The passengers on the boat were divided into two tour groups today. The “Hikers” and the “Easy Riders”. The hikers would be touring the Hozoviotissa Monastery, which happened to be on the side of a mountain. There were an estimated 400 steps to get there.
The other group would be driven to the parking lot at the base of the Monastery, get to look up and take pictures, and then take a walking tour of the town. Naturally, we were hikers. The climb and view were amazing. Words and photos do not do it justice. We met the Abbot who was very welcoming. It was not a bad walk up the steps to the monastery. We were met by donkeys who re-supplied the monastery.
Afterwards, on the way back to the boat we visited a small village in the center of the island where we walked around and then sat and enjoyed a cold beer. We returned to the boat and had free time at the harbor. We tried Greek cheese pie which came highly recommended, but tasted very similar to quiche…not what we were expecting.
This evening we sailed for Santorini. The captain said he expected rough seas. Several people had gotten sick the previous day between Patmos and Amorgos so we took precautions and had a Dramamine. Turns out the seas were not quite as rough as the day before but we had a good nap during the crossing.
No comments:
Post a Comment