- Greece 2022: Retrospective
- Day 86: Athens Flight to the UK
- Day 85: Sifnos to Athens (Koropi)
- Day 84: Sifnos Troulaki Monastery and Kamares
- Day 83: Sifnos Sightseeing
- Day 82: Mum and Dad Arrive on Sifnos
- Day 81: Piraeus to Sifnos
- Day 80: Athens Airport Meet Up by Metro and More Piraeus
- Day 79: Exploring Athens Part 2: Hadrian’s Library, Roman Agora & Ancient Agora
- Day 78: Exploring Athens Part 1: Acropolis, Parthenon, Museum and Temple of Zeus
- Day 77 Agistri to Piraeus
- Day 76 Agistri Part 2 – Megalochori and Dragonera
- Day 75: Agistri – Chalikiada, Megalochori, Dragonera, Livadakia and Aponisos
- Day 74: Aegina Temple of Apollo, Ferry to Agistri
- Day 73: Exploring Aegina – Aegina Town
- Day 72: Exploring Aegina – Nectarios, Aphaia, Agia Marina, Ancient Olive Grove, Marathonas and Perdkia
- Day 71: Crete to Aegina
- Days 67-70: Last Few Days in Stalis
- Day 66: Day Trip to Agios Nikolaos and Elounda
- Day 65: Gym in Malia, Sunbathe in Stalis
- Days 63 & 64: Malia and back to Stalis
- Days 59-62: More Malia
- Day 58: Malia, Gym and Jogging
- Day 57: Stalis to Malia
- Days 52-56: Stalis Life
- Day 51: First Day in Stalis
- Day 50: Ios to Crete
- Days 48 & 49: Last Two Days on Ios
- Day 47: Southern Ios – Tris Ekklisies, Magganari, Kalamos and Chora
- Days 45 & 46: Exploring Northern Ios
- Day 44: Ios Mylopotas Relaxation
- Day 43: Amorgos to Ios
- Days 42: Kos to Amorgos
- Days 37-41: Kos Town Downtime
- Day 36: Kos Paradise Beach, Kefalos and Zia
- Days 34-35: More Kos Town Relaxation
- Day 33: Kos Lido Water Park
- Days 31-32: Kos Town
- Day 30: Kos Paradise Beach
- Day 29: Kos Town Hotel Move
- Day 27-28: Astypalea to Kos and Kos Town First Day
- Day 24-26: An Unexpected Extension on Astypalea
- Day 23: Astypalea Part 2 – Vatses, Kaminakia, Marmari, Steno, Schinonta and Chrisi Ammos
- Day 22: Exploring Astypalea: Tzanakia, Agios Konstantinos, Livadi and Chora
- Reflections on Paros
- Day 21: Paros to Astypalea
- Day 20: My Last Day on Paros
- Day 19: Exploring Paros by Quad Bike (ATV)
- Day 18: Paros Revisiting Aliki
- Day 17: Parikia Again
- Day 16: Chilling out in Parikia
- Day 15: Antiparos Again
- Day 14: Paros Parkikia Sightseeing and Beach
- Day 13: Antiparos e-bike Experience
- Day 12: Paros Golden Beach
- Day 11: Paros Krios, Marcello and Naoussa
- Day 10: Paros Aliki Beach
- Day 9: Paros Logaras and Punda Beaches
- Day 8: Visiting Antiparos
- Day 7: Travelling to Paros
- Day 6: Back to Kalamata
- Day 5: Elafonisos
- Day 4: Monemvasia
- Day 3: Climbing Mount Taygetus
- Day 2: Mystras
- Day 1: Manchester to Kalamata
- It’s Almost Time… Kalamata Here I Come!
- 2022: Another Greek Summer Beckons
Thursday, 8th September 2022
Hotel Breakfast
Hotel Boulis offers breakfast for an extra few euros per day. It’s a basic selection, but adequate and much cheaper than eating at a nearby cafe. Before heading to the beach, we ate bread, cereal, yoghurt, tea, and coffee. It was still cloudy, but the weather seemed slightly better than yesterday, leaving us optimistic about some sunbathing.
Sunbathing and Parents’ Arrival
My parents were due in on the same ferry we’d used the day before, scheduled to arrive at 10:30 a.m. In anticipation, we reserved four sunbeds at To Kohyli, using two to sunbathe for a while. I was tracking the ferry online using MarineTraffic and could see it was running slightly late again. Just before 11 a.m., we wandered over to the port, timing our arrival just as the boat appeared in the mouth of the bay.
A few moments later, passengers were spilling out onto the dock, and I spotted Mum and Dad among the crowd. Waving to them, they walked over, and we greeted each other before helping them away from the port with their luggage.
As it was too early for them to check in, they joined us on the beach at To Kohyli for drinks. Mum and Dad also had a club sandwich as they were hungry, but Marion and I weren’t ready to eat yet.
Afternoon Relaxing
Mum and Dad left us at the beach just after midday to check into their room at Hotel Boulis, returning a short time later dressed for the beach. Fortunately, the sun had broken through the clouds, and it turned out to be a lovely, warm afternoon, perfect for sunbathing and swimming in the sea.
Sunset Cocktails and Dinner
We soaked up the sun until late afternoon, then returned to the hotel to shower and rest before dinner. Continuing our tradition from last year, we met around 6 p.m. and headed to Captain’s Bar for some pre-dinner happy-hour cocktails.
Although Passione Italiana has surpassed Camaron as my favourite restaurant in Kamares, I decided we had to visit Camaron first to see if the waitress still remembered me: she had recognised me last year from my numerous visits back in 2020. Sure enough, as we arrived and waited to be seated, she gave me a look of recognition and welcomed us back again. It was a great meal – I had my usual Tortellini Camaron, and it was as delicious as I’d remembered.
