Day 10 Around the town

Yesterday V had a couple of really bad Mozzy bites and was feeling a bit fragile.We had planed to go out to Nanu but it soon became apparent that we were not going anywhere today.

V returned to bed and I set out to walk the Kateractis.

On the way round to the top I redid some of the pictures from yesterday with the light better.

Then it was down the path. Very different from the Klistrata. Also I found it much harder. No shade rough and always on a slope or steps.

By the time I was at the bottom it was time for a drink and a snack.

Anyway by the time I got back and had a rest V was feeling better and we went out for a walk up the road to the cemetery.

Day 8 Pontikokastro

It was another fantastic sunrise with the sun now coming up behind the hill the other side of St Nicks and not over the Turkish hills.

After a bit of breakfast I took a wander up to the Pontikokastro. Going up past the windmills I got a different view of the harbour.

I had a good look at the massive stones that make up the walls of the Pontikokastro.

Moving further up the ridge is a great view of earthworks with Symi behind.

Then it was back to the apartments for a drink then down to Yialos.

Each time we walk down the Kalistrata we seemed to notice a different detail. This time near the bottom I noticed how one of the ruined buildings had some fine cut stone reused in its frontage.

What looks like stone above these finally carved stones is concrete that has been cast to try and imitate the molding of the carving.

We pottered around the harbour did some shopping.

Before going back to the apartment and an afternoon on the beach at Pedi.

Day 7 Toli Beach

Another day another Beach! This time we went to Toli.

Last year we did not manage to get to Toli. This year it was on the to do list.

As we did not hire a car it was a pickup by Symi Tours then a drive down on the back of the Toli Beach pick up.

The beach is stony and not very wide but as it is not very busy that was not a problem. The taverna is good with the best toilets owe found on the island.

At the end of the day it was back in the pick up to meet the bus. 

After a rest we and a bit of photography 

it was back down the Kalistrata for something to eat, and a bit more photography.

And at the end it was back up the Kalistrata.