After leaving Crete we flew back to Athens and a couple of hours later we were on a flight to Naxos, the largest island in the Cylcades group of islands. We had debated whether to fly or take the ferry. The ferry required an hour and a half bus trip to the port of Pireaus and then a wait of about four hours, followed by a six and a half hour trip. Based on this knowledge we decided the extra cost far outweighed the shortened travel time. So it was two thirty when we landed and Averil was there to meet us. As always she was very pleased to see us and it was only a short drive to their place at Agia Anna. It is such a lovely spot, so close to the beach and with the narrow streets, bougainvillea in flower it is really is the image of Greece one imagines.
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It is lovely to enjoy some home cooking after three weeks of eating in restaurants and Averil has been creating some lovely Greek meals for us. Green beans cooked in olive oil and tomatoes is certainly one of my favorites. But octopus with pasta isn't to be sneezed at either. And of course a meal wouldn't be complete without a salad and a glass of red wine. The tomatoes are to die for. It must be the hot Mediterranean sun that does it.
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A swim each day is also in order. It is a mere twenty steps to the beach, which has golden sand and beautiful clear water. The water temperature is a little more bracing than on Crete and in the Ionian waters. Nevertheless it is very refreshing.
Averil and Theopolis have four apartments that they let out during the summer. Since we last visited they have done them all up and they have made such a great job. We just love the tiles in the bathrooms and the lovely clean colours they have used. So any of you out there planning a holiday to the Greek Isles I can certainly recommend this as an excellent place to stay. At this time of the year the tourist season is almost over for the year and it is starting to quieten down. Many of the restaurants, hotels and apartments out here at the beaches have closed up until next summer with the families who run them returning to their villages or Athens. For us Southlanders both the air and water temperatures are still very agreeable and it is nice not to have to fight for a space on the beach.
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It is lovely to enjoy some home cooking after three weeks of eating in restaurants and Averil has been creating some lovely Greek meals for us. Green beans cooked in olive oil and tomatoes is certainly one of my favorites. But octopus with pasta isn't to be sneezed at either. And of course a meal wouldn't be complete without a salad and a glass of red wine. The tomatoes are to die for. It must be the hot Mediterranean sun that does it.
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A swim each day is also in order. It is a mere twenty steps to the beach, which has golden sand and beautiful clear water. The water temperature is a little more bracing than on Crete and in the Ionian waters. Nevertheless it is very refreshing.
Averil and Theopolis have four apartments that they let out during the summer. Since we last visited they have done them all up and they have made such a great job. We just love the tiles in the bathrooms and the lovely clean colours they have used. So any of you out there planning a holiday to the Greek Isles I can certainly recommend this as an excellent place to stay. At this time of the year the tourist season is almost over for the year and it is starting to quieten down. Many of the restaurants, hotels and apartments out here at the beaches have closed up until next summer with the families who run them returning to their villages or Athens. For us Southlanders both the air and water temperatures are still very agreeable and it is nice not to have to fight for a space on the beach.
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