Normally this travel series posts on Saturday but I missed yesterday as I had to get up early and get out on the rocks…we have a National Park in our backyard. So I didn’t have time to get this post cleaned up and ready to go. But I’m up early to get it ready for publication today….hope you like. Have a great Sunday.
On our last day in Greece, we were able to get out into the Mediterranean and cruise the Saronic Gulf to several classic Greek Isles, allowing everyone to take a deep breath and enjoy the crisp sea air.
Once at the Marina, we soon boarded our tour boat (ship), which is actually a ferry for cargo and people to all the islands it services, but also takes regular tourists like us out to the islands….for brief stops while the ship offloads people and light cargo (no cars) on a regular basis. This is a normal, daily run out to these islands, some people using it for commuting to work in Athens or out to the islands. But we were there purely to get out on the water and see a few Greek Islands, the lure of the sea good for us.
Our ship (Cosmos) would take us out to three different Greek Islands, staying on the islands no more than an hour or so….just enough time for the tourists to get off, spend our money and then get back on and shuttle to the next island. Here’s the map of our day:
But once back at the dock, the evening wasn’t over, as we were wisked away on the bus back toward our hotel area…which was in a very fashionable area, called the Athenian Riviera. We stopped a few blocks from our hotel and walked a couple blocks to a very, very nice restaurant that served giant souvlaki. A really good meal on our last night in Greece, I was impressed. After this, we were back to our hotel to pack and get some sleep before a long day on the plane home, tomorrow.
One or two more posts and I’ll finish out my series on our Greek Odyssey, then start a new series. This series has been especially interesting because I wasn’t as “in” the moment in Greece as I should have been, so writing and going through all my photos takes me back to these spectacular places we visited. We love traveling and we love writing about it, thanks for reading.
If you like our writing, FOLLOW our site and maybe give us a LIKE every once in awhile.
Wanna read more of my stories about travel with kids in Greece? Click on these links:
Overview: Chasing The Odyssey, An American Family Visits Greece
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 1, Getting On The Ground In Greece
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 2, The Corinth Canal
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 2, The Sanctuary Of Asclepius At Epidauros
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 2, Mycenae And The Tomb Of Atreus
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 3, Greek Independence Day, Nafplio- March 25th
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 4, Olympia
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 5, Delphi
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 6, Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 6, The Acropolis Museum
Chasing The Odyssey- Day 6, The Acropolis, The Parthenon And An Athens City Tour
Discover more from Live Free 2 Travel Slow
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
