Kalymnos- Around the Island

We took a 13-hour night ferry from Athens to Kalymnos. This was a difficult ride, the boat rocking through the waves, the wind blowing hard, and our own little cloud of smoke hovering over us (everyone smokes) the whole way as we attempted to sleep on the deck. Oh well...it was an adventure!

A similar ferry heading out from Pireaus

Our camping area on the deck of the ferry

...can you tell that I can't wait to get off the rocking boat?!

Harry's Paradise, our home away from home, was truly a paradise

I'm zonked on the bed, recovering from the boat-ride!

The view from our deck

A view within the garden

Harry's Paradise Restaurant

A nice relaxing spot at Harry's to drink iced Nescafe (the local afternoon drink of choice)

Alexandria, owner of Harry's Paradise,

a sweet & kind woman with a beautiful smile!

The highlight of our trip was Harry's Paradise...

a comfortable stay, amazing food, and people who welcomed us in like family.

Here with our Kalymnian family, including:

Emmanuela, Evokia (fabulous chef, daughter of Alexandria) & hubby Dimitri.

Everywhere a view to the ocean...

Wow, how fast does your scooter go?!

B on our island transportation

Sadly, I don't think my dream of a scooter future is going to work out...

it turns out I'm a terrible scooter driver,

mainly b/c my feet don't reach the ground!

Mmmm...tasty Gyro!

The view from our favorite beach, at Emporios

Even our toes were getting tan!

An old stone chapel in the ruins of Chora

The beautiful fjord of Vathi

Vathi's swim area

A beautiful boat harbored at Vathi

Showering the saltwater off...

The oceanside pathway to the chapel at Kastelli

Chapel at Kastelli

A chapel carved out of stone & painted white, in typical style

A hidden gem of a beach...near Nikolai's Paradise

Nikolai was a local who wanted us to take a ride in his boat (shown here)

but we never could figure out to where or for what purpose...we declined his offer.

A nice spot for lunch

Many of the frescoes have been painted over...this one is halfway revealed

Goats & sheep wander everywhere on the island.

A typical white & blue building

We clean up good, eh?!

Night-time ambiance at Harry's Paradise