Day 76 Agistri Part 2 – Megalochori and Dragonera

Friday, 2nd September 2022

Breakfast

At dinner last night, I’d spotted a decent-looking bakery called Artorama just a few doors down from Avli Pizzeria, so, rather than trying to find somewhere to sit down and eat, I walked to the bakery and got a takeaway coffee, a chocolate croissant and carton of orange juice. I carried them towards the beachfront and found a bench where I could sit down and eat.

Megalochori

After missing Megalochori yesterday by accidentally driving around it instead of through, I made it my first sightseeing stop of the day. It takes 5 minutes to get there from Skala on a moped – I could easily have walked, but since I’d paid for a bike, I was determined to use it! I wandered around the port area and through some of the streets, recording a few segments for YouTube as I went. Sadly, I forgot to take photos, so once again, you’ll have to watch the video to see what it’s like!

Lunchtime

It was a bit early to lunch in Megalochori, so I rode back to Skala and did some work in my apartment instead. I was determined to try lunch somewhere new today, so I skipped the gyros place and headed along the seafront where most of the tavernas seem to be. I settled on Sunrise and had a nice chicken wrap and a large beer. I think the alcohol made me sleepy, though, as I ended up returning to my room for a power nap!

Dragonera Beach Again

Despite visiting yesterday, I didn’t want to waste the afternoon hanging around my apartment, so I returned to Dragonera Beach. Despite not being very sandy, it’s quite pretty and has a very relaxed atmosphere, so it seemed like an excellent place to chill out for an hour or two.

There were no free sunloungers when I arrived, and I wasn’t sure if they cost money anyway, so I settled for laying a towel out on the shingle. It was more comfortable than I expected once I laid flat and wriggled myself into a body-shaped groove!

I sunbathed for nearly an hour: the late afternoon sun was the perfect temperature to stay warm without being too intense that it required regular cool-offs in the sea. Still, I eventually felt the ocean’s call and grabbed my goggles for a refreshing dip. It was hard work stepping into the water, negotiating the stony shoreline and patches of rock as it got deeper. The sea eventually cleared and the water was blissfully cool further out. I swam most of the way across the bay in both directions, then floated for a while taking in the moment and feeling grateful to have spent so much of the summer in this beautiful country.

Returning the Moped

I wasn’t told a specific time for returning the moped (welcome to Greece – things are relaxed here), but I figured I should aim to get it back by 6ish. I left the beach around 5:45 and rode back to Skala, stopping to refuel at a petrol station on the outskirts of the village that I’d taken note of the previous day. When I returned to the rental shop, nobody was around, but as it’s such a safe country (on the islands at least), I figured leaving the bike outside with the keys in it would be OK. They hadn’t actually taken any of my details when I rented the bike, but I don’t think anyone would have stolen it.

Dinner

After dropping off the bike, I walked back to the apartment, showered and reviewed the photos and videos I’d taken over the last couple of days. At 7, I got ready for dinner, determined to try a different restaurant this evening, but it seemed that fate had other ideas! The taverna I’d chosen, Toxotis, which was highly recommended online, was fully booked when I arrived. I hadn’t expected this, and in my frustration, I didn’t feel like wandering the streets in search of an alternative so – yes, yet again – I found myself back at Avli Pizzeria for a third time. It’s the first (and hopefully, last) time I’ve visited an island and eaten at the same restaurant every evening!

Still, the food and wine were great, and the prices were reasonable, so was I really complaining? No, I wasn’t.

Speaking of fate, it must have been destiny that I returned to Avli, as the waitress recognised me and gave me €4 back – apparently, they’d accidentally overcharged me yesterday! Now that’s what I call good service (and, as far as I was concerned, free house wine as it covered the cost of my drink).

I decided to have a pizza again but was careful to avoid the starter after finding out how large the portions were yesterday. It was super tasty.