Heading up into the hills from Agia Efimai gives splendid views of the small harbour village, the sea is a mill pond. We pull up along the way to take in and photograph the splendour. We stop off at a small village called Dafnoudi for breakfast & then head down to Fiskardo along the coast. We were going to stay here but glad that we chose Agia Effimia instead. Don't get me wrong, do visit but for us it was too pretentious. The small harbour front is lined wi...

Today we head south of Agia Efimia to Samos to visit some places on the map & where we had seen signs for earlier on in the week. There is such a lot to see on the islands we visit but rarely see others visiting these free place and sites. This was another example. Passing through Sami towards Anti-Sami in the middle of the peninsular are signs for monestres, here we followed the deserted roads up into the hills to find an ancient site. On the map it is 'M...

Today had breakfast at the Bakery on the harbour front, love the laid-back feel of this place with 'real people' not just tourists like us! We then loaded up with water & lunch from the bakery for our picnics & headed out onto the road towards the peninsula on the west side. I know this is traveling from the east to the west coast, but the island is quite small! We left about 845 driving up into the hills and over to the west with glorious views of a...

16th not a lot to mention other than doctors with the most painful throat, as suspected I had tonsillitis so we decided to have a chill day in Skala, with me under the brolly for shade with dips in the sea to prevent myself getting a temperature. The doctor was most insistent on this, SHADE only he kept saying!! For once I listened as I didn't want to spoil the rest of our holiday! We drove into town for a Gyros at lunch time. A good one but doesn't beat the Gy...

Next day 15/.6 we headed north to Anit -Samos discovering some fabulous views along the way. The drive from Skala heading north was beautiful with even more of the tall cone shaped Cypress Trees. Some parts the hills were just covered, making it a beautiful picture with the higher hills behind. The road was deserted, and we felt like we were on our own private island. We parked up at the car park behind the beach a large area and plenty of space. The walk start...