Our coach tour began this morning with a visit to Lindos. As we boarded the bus in the midst of what is rapidly becoming a familiar deluge, our spirits were lifted somewhat by the realisation that, unlikely as it may seem, we are the youngest ( and quite possibly the slimmest) people on board. (A notable double first for us...)
Once everyone had shuffled into a seat, our driver, the sturdy Yannis, cranked up the heating and we were on our way.
Soon the atmosphere was heavy with the whiff of damp cagoules, embrocation aand (quite possibly) Werther's Originals.
Fortunately, and just as we had almost reached suffocation point, the village of Lindos came into view, accompanied by, of all things, the sun!
Lindos is a lovely village with cliff-top acropolis , a Temple of Athena and a 14th century castle.
In fact, I visited Lindos about 20 years ago and remember it as a vibrant, lively place.
Of course, that was in July......
Today, however, Lindos was mostly closed up for the winter. Only a couple of shops, a coffee bar and the acropolis were open for business.
We set off to climb to the ancient site, conscious that we were among only a handful of our party able-bodied enough to make the climb and so carrying the hopes of an entire coach.
At the top, I'm sorry to say that our way was barred by a surly Greek woman in a kiosk who demanded 20 euros each to enter the ruins.
Regular readers will be well aware of how we view this type of nonsense. Turning smartly around, we marched back down the hill, dashing the hopes of the remaining members of our party.
(Incidentally, the Temple of Athena was clearly visible for free from the car park.....)
Our next stop was a visit to St.Paul's Bay. (named after Apostle, serial jail-bird and compulsive letter writer of the same name)
Legend has it that the lad himself was shipwrecked here in the 1st Century. (It would take a serious lack of skills to shipwreck yourself here I reckon, but there again, I'm not an Apostle.....)
Speaking of shipwrecks, we've been informed that, owing to the seriously bad weather forecast for Friday, we must get the ferry to Turkey tomorrow (a day early) .......
Stay safe people.......
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