We have reached the easternmost point in our trip here in Amorgos. We traveled here by ferry from Santorini (it takes about an hour or so). We were both pretty nervous on the way as we hadn't booked any place to stay and we couldn't find much on the Internet. Yet, as it often happened to us on this trip, the things we couldn't control became the most fun. When we arrived at 11:00pm we met a group of locals holding pension signs along the port. After deliberating in front of a couple of different people offering us accommodations, we decided on one and rode with the lady who was representing it in her car a short distance to Pension Maria.
At night we thought Katapola, the small port town we are staying at on Amorgos, was a bustling city, like Fira, or any of the other places we have stayed. The next morning we woke up to the sounds of roosters and doves and not scooters, quads, cars, or loud voices. We walked up the hillside of Katapola and were done in about 10 minutes. It is wonderfully quaint here, a nice break before heading home.
Yesterday, we had decided on renting a scooter, but faltered on that when we witnessed a young girl slide and scrape up her legs pretty badly about two feet away from us as we sat along the shore. So we rented a quad instead. We traveled up to the small town of Aigialis on the northern part of the island (20km) and beach-hopped a bit. In the evening, we had dinner at a place along the port here in Katapola and warded off stray cats as we ate. There are dozens here. Some are nice looking, while others are more scruffy.
Today we traveled to the cliff-side monastery of Chosoviotissa on the eastern side of the island before turning in our quad. The monastery clings to the rock, much like the Anasazi dwellings in the US Southwest. It holds the famous (?) Mary icon, which supposedly performs miracles. Better yet is the treasury, which holds old vestments from the 1100s and later, and the water, brandy, and Turkish delight they give as a refreshment to those who make the hike up.
Tomorrow, we start the long journey home: ferry to Athens, depart Athens at 3:00am, and a 5 hour layover in Amsterdam. This may be the last you'll hear from us before we get back. Thanks for reading and sharing the trip with us!
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4 comments:
I have always wondered what Turkish delight was, I hope you have pictures! :)
I am glad to hear that your final days were great. We look forward to your coming home...it is hot here, very hot!
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