closed off the price was reduced. Left port at 2.30pm. Lay in the sun and wind to watch us leave. Getting cooler ...
Santorini Greece
... hour and a half wait. Not so keen to do the €5 donkey ride either so took a €20 boat trip to Oia which is the quintesssential Santorini-esq town. Beautiful. A photo opportunity at every turn. The legendary blue domed churches and white housesmost of which are now luxury boutique hotels. All cascading down the cliffs with blue swimming pool looking over the sea. Caught ...
The End of the Aegean
Another early start and we set off to cross the final stretch of the Aegean sea. With 45nm to the island of Idra it was going to be at best around 7 hours sailing. And sail we did, quite rough at first and with not another yacht in sight.
As the day passed the wind eased, the sea state flattened out and by the time we rounded ...