Volcanic Nisyros Friday 3 October 2014 Well met with Silent Wings and a nice dinner out catching up on our respective travels. We hired a car and, following the recommendations and map provided by the proprietor (flawless English as he had lived in New York for many years before returning home), explored the whole of the island, including bits not visited by the tour buses. The calderas (5 of them) are semi-dormant (last eruption in 1422), there are still many ...

It's a Dog and Cat World Thursday 2 October 2014 We sat out some strong winds in Datça, but enjoyed the town, the dogs and cats and the Saturday Market. We duly checked out of Turkey there - this time using an Agent as there seemed no other way. We were amused when he asked us to follow him and stand on the police steps, so that someone could peer at us to confirm we were the same people as in our passports.And back to Greece, to the island of Symi, and instant...