Greece at
Easter
On the 24th April I
departed Dublin Airport for Gatwick (8.00am) and then Gatwick (15.45pm) for
Athens. I arrived at 9.30pm with a temperature of 21C. It was
to hover between 18 and 22C for the next five days. After catching the
metro I arrived at the Hotel Elite, in the centre of Athens, around 11.00 pm.
A quick excursion outside provided me with a kebab, chips and a drink for
€2.50 - I don't think I could have got even the drink for that price in
Ireland!
The next morning I caught the
coach for Lefkada at 7.00am. There was hardly any traffic about
and I arrived in Lefkada in three hours, instead of the normal 5 hours
plus. It was only then that I found out that the 25th April was a
public holiday (something to do with the Greeks getting independece
from the Turks). I found that my boat was in fairly good
condition with only a tea towel suffering a bit of mould. The
next few days were spent cleaning and fitting a variety of objects.
Strangly it rained a bit every night and I quickly found where the
leaks were - always over my head! However, the days were dry and
warm.
On Friday I caught the coach back
to Athens. After a bit of light shopping and a meal I settled in
my hotel room and watched an evening of English/American comedies
and films. The following day I reversed my journey and arrived
home around 2.00 am Sunday morning.
