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Day 15: Karpathos Arrival

July 20, 2021October 5, 2021, Karpathos 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

Tuesday 20th July 2021

First Ferry of the Trip

I woke ahead of my alarm just after 7 am and decided to use the extra time to pop outside and record some final footage of Crete for my YouTube video.

The final video from Crete

The hotel breakfast was, once again, rather disappointing. The Greek yoghurt was awful, so I abandoned it and made do with a few bits of bread and butter, plus coffee and some water.

The ferry was due to depart at 9:45 am, but I wasn’t sure how far around the harbour I needed to walk to get to the right docking area, so I checked out of the hotel at 9 and began walking around the bay. It took about 15-minutes to get to the main dock, where I could see a few other people starting to gather so I hoped it was the right place. Port Authority workers were checking paperwork so I was glad to have got my Covid test result documentation handy, along with my passport and ferry ticket.

The F/B Prevelis ferry arrived just after 9:30 am and, after briefly unloading a few passengers and vehicles, we were able to start boarding. There were only perhaps 40 people waiting, so it didn’t take long and there was none of the usual chaos you get on busier islands where everyone is fighting to get onto the boat and stow their luggage at the same time.

Passing the Time on Board

The ferry journey was scheduled to take 4 hours 45 minutes, the longest I’ve been on in Greece so far. However, being a large vehicle ferry I was able to sit outside (which meant I could take off my face mask – not strictly in keeping with the rules, but everyone was doing it while out on the deck) and I had a small table where I could use my laptop. I spent the first couple of hours editing my latest YouTube video (see above), then got a cold drink and some crisps to snack on while reading my Kindle.

The ferry made one stop en route to Karpathos, at the smaller island of Kasos just to the south-west. Feeling hungry again, I bought an ice cream and a beer so I wouldn’t have to find food as soon as I arrived at my destination.

Getting to the Hotel

My first view of Karpathos Town as the ferry arrived

After grabbing my case and departing the ferry, I got my phone out for directions to the hotel. The first part of the walk was fine going through Pigadia (aka Karpathos Town), but as I neared the hotel I realised it was up quite a steep hill towards the back of the resort. By the time I arrived I was a sweaty mess and in much need of a shower!

The hotel itself seemed fine and I was soon checked in by a friendly receptionist and on my way to my room. After a wonderful cold shower and rest in the room, I headed back out to find a supermarket for some water and biscuits to keep in my room. The closest shop was only 5-minutes away, opposite the bus stop at the bottom of the hill, but it did make me realise that the location of the hotel wasn’t great as I would have to climb the hill every time I returned – probably explaining why it was relatively cheap! Lucky I’m fairly fit then.

I had another stint back at the hotel, including a quick dip in the small but pleasant swimming pool, then showered and changed ready for dinner. It was a little early to eat, but I wanted to have a walk around Pigadia to get my bearings and perhaps grab a coffee before finding somewhere to eat.

Dinner Time

My pre-dinner walk took me all the way around the harbour towards the port where I had arrived earlier but taking a different route through the town to see what shops and tavernas were available. Instead of a coffee, I ended up having a cocktail in a nice little bar called Boulevard of Broken Dreams (must be Green Day fans!), which turned into two cocktails plus lots of free crisps. By the time I’d finished my drinks I wasn’t really hungry anymore, so I gave up on the idea of an evening meal and wandered back to the hotel instead for an early night.

My rather cool Mai Tai cocktail

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