Day 9 - Patmos

Lots to tell about last night!! As Patmos was just a stopover location - arriving by ferry at 1:30am and then departing 7:30pm same day on another ferry - I didn’t pre-book accommodation. When I did look - found that there was nothing in my budget (200€+ was all that was available - as it turned out there was a cultural and musical festival on for the whole week- so all budget gigs booked out ). So decided I’d sleep rough. Without all the details that will make a good story - I was settled in for the night in a tiny church courtyard on the edge of town. 2:30am or so and a cop car turns up and 4 police confront me asking why I am here. I tell them my story - they take my details and proceed to conduct a full body search and very thorough unpacking of all my gear and belongings- they were thorough! All the while I’m explaining my current situation and future travel plans etc. In the end they were very helpful - but insisted I move on back into town. They would have given me a lift - but their car was full. So I ended up staying awake all night - chased a sunrise location and walked heaps. A vey memorable night in Patmos!!
Seeing as I had the day free - I booked the popular local all day cruise visiting three islands with swim and snorkeling stops. Turned out to be a great decision. The cruise was fantastic. Beautiful Aegean Sea on a day that had a lovely sea breeze to keep the heat down.
But now I have to recount my dive experiences today. Simply the best - yep I’ve hit a new high!! Our first two dives were sensational - the first for the cave dive experience and the second for its stunning location and rock formations.
In addition we did another two swim locations and shore based activities. On the water it was such fun in the boat. The sea was rolling and we got some real movement happening with lots of splashing. Lunch was my first grilled octopus on the trip. Apparently it was sun dried for two days before grilling. It was ok - not sensational as I was hoping for. A day for remembering!!Read more