- 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
Monday 16th August 2021
A Bit More Sightseeing
After a few days of nothing but Kos Town, I decided to get out of the resort and see a bit more of the island today. Not wanting to waste the gym membership though, I started the day with an early workout after breakfast and still managed a quick dip in the sea as well.
I didn’t want the expense of hiring a car again, so I wanted to find a resort that was fairly accessible by local bus. Tigaki is a popular beach town on the northern coastline, about a 20-minute drive from Kos Town. Buses run hourly in peak season, so I had my pick of when to travel. I wasn’t planning to spend the entire day there, so I chose the 1 pm bus which got me into the resort just before 1:30 pm.
More Beach Time
As Tigaki is mostly a beach resort, after departing the bus I walked west towards the salt lake and cut onto the beach there. Most of this section is filled with umbrellas and sunloungers operated by small huts where you can get drinks and snacks, but I think you have to pay for the sunbeds themselves.
To save money, I continued west and found a fairly empty stretch of sand to throw down a towel and catch some sun. The beach is definitely nicer than Kos Town and the sea is also clearer and shallower, so I can see why it’s a popular resort.
If I hadn’t been in Greece for so long already and built up a decent tan, I would’ve struggled to stay out in the full sun for much more than 30 minutes. However, with regular dips in the sea, I managed to last a good couple of hours before deciding that I ought to find some shade! I was also getting hungry, having skipped lunch for reasons that I can’t really remember now!
Food and Back to Kos Town
Heading off the beach towards the dirt track that runs directly behind it, I walked back in the direction of the town centre until I found a taverna called Alikes. It looked reasonable, so I sat down and had a much needed cold beer with some garlic bread and tzatziki. I knew there was a bus back to Kos Town at 4:25 pm, so I made sure to leave the taverna in time to walk back to the bus stop and catch a ride back to the capital.
Feeling somewhat drained from the long period of sun exposure, I had a nap in my room, then showered and went out for dinner. I probably should’ve tried some other restaurants, but fancied Chinese again so I ended up returning to Twin Dragon because it was so tasty! I did make a mental note to explore a different part of Kos Town for food tomorrow though.
