An early morning wander amongst the maze of stone alleyways and staircases got me to the giddy heights of Chorio, the old town above where we are staying. Tumble down centuries old stone homes are nestled amongst beautifully maintained neo classical styled and neatly painted homes and churches built of stone, all sprouting from solid rock, no 2 alike. No project homes here! How the elderly manage is a miracle. This is seriously goat country. Many of the best vi...

Big day for the girls today, we circumnavigated the island of Symi in 7 hours, 4 swims at 4 stoand a fabulous bbq lunch on the beach - wine was less fabulous. Em and Hazel swam into Seal Cave - Alex the seal was out, swam on Diavates Island, beach and swim on Sesklia Island, another swim St George's Bay as per gulet trip - wild goats were enjoying the chapel greenery. Home for fabulous home cooked dinner at our place, along with a bottle of interesting Greek w...

A glorious day, pleasantly hot. The harbour bustling, some serious boating hardware either sailing or engining in and out, & ferries don't count. For me an early morning trot along the coast road to see where it went. The bitumen became a pebble beach, various people's front yards, a taverna dining area on the beach & after an hour I was in a goat yard on the waterfront. Hmm, mystery solved. Breakfast was ripe peaches, apricots & nectarines - real o...

After the disappearing laundry reappeared Hazel, Em and I headed by ferry to Kos. Much carry on about tickets....a voucher has to be swapped for tickets with a local agent, not the ferry office. Different system in Greece - arrived Kos then goose chase to find the agent to swap a voucher for another voucher to be able to collect tickets from the ferry terminal where we started, for the hydrofoil to Symi. No matter, we would not have got the hot tip on where the ...

Stinking hot as we lost breeze coming into Bodrum Marina, to moor a final time in front of the castle. We bade farewell to the crew of Tanem who have looked after us brilliantly. If anyone is contemplating an extraordinary gulet experience all of us aboard would endorse this specific boat as being a standout. Lou and Anthony leave today, the rest of us checking into the Marina Vista Hotel, right on the Marina, enjoying the pool on a stinking hot day....around 38...