Mamma Mia

 June 02   ( A year to the day we were in Piso Livardi on Paros for Chassi’s Birthday )

Good old Angela, our landlady, we were off to hire a car for a couple of days and she said “ I have a scooter you can use but no police”!  All fine with us!!  So a scooter for 10 Euros a day was ours.  It was her son’s 90cc Honda Cub.

Off we went for two days exploring this beautiful Island seeing beaches, pine forests, Churches and Monasteries.  A big call but we're prepared to say perhaps the best Island we've visited.  It has it all, a picturesque port, great open air eating and drinking, fantastic beaches, forest hikes and good safe roads for exploring on a scooter.   As we mentioned earlier, this is the Island where Mamma Mia was shot so thought we'd visit the various locations to compare them with the movie.

                                                                           

The little Church of Agios Ioannis was just beautiful, perched atop a large rock overlooking the sea.  We climbed up singing "Mamma Mia" at the top of our voices  (not!).  There was a little Taverna set up beneath the Church,  so we had lunch with an amazing view!  Village sausages... yum...

Next stop was the beach at Kastani where the scene on the jetty was shot... the jetty was an add on and is no longer there but a beautiful little beach... sadly there is a large landscaping going on, putting in a tavena,  probably to cater to the extra visitors it now receives.  Spent the rest of the time blatting around the Island checking out the other beaches and stopping along the way for swims and food.

Yesterday we hiked to Glisteri beach for a swim.  Got a fright on the walk when a large snake slithered across our path! Walked in the centre of the road from then on!

Now sitting in a cafe waiting for the Quick Cat Ferry to take us to Alonnisos