We left Mykonos early and headed to Syros island for our last landing in a town. On the way we moored just off a little island for a swim. They put a gangplank down the side and you go down these steps straight into the water. The boat is tied to a big rock onshore […]
Tuesday 19 June: Delos and Mykonos
We had elected to go on another tour today. This time Delos. We arrived at Mykonos just before breakfast and those not on the Delos trip could have free time. There were about 5 cruise ships In Mykonos when we arrived. Mykonos is like Santorini on steroids and without the climb. The prices and merchandise […]
Monday 18 June: Folegandros and Paros Islandst
We left Santorini early this morning and were at nearby Folegandros by breakfast. Joseph has said that Folegandros is his favourite of the islands as it is beautiful and quiet and unspoiled. We tend to agree. Joseph had arranged for the local public bus company to put on a special service for us to take […]
Sunday 17th June: Santorini
We had travelled over night and arrived at Santorini just before breakfast. Santorini is the name the Venetians called the island but the Greek name is Thira. There was a big swell after the winds so most people didn’t sleep well. It was an interesting exercise having a shower while holding onto the handrail. It’s […]
Saturday 16th June: On The Galileo: Aegina to Poros
The boat left anchor at 7am and breakfast started at 8. Predictably it was excellent. I am learning to ignore the stuff I wouldn’t normally have and stick to cereal and fruit. The boat headed to this cute little bay, dropped anchor and tied up to a rock and then it was swimming or snorkelling […]
Friday 15th June: The Galileo
Checkout was a sensible noon which worked well as we were due to board The Galileo for our cruise at between 2 and 3 pm. We all had a breakfast downstairs (it’s included in the room price) and Barbara and I set off for the Archaeological Museum. It is 2 stops away from the National […]
14 June: Athens
Another hot day in Athens. We went down to breakfast at 8am in order to have a reasonable start for our hop on hop off bus tour. We had got the tickets before leaving NZ and Jen arranged for a 48 hour pass that covers the 2 lines. That meant we could still use the […]
Wednesday 13 June: To Athens
Our flight was at 9.40am so it was an early start to ensure we got the breakfast that we had paid for but did not need. There was a thunderstorm at 4am and then Mike’s phone rang at 4.30 so not the most restful sleep either. We were picked up just before 7.15 and had […]
Tuesday 12 June: Dubrovnik.
Today most of the rest of our group left in the morning bound for Belgrade in Serbia. The rest have flights during the day. We set off for the old city to walk the walls before it got too hot and too busy. We went down the end of the road where we caught the […]
Sunday 10 June: Split to Dubrovnik
We started at 8.30 am travelling in a third full bus so plenty of window options. We travelled for a couple of hours south through mountainous areas stopping for a bathroom break before we got to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. We looked down on some amazing and huge fertile valleys with everything from […]
Saturday 9 June: to Zadar and Split
We were off at 8.30 am over to the coastal city of Zadar. We had to go through this tunnel under the mountains over to the Adriatic coastal area of Dalmatia. It was about a 21/2 hour drive including a short bathroom stop at this roadside cafe and store. I just got a coke but […]
Friday 8 June: Plitvice Lakes Croatia.
After Ljubljana we headed southwest back into Croatia to visit the Plitvice (“Plitvitza”) Lakes National Park where we also stayed the night. It was quite a long way through windy regional roads and Iva was aiming to get there by 4pm as the entry gates close at 5. We knew it was a 2 hour […]