Driving around Skiathos

We hired a car as usual and Andrew retraced many of the routes he took walking all over the island.  Unfortunately two things had a negative influence.  Firstly, the car had a worn out clutch and secondly, there was much rain since he walked some routes and the roads were badly affected.  But in spite of all that, we had a really nice time driving around.  We were going with Gordon and June but June took ill and in the end only Gordon came.

Looking down on Skaithos town again.  It is such a lovely view and this is from a new angle than the last post.

I did not think this photo would come out but the vivid green colour of the hills really shows up.

The view of the rock on which the Kastro was built.

The mosque on the Kastro.  The island was under Turkish rule for about three centuries.

We visited the Evangelistria Monastery, some 4 kms from Skiathos town on a steep hillside.  This is the church at the monastery.

Our stop for coffee at a lovely restaurant on the Skiathos waterfront.  As we were sitting there a low flying jet about to land at the airstrip just behind, flew overhead between us and the hills. Skiathos is a spot where you can watch planes fly very close by.

Lunch at the Big Bad Wolf at Koukounaries.

This is what we ate: stuffed mushrooms, zucchini fritters and cheese balls with jam.  All delicious.

The animals we saw on our journey around the island.  The goats were on the rocks below the Kastro.

A black rabbit at Koukounaries Beach which seemed to be tame.  It was hanging around the cafe on the beach eating bits people have left.

The black swan at the same beach.