Temp.
15-10 degrees, wind: NW – sunny
The PLAN
today was to drive all the way to the southern point of the island, via the
western coastal road. However, by the time we reached the Airport at the west coast, I didn’t feel well at all. We decided to head home again, via the
village of Psinthos.
That morning, the sea looked different, and darker than before, but because of sun, we didn't see the horizon we now saw upon driving home. SNOW capped mountains?!
Turkey is only 18 km. from Rhodes, and this was the first time we could actually see the coast line, with the snow capped mountains behind them. Awesome!
We both
felt very tired, and decided to take a nap (at 11 a.m.!) Wim even managed to take 3 (!) naps that
afternoon – so I guess we needed the rest!
Even
though we had been out of the house that morning, we decided to drive up the
hill to finally see Profitis Ilias above the Anthony Quin Bay. Our elusive
Profitis Ilias! 😊 There are plenty of them on Rhodes, so it’s
probably part of a religious order.
Via a very
narrow, steep and winding way we reached the top of the mountain – and found
the footpath leading downhill towards Profitis Amos, with the peacocks. (Our
aborted hike uphill at the beginning of our holiday.)
The view
was worthwhile, especially because it was getting closer to sun set.
How
grateful we were there were no cars coming up while we were going down – there was
no room to pass each other….!
Stergos was preparing the observatory and the coffee shop for a seminar, so we said hello and watched with amazement at the professional material he has accumulated over the years.
Wim wrote
his weekly Dutch newsletter, and for the rest we enjoyed the peace and quiet of
this lovely place!
