around Paxos (20.6km (470m of climbing), by bike): our last morning ride was a loop around Paxos, with great water, mountain, and olive grove views
morning porthole view of our neighboring boat |
it's always nice to see a bicycle, but this is really a photo of the white cat hiding in plain sight behind the bicycle |
tomatoes on the vine |
Gina and bicycles in a courtyard (no cat this time, as far as i can tell) |
Beth, on the walkway to our boat, which is in front of a line of other boats |
riders begin to head out along the boardwalk |
Beth, ready for the most Halloween-adjacent riding day of the trip |
we're heading into the interior of Paxos, but never far from the water |
riders approaching |
Kay and Gina need to investigate this stone basilica |
stone walls in various states |
Kay checking out the stone bay window |
plants growing in stone |
ants have been busy here |
cove adjacent to basilica |
mouth of the cove |
more basilica |
the water is still very clear |
they're sending us up the steep climb around the corner from this point one at a time |
more riders heading past |
Gina, post-climb |
fortunately not our route, but pretty |
a venerable tree |
the bell hanging from the tree |
stone building with outdoor seating |
built by the royal bounty, 1862, apparently |
beach near the north of the island |
my bike, checking out the view |
oceanside life |
a boat in the harbor |
a boat named the Magdalene |
the harbor looks nice, but is mostly closed for the season |
here is a fish though |
on our next climb, i stop to observe this bird |
our road winding along the mountain edge |
last view of the ocean from the top of a hill we have biked up |
we can see houses, and other islands |
at the top of the climb, we find a market |
it says bread, so we're definitely checking it out |
mural for Dolos Restaurant |
bulletin board, including the bus timetable and multiple music festivals |
oranges! Gina tried to buy one, but they gave it to her for free |
off we go on the last descent back to the boat |
our ride ends along the coast north of Gaios town |
my bike, by the water |
the small island of Panagia |
you can tile the plane with anything these days |
as we return to the boat, we are beset by cats |
cats! a hard time |
back to Gaios harbor |
Beth and Gina returning to the boat |
Paxos to Corfu (59km, by boat): we had lunch during the four-hour boat ride back to Corfu
last view of Paxos town as we're ready to head out |
it was a nice place |
Agios Nikolaus on our left |
this is the channel we used to come in, but we're leaving via the other route |
traps by the shoreline |
we're pretty close to the rocks, idk |
this photo of a cat on a motorcycle is in the wrong place because i had timestamp issues, but it's a cat on a motorcycle |
the small island of Panagia |
so many birds on a seawall |
gap in the seawall |
this rock pattern thing never gets old |
leaving the Paxos area |
our lunch is on the grill |
i'm far from an expert, but some of these knots look kind of involved |
mountains across the channel |
i photographed this cappuccino because it was important to me at this time |
boats under sail on the horizon |
boats under sail by the land |
it is almost time for 13:30: Lunch |
we are shipshape, so this porthole photo is not very good, but you can see water and a cliff |
lunch: feta |
lunch: potatoes |
lunch: tsatsiki and veggies |
lunch: water and lemon |
the weather is changing; you can tell because this gauge says so |
lunch dessert |
this boat is under sail, but we are a working boat, so we have right of way |
we were treated to this great view of the mountains of the Ionian island area |
mountains, sun, and cloud |
also a large boat |
cliffs |
mountain with trees |
a city (i don't know which one) |
mountain and mountain and cloud |
mast and sky |
maybe it's Igoumenitsa, where the ferry to Corfu leaves from |
Ruth on the top deck |
the sky |
oh, hey, it's Corfu |
Gina looking at the sights |
water, mountain, cloud |
mountain with sun through clouds |
park and south neighborhood of Corfu Town |
the old fortress again - a landmark at sea |
from this angle, we can see the church and the moats we walked past |
seawall and buildings of Corfu Town |
everyone likes a somewhat triangular building |
don't go in here, boats are working |
most of these concrete cylinders are good to go |
the crane we saw a week ago is still on the job |
towers of Corfu |
double-decker tourist bus |
oh, right, remember the pirate ship? |
bird, clouds, cruise ship, pier |
it turns out we're going to park next to the pirate ship |
boat lines secured to this very large thumbtack |
ramp, approximately on the dock |
around Corfu (2.5km, on foot): Ruth, Gavin, Gina, and i walked around Corfu for a couple of hours to look for souvenirs and stretch our legs. Then we returned to the boat for the last evening of entertainment, which was a wine tasting, dinner, and then a ceilidh with excellent singing, dancing, poetry, and storytelling from our group (no photos to protect the innocent)!
Ruth playing ingress in Corfu |
World War II: national resistance monument |
outside the New Fortress again |
one bird |
tens of birds |
a Halloween store |
Gina's food quest started with one of these tiramisus, stacked at a bakery called A La Minute |
the food quest continues: nougat! |
we should have a persimmon too |
and a prickly pear |
Gina on the street in Corfu |
Gavin has ice cream |
Tom's handmade olive wood shop is closed at this time |
We can read information about it, though |
roll will save vs cufflinks i don't actually need at this time |
coins and Star of David at jewelry store |
we went up and down this staircase a few times in our Corfu wanderings |
circles built into stone walls |
external shutters and their hardware |
fish, at the fish spa |
a door with a ship |
Gina decides to take the stairs |
roofs and another street below |
and down we go, back towards the boat |
Ruth, Gavin, and Gina, on the streets of Corfu |
a stone wall which may have been renovated at some point in the past |
a flooded boat which was once an art gallery |
a tidy-looking fishing boat |
a sunset |
we don't live in it, and it's not actually a submarine, but putting that aside |
back to the boat |
the pirate ship contains many things, including a bird, a pirate, and a cat |
you didn't see this pomegranate in the produce market, because it was instead stolen off a tree, by people |
view from my window: the ferry dock |
a cruise ship turning on its evening lights |
evening sky with clouds |
lights reflected in water |
before dinner, we have a wine and beverage tasting |
clockwise from left: Tom, Gina, Kris, David, breadsticks |
Gavin has destroyed this glass |
Gina, observing |
dinner: veal and potatoes |
dinner: rice |
... and of course potatoes |