Deb: We arrived on Andros on Saturday at 8.30 pm, having taken 18 hours to get here! With an hour's drive at 4.30 am to the airport in Lesbos, flight to Athens, bus to Rafina - the port- ferry to Andros, local bus to the resort. Then the bus went past our stop, so had to walk back up the hill – all loaded down by my rucksack! I feel I have earned my backpacking credentials! This accommodation is more like a backpacker’s-fairly basic rooms (but en suit...

Alan: So it's Friday and we have reached the last day of this (comfortable, self-catering apartment) segment of our trip. Tomorrow we leave (at 4.30 in the morning again) for the airport, then Athens and onward by bus and ferry to Andros. We’ve had a great time here, the weather has been kind (apart from the last two days which were cloudy with even a bit of rain) and we have had fun seeing some very different birds and slagging off the bird photographers f...

Deb: Monday 29th April. Got up at 4am to take Colin to the airport. So, were in the capital, Mytiline, before 7am! For once, Alan & I were up before the numerous mini markets, bakers and souvenir shops opened! Did get a lovely breakfast overlooking the harbour. Then sought out an ouzeri (the equivalent of a brewery, only they produce Ouzo!). Found the one that allegedly makes the best of all Ouzos. It had a tiny shop but as well as bottles of ouzo, there were...

Deb: Did a whole day on a guided bird tour yesterday (that's being guided around parts of the island to see some birds, not a tour with us guiding the birds!) There were 7 of us – another English couple (about "our" age) and two Dutch guys, who’s English was incredible! Cracking jokes in English – almost up to Alan’s standard! The guy who led it was brilliant – amusing as well as knowledgeable about birds and the island. A taverna lu...

Alan: On Saturday, 20th we left Athens to fly to Lesvos, only downside was we had to leave the hotel at 2.15 a.m. to get the airport bus! Journey couldn't have been any smoother but we weren’t the liveliest party in the latter parts of the day. We were met efficiently at Lesvos airport with our rental car, from where we set off north towards Molivos and our villa. This was a scenic and pleasant journey, about an hour’s travelling. We stopped for (sel...