As the ship did not dock but anchored, we had to take a
tender to the small town. It was
actually better that to take a tender as they dropped us off right in front of
the main part of the city.
According to the books, this island was “discovered” in the
1960’s by Aristotle Onassis who brought Jackie Kennedy here and soon the island
became a playground of the celebrities.
Today it is for everyone and has a permanent population of only 8,000
people.
After spending most of the morning wandering the little
streets of the town, we took a cab to one of the most famous beaches Paradise
Beach. The sand was almost like pebbles
and the water was crystal clear with a very hot sun.
We ordered lunch which was a seafood salad, including shrimp
and octopus and then stayed on the beach for the rest of the afternoon. It was also the beach where most of the show
cast was staying.
Then we took a cab back to town, walked around a little more
and took the tender back to the ship.
We went to the food deck and brought some snacks back to the
cabin and ate on the deck – what a great place to just relax!
Next was nap time and when we woke up it was time to go to
the show.
The show was a piano player from England whose claim to fame
was coming in second in one of the music TV shows. We didn’t stay.
Dinner was a little late as they didn’t have a table for us
right away so we sat in the lounge and were seated at 9:15pm. The food was excellent; however, tonight the service
was lacking. Also, we had a very loud
table next to us. The Manager noticed it
also and apologized to us and said he would sit us in a better table tomorrow.
Then it was time for the casino and both Barb and Ed won –
so it was a good day and a good night.
Tomorrow is Katakolon, Greece, the gateway to the original
Olympics. We have made that tour before
so we will get up late, get off the ship and shop in the little village of
Katakolon.
Night for tonight – it is 1:30am our time.
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| The windmills for the city |
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| Lunch on the beach |
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| Part of Paradise Beach |
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| A snack on the way back |
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| Leaving town |
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| The Celebrity Constellation |
