In
pursue of some spring like weather we ended up taking a very last minute trip
to Greece. It was a bit overwhelming trying to know where to go, but we were
limited to flights that could get us there and back in time for Bob to get to
work on time. Amazing how that work schedule can get in the way of things. Only
kidding!!!
We
ended up in Kos, which is an island just north of Rhodes and very close to
Turkey. All the land we could see from the place we were staying was Turkey. We
didn’t realize how close it was until we arrived. There were ferries that went across, but
we didn’t end up taking advantage of that trip. As it was things were just
starting to heat up in Istanbul and in some of the other cities in Turkey. The
city we would have ended up in was Bodrum.
The weather
and water were absolutely perfect in Kos. It seemed like there are resorts just scattered around the
island. Those buildings and facilities are all nice, but once you leave the
resorts there wasn’t much to see as far as scenic spots. The island is quite dry and arid, so not
especially green. We did explore the island on scooters which was an easy way to get around because the island is not very large and traffic was not bad either. It was fun to zip around and find the very small villages along the coast.
The capital of the island is Kos Town and that was nice with a pretty harbor,
alleyways leading down to the waterfront, and some old ruins to walk through.
As you can see from the pictures we took, the water was a
beautiful color and the sky was perfectly blue. We did appreciate the nice
sunny weather! All over Europe spring came very, very late with many cloudy,
cool weeks. Everyone had been talking about what a very long winter it was and how spring had not come yet in late May.
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| One day the water was very rough and no one was allowed in. The next day it was quiet and blue again. |
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| Kos Town |
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| Beautiful bougainvillea, that was incredible in size! |
We did take a ferry to the island of Nisyros, which has a population of
about 1,000 residents. It was more of what we expected a Greek Island to look
like. It had very small fishing villages in the coves with white washed walls
and houses. We visited one of the four monasteries on the island which is in a
cave up a on a hill, and an active volcano (160,000 years old) that has not erupted in about 150
years.
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| Nisyros |
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| Volcano on Nisyros |
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| Octopus drying on a line. |
The weather
and water were absolutely perfect in Kos. It seemed like there are resorts just scattered around the
island. Those buildings and facilities are all nice, but once you leave the
resorts there wasn’t much to see as far as scenic spots. The island is quite dry and arid, so not
especially green. We did explore the island on scooters which was an easy way to get around because the island is not very large and traffic was not bad either. It was fun to zip around and find the very small villages along the coast.
The capital of the island is Kos Town and that was nice with a pretty harbor,
alleyways leading down to the waterfront, and some old ruins to walk through.
As you can see from the pictures we took, the water was a
beautiful color and the sky was perfectly blue. We did appreciate the nice
sunny weather! All over Europe spring came very, very late with many cloudy,
cool weeks. Everyone had been talking about what a very long winter it was and how spring had not come yet in late May.
