Day 5 - At Oia

Well we awoke at another stunning morning with temperatures in the mid to high twenties rising to over 30 in the afternoon.

I went on a long walk through town alleys to find a coffee shop which had a view…. Seems that nothing really opens until after 8.00 am so with a walk starting at 7, I had a bit of a wait!!!

No matter the coffee and the view was worth it.

I arrived back at our small villa… I say small villa because it is not a hotel in the normal way with no restaurant or reception. We simply call this guy Manos who organises everything for us!

After breakfast, which is brought in by tray by one of Manos’s employees, it was reading time to finish my book. We then took a walk down to the harbour at the bottom of the hill which was interesting.

The slope was about 15% plus for most of it and for me the descent was more difficult than the climb back. I have always had trouble with descending! The path surface was a little uneven with some loose paving which made it interesting.

At the bottom harbour there are about 6 or 7 cafes and we chose one to have a well earned drink!

The choice to return was either to walk it, catch a ride on a donkey at € 10 each it get a car ride at € 20! We chose to walk!!

It was a steady climb of about 300 metres and I counted over 200 steps mostly well spaced with about 2 metres. The climb was steady and I stopped several times to enjoy the view!!

When this venture was finished we returned to the villa for a bite of lunch, which was bread left over from breakfast with cheese, bratwurst sausage , tomato and cucumber.

The afternoon was a lazy one enjoying the sunshine and views.

For dinner we went to a lovely Taverna nearby to enjoy the local fare with wine and great views of the sunset.

After dinner we trecked home another 200 or so steps …. I think during the day I probably would have climbed over 1000 steps!!! Not bad for an old bloke!

I was asleep early at 9.00 !!!