- Greek Odyssey 2021: Retrospective
- Day 73: Homeward Bound
- Day 72: Our Last Full Day
- Day 71: More Sifnos Sightseeing
- Day 70: Exploring Sifnos by Car
- Day 69: Sun, Sand and Sea on Sifnos
- Day 68: Bus Trip to Apollonia
- Day 67: Mum and Dad’s First Full Day on Sifnos
- Day 66: Mum and Dad Arrive on Sifnos
- Day 65: Sifnos Sunshine
- Day 64: More Clouds Over Sifnos
- Day 63: Sifnos Cloudy First Day
- Day 62: Sikinos to Sifnos
- Day 61: Sikinos Sightseeing
- Day 60: Relaxing on Sikinos
- Day 59: Ios to Sikinos
- Day 58: Ios Last Full Day
- Day 57: Ios Psathi Beach and Palaiokastro
- Day 56: Ios Chill Day
- Day 55: Ios Agia Theodoti Beach
- Day 54: Exploring South Ios Magganari Beach
- Day 53: Naxos to Ios
- Day 52: Exploring Naxos by Car
- Days 50-51: Agia Anna
- Day 49: Relaxing in Agia Anna / Plaka Beach
- Day 48: Amorgos to Naxos
- Day 47: Kos to Amorgos
- Day 46: Kos Final Full Day
- Day 45: Last Gym Session on Kos
- Day 44: Moving Hotel Room Part 2
- Day 43: Moving Hotel Room
- Day 42: Visiting Tigaki
- Days 38-41: Living Life in Kos Town
- Day 37: Back to Kos Town
- Days 34-36: Nothing But The Pool
- Day 33: Ed Departs, I Remain
- Day 32: Road Trip (with Ed!)
- Day 31: Boat Trip with Ed
- Day 30: Ed Arrives on Kos
- Day 29: Why I’m Still on Kos
- Day 28: Kos Town Hotel Move
- Day 27: Kos Beach Day Again
- Day 26: Kos Car Hire
- Day 25: Kos Town Beach Day
- Day 24: Cutting Tilos Short
- Day 23: Rhodes to Tilos
- Day 22: Rhodes Town Beach
- Day 21: Exploring Rhodes Town
- Day 20: Rhodes Arrival
- Day 19: Exploring Karpathos by Car
- Day 18: Ammopi Beach by Bus
- Day 17: Karpathos Beach Day…Again
- Day 16: Karpathos Beach Day
- Day 15: Karpathos Arrival
- Day 13: Gortyn, Heraklion and Sitia
- Day 12: Phaistos and Matala
- Day 11: Preveli and Agia Galini
- Day 10: Road Trip Across Crete
- Day 9: Last Day in Palaiochora
- Day 8: Last Time at Grammeno Beach
- Day 7: Elafonissi Beach
- Day 6: Finally the Wind Dies Down
- Day 5: Grammeno Beach Again
- Day 4: Frangokastello, Hora Sfakion and Chania
- Day 3: Palaiochora Morning Exercise
- Day 2: Palaiochora and Grammeno Beach
- Day 1: Crete Arrival
- Touring Greece Without a Plan
- An Exciting Journey Begins
Wednesday 11th August 2021
Leaving Kefalos
Having decided to return to Kos Town for the remainder of my time on the island, I had my last breakfast at Chrysoula Apartments in Kefalos and planned out my day ahead. I had two choices for the bus back to the capital: either 10:30 or 15:00. As I wouldn’t be able to get into my room at Hotel Sonia until at least 14:00, the early bus made little sense and so I opted for the later time.
This did mean asking at the pool bar whether I could stay in my current room beyond the normal 11:00 check-out time. I was told it should be fine, but to check back a bit later to confirm. This was a little awkward as I would have to pack most of my things in case they said no, but as it turned out I was able to stay until 14:00. The bus stop was only a few metres up the main road, so I left the pool bar at 14:45, having sat in the shade with my luggage as long as possible.
The bus itself was slightly late arriving, but it turned up about 10 minutes behind schedule and then I was sat comfortably as we journeyed back across the island towards Kos Town.
Back at Hotel Sonia
As I wheeled my suitcase back along the streets of Kos Town towards Hotel Sonia, I felt glad to be back despite a restful few days in Kefalos. After checking back into room 12, I showered and unpacked a few things, then chilled in the room until it was time to head out for dinner.
The last few days had been pretty average in terms of food, so I was excited to have a wide array of restaurants at my doorstep again. There was no question of where I was going first though: MamaRosa!! Having tried all of the dishes that I liked the sound of, I returned to my favourite and ordered the mushroom tortelloni, this time with garlic bread to start. I’m not sure it was quite as good as the first time, but perhaps my expectations were just higher. Either way, it was delicious.
I had considered staying out for a drink or two to celebrate my return to Kos Town, but the bus ride had made me feel a little queasy (I suffer from travel sickness occasionally), so I ended up going straight back to the hotel for an early night instead.
