We went to Aegina today, a large island just off the Athens coast and it turned out to be another beautiful day in paradise. The ferry ride was 45 minutes; we sat outside and enjoyed the view.
After lunch at a cute little café by the harbour, we went to the beach. Some might call it sunbathing but I see it more as opportunistic napping. We even did some swimming in the cool Mediterranean sea.
Well, I actually thought it was rather chilly compared to the bath-warm Indian Ocean and to Lakes Kivu and Tanganyika (find out next month if I escaped the exhausting clutches of Bilharzia, or Bill Harzie as Mike calls it!) Emily on the other hand, who is used to the icy depths of the Pacific, thought it was rather warm.
We explored the island later on in the day, enjoying picturesque alleyways and pistachio, um, goop. They grow pistachios on the island and I guess this is one of the more creative ways to eat them. It's good I guess for endurance athletes who need a glucose boost when they're out on the race. Or for diabetics.
We ended the day at the beach, cool drinks in our hands, watching the sunset over the mountains. As you can see, we even did some sailing!
Final splash in the sea to cool off before the ferry ride home. Beautiful!
After lunch at a cute little café by the harbour, we went to the beach. Some might call it sunbathing but I see it more as opportunistic napping. We even did some swimming in the cool Mediterranean sea.
Well, I actually thought it was rather chilly compared to the bath-warm Indian Ocean and to Lakes Kivu and Tanganyika (find out next month if I escaped the exhausting clutches of Bilharzia, or Bill Harzie as Mike calls it!) Emily on the other hand, who is used to the icy depths of the Pacific, thought it was rather warm.
We explored the island later on in the day, enjoying picturesque alleyways and pistachio, um, goop. They grow pistachios on the island and I guess this is one of the more creative ways to eat them. It's good I guess for endurance athletes who need a glucose boost when they're out on the race. Or for diabetics.
We ended the day at the beach, cool drinks in our hands, watching the sunset over the mountains. As you can see, we even did some sailing!
Final splash in the sea to cool off before the ferry ride home. Beautiful!
(I'm the short dumpy one that didn't quite get off the ground).
Photos mainly by Emily Mueller
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