Hydra Day 3 - AM: Port and Coast

Another slow morning. After breakfast we walked by the Clift-Johnston house in daylight, and then the real Leonard Cohen house (when we sheltered from the rain, we were 5m away), wandered around the port and touristy shops, then headed around the island coastline starting from the left (west) side of the port. Cloudless day, warm but not hot, white sails out to sea, fishing nets out in the sun, little fishing boats leaving white wake in a blue sea, green conifers, whitewashed houses....Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

We saw people happily swimming, and were tempted to go to the beach in the afternoon. Then we imagined bare, tired feet wading out on large, round rocks, and chickened out. We walked right instead, and spent the afternoon going up and down a 592m mountain, instead of going home.Read more