23 hours of flights Auckland to Adelaide then 2 hours before 13 flight to Doha then 2hours before 15 hours to Athens. Arrived midday. Taxi to hotel then walk around in 36 C. Bed early.
Walked around town after changed hotels. Lots of eateries by new hotel. Met tour group for drink then dinner in local restaurant.4 kiwis 3 Ozzie's 2 yanks and Elaine as guide.
Early start again for 9am ferry from Piraeus harbour Athens to Naxos.4hrs 15 on quick cat ferry. Arrived to hotel orientate icecream lunch then walk to St George beach for swim. Little waves. 40 Euro for beach chairs so bought cocktails and stayed in shade.Others joined us. Walk around Venitian part of town with Elaine then dinner on waterfront.もっと詳しく
Early walk along waterfront to abandoned building. Trip to Yiaias place for cooking lesson.made stuffed vege meatballs at tzaki. Drive out to their farm with lots of fruit trees and vege. Back to eat our cooking and taste natural wine. Swim when back and had our leftovers from lunch for dinner with beer.もっと詳しく
Rob and I and Razia did all day bus tour around island. Temple with museum had to walk long way up to then Damalas for 17th century olive press and pottery demo. Lots hills and rocks and stone wall terraces Stopped at Apranthos where caught up with others from tour for coffee and lunch and swim at Appolonos. Cocktails! Back 5pm.met at Barbie bar for cocktails then Slovakia takeaway dinner..もっと詳しく
Ferry to Athens left 9am .first class so had better seats and views. Athens 3 pm where met van and Tasus driver. Walked over Corinth Canal 55m deep. Stayed at posh old hotel on waterfront Napflio. Orientation walk with Elaine then cocktails and Chinese.もっと詳しく
Up early as Rob and Razia walked the 857 steps up to Palamidi castle. I took bus and walked around 40mins then bus back. Boat trip out to island castke.Icecream for lunch then coffee with icecream with Jenny before back in van. Drive to Mystras where walked top to bottom past old churches nunnery and castle being renovated. Ended up at hotel on beach by Gytheio. Swim like a bath then dinner at local taverna on beach. Walk home.もっと詳しく
Swam after breakfast then trip to Duros cave. Very busy. Went in small boat and quite low in places. Stopped in Areopoli for Saturday markets where bought fruit then pie at bakery and Icecream for lunch. Back to hotel rest and beer. A few of us went into Gytheio for dinner on harbour front.もっと詳しく
Left 8.30 for Kardamyli for coffee. Most shops shut. Lunch in Kalamata with more churches. Next to olive farm where they showed us how produced then tasted all oils and nibbles made from oil. Hotel out of Olympia nice with big pool for refreshing swim as hot again in 30s still.もっと詳しく