Island hopping

Trip Start May 29, 2005

Trip End Nov 2005

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Flag of Greece Poros, Hydra and Ageneas, Greece
Sunday, September 4, 2005

A day trip to see the three smaller islands in the Agean Sea, each one quite different. Poros took 2 hours to get to by a small ferry and we had only 3/4 hour to see it, which was probably enough to go down the main street and back or up to the clock tower. I could see all the village from the top deck of the boat so I opted to sit and enjoy the sun and draw the clock tower which was built on rock.

Next stop was Hydra and we were eating a three course lunch (included) so we arrived and found to see anything you had to ride a donkey to visit areas, something I didn't feel like doing after eating. There was however a fort, a museum on Paper Icons (?) and a modern art show so I enjoyed all that. If you want to know what a paper icon is (which I did), its a reference to lithographic, or copper etched paper works of religious subjects. Basically it was the earliest form of advertising for the monasteries, showing miracles that happened to encourage pilgrim visits and monetary support, ideas came from the wooden icons. There were some lovely alley ways though.

Next was Ageneas, much larger and more commercial, a port really and a popular spot for holidays from Athens. Again it was nice to walk around and I bought pistachios (which are grown there and tried to swim but the water was too warm and a nappy floating in the water really put me off.

I was really nice to relax on the boat though and watch the sun set and capture the flight of seagulls who followed the boat on my digital camera.

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