I woke up, got ready, had breakfast and got to the port before I was fully decided on where to go. I was thinking Hydra island. It's 1.5 hours from Piraeus. If not Hydra, it was Poros island. About 1 hour from Piraeus and right between Hydra and Aegina where I went last week. There was also the possibility of doing both. This still may happen.
After 3 hours of waiting at the port in Athens and just over an hour on the ferry I finally arrived in Poros at about 2:30 and quickly found a hotel. For €25 I got an amazing sea view room with fridge, stove and all the dish ware I could need as well as t.v., 2 beds and of course a bathroom. I also have a cute little sitting area right outside my door.
After setting all my things in my room and putting on my swimsuit I had a chat with the owner. He told me about the town and where to go. First place I went, the beach!
The water is cooler already than it was last weekend, but when the days are so hot I don't think that's much to complain about. After swimming for a while something bit/stung/jabbed me in the leg and I retreated to the shore. I think it was just a hungry fish.. No damage done. I didn't go back in after though in case it was a tiny shark.... Just kidding. But really, I didn't go back in.
After the beach I wandered around the town and got myself lost in its sweet little lanes for a while. Then I got unlost and continued to wander and browse in shops (and eat ice cream, but don't tell anyone).
By the time 8 o'clock came around I was exhausted and it was getting dark so I decided it would be dinner and then bed. After nearly 2 hours I still hadn't gone back to the hotel. The town really wakes up at night. It was so quiet and peaceful all day and then all of a sudden more shops are open and tavernas are lit up and the streets are packed. It's exciting to just walk around and take it all in, so that's what I did. Eventually though I had to give into exhaustion and go to bed.
In conclusion, it's lovely here and I'm glad I came. It's quite cute and slow paced during the day. There is one main road along the water front that has vehicles, shops, tavernas, etc.. Behind that are tiny narrow streets with homes and hotels and no vehicles. Like many island towns it is built upwards, it has many narrow pedestrian streets, paths and stairways, you very easily get lost, and it's beautiful. Like all the other places I've been it also has plenty to offer in the way of stray animals. Opposite the water front shops are tons and tons of boats. Sailboats and yachts and ferries and water taxis.
Tomorrow I expect another long day. I'm hoping to get up early enough to see the Temple of Poseidon that is on the island and then get back in time to ferry to Hydra for the day before I have to go back to Athens. If this doesn't work out, I will stay on this island, see the temple and brave the water again before heading home and I'll save hydra for another weekend in the future.
See you tomorrow!
xoxo
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