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Travel Days

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Yesterday and today were travel days. We said goodbye to Skiathos, which has my heart.  One last view from the balcony, walking down the port street seeing them put up the bunting for Greek Independence Day. Discovered Liberte Books and had a fascinating conversation with the owner, Vassilos. What an amazing place! One last walk down Megali Ammos Beach, our favorite. And lunch at Dough Hook. The entire area reminds me so much of much of Amelia Island! Another coffee while waiting for the ferry. Then, an absolutely HAIR-RAISING drive straight up the mountain to our incredible inn in Portaria. In the wildest of coincidences, Portaria turns out to be the ancestral home of our friend Andy's family, so we snapped a picture of his home and had an incredible meal at the restaurant he recommended. We meant to do the Centaur's Path hike this morning, but it was too rainy, so after breakfast we headed back to Athens. I was nervous about our AirBnB, but it turned out to be amazing, in a r...
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Mamma Mia!

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For those who don't know, the entire impetus for this trip has been Beatrix's obsession with one movie... Thus, the places we had to go to were Skiathos and Skopelos, where the movie was filmed. I've already shown you images from the clock tower where Sophie mails the invitations to her dads, the old pier where they miss the boat, and of the various streets and rooftops that were used as background.  But today was the true pilgrimage, where we took the ferry over to Skopelos to see: The church where Sophie got married  — the Chapel of Agios Ioannis. Picture Meryl Streep running up these stairs to "The Winner Takes It All") Kastani Beach, where Sophie and Sky sing "Lay All Your Love on Me" and Donna's friend Tanya admonishes Sky's friend with "Does Your Mother Know." There's not actually a pier or beach bar there, but we had a great picnic brought from the Mamma Mia patisserie near our hotel (natch.) Then it was on to Glisteri Beach,...
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Layover Day

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When I used to canoe camp, we would always schedule in at least one day a trip to rest, catch up, and just be. Skiathos, in the off-season, is the equivalent of a layover day. We slept in, REALLY late. Had breakfast at the patisserie. Walked around exploring the tangling side streets of Skiathos. Drove around finding beaches, and getting stick on the narrow high roads at the center of the island, and finding more beaches. Wandered up to the church tower just after sunset. Enjoyed cocktails and dinner. The perfect, relaxing day to just be together.
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