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Day 68: Bus Trip to Apollonia

September 11, 2021March 15, 2022, Featured Sifnos Trip Reports
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This post is part of a series called Greek Odyssey 2021
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  • An Exciting Journey Begins
  • Touring Greece Without a Plan
  • Day 1: Crete Arrival
  • Day 2: It’s Windy in Palaiochora
  • Day 3: Palaiochora Morning Exercise
  • Day 4: Exploring South-Western Crete
  • Day 5: Grammeno Beach Again
  • Day 6: Finally the Wind Dies Down
  • Day 7: Elafonissi Beach
  • Day 8: Last Time at Grammeno Beach
  • Day 9: Last Day in Palaiochora
  • Day 10: Road Trip Across Crete
  • Day 11: Preveli and Agia Galini
  • Day 12: Phaistos and Matala
  • Day 13: Gortyn, Heraklion and Sitia
  • Day 15: Karpathos Arrival
  • Day 16: Karpathos Beach Day
  • Day 17: Karpathos Beach Day…Again
  • Day 18: Ammopi Beach by Bus
  • Day 19: Exploring Karpathos by Car
  • Day 20: Rhodes Arrival
  • Day 21: Exploring Rhodes Town
  • Day 22: Rhodes Town Beach
  • Day 23: Rhodes to Tilos
  • Day 24: Cutting Tilos Short
  • Day 25: Kos Town Beach Day
  • Day 26: Kos Car Hire
  • Day 27: Kos Beach Day Again
  • Day 28: Kos Town Hotel Move
  • Day 29: Why I’m Still on Kos
  • Day 30: Ed Arrives on Kos
  • Day 31: Boat Trip with Ed
  • Day 32: Road Trip (with Ed!)
  • Day 33: Ed Departs, I Remain
  • Days 34-36: Nothing But The Pool
  • Day 37: Back to Kos Town
  • Days 38-41: Living Life in Kos Town
  • Day 42: Visiting Tigaki
  • Day 43: Moving Hotel Room
  • Day 44: Moving Hotel Room Part 2
  • Day 45: Last Gym Session on Kos
  • Day 46: Kos Final Full Day
  • Day 47: Kos to Amorgos
  • Day 48: Amorgos to Naxos
  • Day 49: Relaxing in Agia Anna / Plaka Beach
  • Days 50-51: Agia Anna
  • Day 52: Exploring Naxos by Car
  • Day 53: Naxos to Ios
  • Day 54: Exploring South Ios Magganari Beach
  • Day 55: Ios Agia Theodoti Beach
  • Day 56: Ios Chill Day
  • Day 57: Ios Psathi Beach and Palaiokastro
  • Day 58: Ios Last Full Day
  • Day 59: Ios to Sikinos
  • Day 60: Relaxing on Sikinos
  • Day 61: Sikinos Sightseeing
  • Day 62: Sikinos to Sifnos
  • Day 63: Sifnos Cloudy First Day
  • Day 64: More Clouds Over Sifnos
  • Day 65: Sifnos Sunshine
  • Day 66: Mum and Dad Arrive on Sifnos
  • Day 67: Mum and Dad’s First Full Day on Sifnos
  • Day 68: Bus Trip to Apollonia
  • Day 69: Sun, Sand and Sea on Sifnos
  • Day 70: Exploring Sifnos by Car
  • Day 71: More Sifnos Sightseeing
  • Day 72: Our Last Full Day
  • Day 73: Homeward Bound
  • Greek Odyssey 2021: Retrospective

Saturday 11th September 2021

Booking our Covid tests…or not!

After the usual hotel breakfast at 8, we chilled out for a bit before walking down to the bus stop to catch the 9:30 bus to Apollonia. The primary purpose of the journey was to locate the medical clinic we’d found online so that we could book the required Covid-19 lateral flow tests ahead of our upcoming return flight to the UK.

The bus arrived on time and the ride to Apollonia only takes 15-minutes or so to arrive at the central stop here. Before exploring parts of the village, we decided to head straight for the clinic here with the intention of getting our tests booked so it was done and out of the way. After a short, if slightly dangerous walk along the busy main road, we arrived at the clinic only to notice a sign on the door stating that all appointments have to be made online via email… oh well!

Covid-19 tests can only be booked by email, apparently!

Despite this slight setback to our plans, we at least knew where the clinic was and felt more confident booking via email having seen the sign confirming this was the right procedure and where to address the email.

Exploring Apollonia

Not wanting to waste the trip, we spent a while exploring the narrow Cycladic streets, stopping for a coffee at Botzi 93 bar, which has a nice open terrace with good views of the surrounding area. We didn’t stay too long, though, as we planned to return to Apollonia in a couple of days’ time to do some proper sightseeing.

The pretty streets of Apollonia on Sifnos

We managed to catch the 11 am bus back to Kamares, returning to the hotel to change before heading back to the beach again, opting for sunbeds at Kyma for a slight change of scene (okay, it’s right next door to To Kohyli!) and also for a bit of variety at lunch.

Late Afternoon Stroll

We remained at the beach until just after 4, then headed back to the hotel to shower and rest up. At 5:30, we decided to meet and take a stroll around the south side of the bay, past the port. We could see a couple of structures further along the bay and wanted to see if we could reach them.

Heading south past the port in Kamares bay

As we passed the first structure, it became apparent from the smell that it was some kind of water/waste treatment facility (i.e. sewage!), so it was a little unpleasant for a minute or two, but we soon got clear of it and continued along the stone and mud path, which begins to elevate towards the final structure.

Not sure what this structure is (or was) at the far end of Kamares bay to the south

I’m still not sure what the structure is: perhaps the remains of an old lighthouse or given the thick cables running past, maybe it’s something to do with the island’s electricity supply – who knows?! Either way, it was a good spot to get another photo of Kamares from a slightly different perspective:

Kamares as seen from the far end of the southern side of the bay

Sikinos Wine and Dinner at the Hotel

The walk had taken about 45 minutes in total. Our dinner tonight was at the hotel restaurant, but the table we’d booked wasn’t until 7:45, so this seemed like a good opportunity to open the bottle of Sikinos wine I’d purchased from Manalis Winery during my stay. Between the three of us, it didn’t last long, but it was tasty, with an easy-drinking flavour and went down very nicely.

We sat chatting on my parent’s balcony watching the sunset across the bay. By the time we’d finished the wine, we were ready to head downstairs to our table for dinner. It was later than we’d usually eat so we were pretty hungry and excited to have something other than Italian food for a change!

Filet steak at Kafenes restaurant in Hotel Boulis

I chose the filet steak with a spicy sauce, which was absolutely delicious, while Mum had shrimp saganaki and Dad chose a chicken dish. For dessert, Mum and I both had the chocolate mousse that I’d tried on my first visit a few days ago, while Dad had one of his favourites: tiramisu!

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