Apologies for being remiss in posting as of late but I've been busy preparing to travel to and arrive on Poros island, Greece…finally! I will write a detailed post about the journey over to Greece with my two dogs and many pieces of luggage, but for now I wanted to share some photos thus far. These photos are the ferry ride from the mainland at Galatas to Poros and also my village -- Askeli Beach. All the village photos are within a 5-10 minute walk from my house. Galatas is a mere 5-minute car and people ferry ride from this mainland point to Poros. Very convenient. Or even more convenient you can boat from Athens Piraeus port to Poros in 2 hours 15 minutes or a mere 1 hour on the Flying Dolphin boats!
Enjoy and stay tuned…
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The way out to sea (Saronic Sea and Gulf) |
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Approaching Poros from sea |
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Chapel of Panagitsa beach |
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Odds and ends…I spy a spa sign! Ohhh, and there are lions here, I see! ;-) |
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Small beach right by the house -- perfect for the dogs |
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Chapel of Panagitsa with small beach a few steps down |
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Patio area leading to my house right up the marble steps |
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My bench right at the end of lane -- 100 steps from my front door at most |
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Almost to Poros, Sept. 16, 2014, afternoon |
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Steps into sea right at the end of lane -- 100 steps from my front door at most |
A well-deserved cold beer at the end of the journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Poros island, Greece. Yamas! Cheers! |
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Just a little boat eye candy at Poros |
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Taverna on beach right by the house |
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Askeli Beach is the largest and most cosmopolitan beach on the island |
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View from my bench |
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Grocery shopping Poros style: Maria at Arista Supermarket loaned me a cart |
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Askeli water-sports center |
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My new boat again! I wish! ;-) |
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Right by the house |
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Galatas on the mainland where you get on the car/people ferry to cross to Poros in 5 minutes (about 3 football fields' lengths across) |
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Askeli Beach |
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1 of 2 village supermarkets |
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Nikos who owns the Pet Taxi service and also Tourist Taxi in Athens |
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Lane to my house |
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My new boat -- side view! ;-) |
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Karma and Koal in Pet Taxi -- we were driven the 3 hours from the Athens Airport to Poros via the car ferry at Galatas by Nikos Pet Taxi. The dogs did not both travel in this crate on flights -- only Karma did because Koal was at my feet on the flights as an ESA. |
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A few boats reside in Poros ;-) |
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Gorgeous clouds at Askeli Beach |
Awesome photos and I wish you so much luck on this new journey in your life! Love ya Jan Sprinkle
ReplyDeleteJan, thank you so much! Much love…polla filakia (many kisses) (that is the way everyone signs off here with many kisses… <3
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