A very early start today. Checked out of the hotel at 6:00 am to catch a bus at 7:00 am to catch a ferry at 10:00 am from Agios Konstantinos, a fishing port up the Aegean coast. A four hour leisurely cruise on the ferry and we were at our final destination of the Island of Skopelos. The main town is also called Skopelos which can be confusing to anyone but the Greeks. We had a tearful reunion with our friends from Australia who had also been arriving there in dribs and drabs over the last couple of days from all over Europe. After a quick lunch of the best souvlakis we ever had (a Greek souvlaki has three different sauces and french fries in it as well) we all took the bus back to the hotel. The local bus service here runs about on the hour and should really be called coaches rather than buses. They are air conditioned and as well appointed as any interstate tour coach I have ever traveled on.
We checked into our resort hotel on Adrina beach, gin and tonics on the terrace to settle in, a quick swim in water like crystal and started to feel like this is where the holiday is actually starting.
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