DAY 67

Friday 16 September 2011

The van was spewing grey smoke so we had to arrange to take it back to the communist mechanic. David went to a bee keeping lesson with the local expert, Stenos and Robyn, Charles, Nicole and Dian set out for some magic places on the island. Stopping in the capitol/harbor town of Agio Kirikos for a pita wrap and look at the sculpture of Icarus' wings, they then headed to a place where the water streaming out of the wall was considered "ageless water" (Dian stuck her whole head under).

After filling water bottles we continued on to the thermal pools found on the south side of Ikaria. There we hiked down to Lefkada Hot Springs where we joined a few other people on the rocky shore where the scalding water met the sea. Charles shot Robyn doing an infomercial for her Body Talk business right  near the tide pools, with the small island of Fournoi in the background. We only stayed in the water for 20 minutes since it's said to be radioactive (!) but jumped in once more to wash off the natural sea salt scrub we'd given ourselves.

We drove to the middle of the island and also its highest point, seeing places Robyn and David had been shown as possible house choices. (We're glad they chose the place they did!) Finally we got to the deserted shore where Icarus had supposedly fallen from the sky, marked by a gigantic rock (which we all swam to). We sunned ourselves on the hot slabs of rock listening to the KER-THLUNK of water in the blow hole below. Heading home "Costa", "Nikoletta", "Artemisia" and "Ourania" saw the sunset as the goats stood outlined against the pink sky.

Nicole, Dian and Robyn

Charles had to take the pictures, but he had to get his shot, too!