Ready Steady Pedi (& Nos)

[D and E]

Thursday - Journey’s End

After a good nights sleep we surfaced around 07:30 and went down for the excellent buffet breakfast. Checked out and were in a taxi for the 5 minute journey round to the Tourist Port where the ticket office was very busy with people heading on a sailing to Turkey. We sat in the cafe that is right next door to the ticket office and had a frappe and then at 09:00 the ANES window opened and we picked up our pre-booked tickets (€13 single). The Sebeco arrived around 09:45 and we all boarded what was a very busy boat with many day trippers using the service. We departed just after 10:00.

It is a nippy craft with a fair sized interior with excellent aircon; an upper deck that quickly filled up; and a luggage area and seats facing the stern where we sat. We arrived Symi and disembarked by 11:30 where the apartment owner was waiting for us to nip us over to Pedi.

The View From The Stern

The main road is having considerable works done to sink electric cables to service the new ferry port so that slowed the traffic.

This is the first time we have stayed in Pedi and when we were shown out onto our balcony we just smiled with a sense of satisfaction that is difficult to put into words. The accommodation is beautifully decorated with some lovely touches and the perfect size for two people - three at a squeeze if using the mousandra. Our hostess provided water, fruit juice, tea & coffee and had even baked a cake and some biscuits for our arrival. The view from the private balcony with the sound of the sea lapping the shore is such that we may not move very far for the next 6 days.

Looking Out From The Balcony

Looking Left Towards Katsaras

After unpacking we just sat watching the various boats and yachts come and go in Pedi Bay; watched a guy paint his boat; studied the local ladies visit the fruit & veg lorry; read our books and dozed off until E had a spurt of energy and decided to walk the couple of hundred yards to the well stocked supermarket. This promoted D to take a walk the length of the Pedi seafront. Not to be outdone E then strolled in the opposite direction towards the gate to St.Nicks. After all these “exertions” it was time to get ready to go out.

To complete the day we caught the 18:30 bus up from outside our door to the kiosk in Chorio and had our traditional first night. After the big welcome from Yannis’ regulars and from E of the boutique we took our favourite seats and decided all was well with the world. Out of the blue our Swedish friends appeared having walked over from Nos and up the Kali Strata to dine at Zoë’s. So we had a brief catch up with B&C and Ö&L and learned that B&C leave the next day - we had hoped to see more of them.

When You Know All Is Well With The World

After a few glasses of ouzo and retsina and noting that Yannis prices don’t appear to have changed in years, it was Giorgios for our usual mezes of tuna fish salad, bourekakia, imam, green beans and soutzoukakia and damned fine it proved to be. We headed back to the kiosk finding Sotiris of the supermarket working late stocking up and having said our hello’s then came upon Konstantinos whom we diverted from his return taxi journey to Yialos to take us home.

First Night Mezes

We had coffee and cake out on our balcony taking in the local Pedi atmosphere which is quite different from Chorio and Yialos. It is much quieter for a start with many families sitting outside their houses chatting or doing some chore or another and it feels very homely.

And so our first day on this island that we have come to love so much ended and we slept soundly. Télios.

[D and E]

Friday - Yialos

When we learned that half, that’s two, of our Swedish gang were set to leave Symi on the 16:30 Skiadeni there was the tiniest thought of heading over to Yialos on the 08:30 bus to deliver a small gift that we had brought for them but that tiny thought diminished and died quite quickly. Instead we didn’t surface until around nine.

D’s bread run isn’t going to set records on the Fitbit as the bread is delivered to the local supermarket which it takes him all of two minutes to walk to (& back).

Walking to the supermarket D met Abi the sunbed guy at Katsaras who was already setting up for the day as one of the young girls that works there was peeling and chipping potatoes - real potatoes that will make real chips later that day. That gave life to another thought which had far more chance of turning into a reality.

The day started with breakfast on the balcony watching the family who run the taverna at St.Nicolas Beach set off on their motor boat followed soon after by the taxi boat heading to Ag.Marina and St.Nicks. Another day in paradise was coming to life.

View From The Breakfast Table

Mid morning and a relatively large ship docked at the jetty delivering large quantities of building materials which is presumably for all the road works that are going on. The road from the windmills to the village hotel and the road beside the supermarket near Giorgios to the Ringo Bar are dug up and being resurfaced by the looks of things.

Finally around midday we dragged ourselves from our apartment and wandered along to the Pedi jetty where we sat and had a catch up with George who is “meet & greet” for his brother’s taxi boat nowadays. We chatted about the wall that is no longer there due to last years intense storm which dumped it in the sea and the crack in the road which is far more noticeable than it was in May - and may or may not get fixed.

We caught the 12:30 bus over to Yialos and headed straight to Nos where we left the gifts for our Swedish friends who were over at St.Nicks. Yialos was as busy as we have ever seen it with several day boats including one from Turkey delivering all the day visitors and having got caught up in a small crowd we experienced what it is like to follow an umbrella. Manolis & Katholika were busy serving lunch at Odyssia but still had time for a quick hello.

The cafe bar in Hirani (that was a small gift shop last year) looked like it was doing well.

We had a beer stop out of the heat in the ever cool bar of the Nireus Hotel where the band of waiters were plying their usual brisk trade in lunches. The next stop was at our favourite “down” bar, Elpida’s where the retsina and ouzo came with the perfect mezes of mussels in rice, homemade cheese straws and a plate of salty cheese, cucumber & tomato and succulent salami. It is remarkable that this tradition of providing mezes continues and long may it do so. We have yet to sync with the bus timetable so we found ourselves stopping in Cafe Aiglios for one and still had time for one final small beer in the Yacht Cafe before catching the 17:00 bus over to Pedi.

Elpida’s Mezes

Oh and on the way we booked a table for dinner Saturday night but where might that be ?

The balcony then proved the perfect place to start drafting the day’s blog as the sun went down and that wonderful early evening light illuminated Pedi Bay. We are totally smitten with staying in Pedi.

To make the most of Pedi we stayed in Pedi for the evening and walked the very short distance to Katsaras and had our retsina and ouzo in their small bar right on the seafront. It is only a small area and most seats were taken by locals enjoying the cocktails that the barman was so ably producing.

The Excellent Katsaras

Mussels

Aubergine with Oregano & Skordalia

Yiannis and his sister Irini, who we have known since they were teenagers, were having dinner and we spent a little time with them catching up on their news before taking a table at the end of the jetty where we could watch the twinkling lights of the many yachts overnighting in Pedi Bay. An ouzo and retsina arrived at the table - efheristo Y&I.

It had been a few years since we last had dinner in Katsaras in its magical setting. We shared two starters. A bowl of plump mussels cooked in a red wine broth which were delicious and aubergine slices that had been crisped up on the bbq, sprinkled with fresh oregano, and came with a very pleasant skordalia which was mildly garlic and thus didn’t overpower the vegetable.

We followed this with E having lemon chicken. This was a good sized chicken leg that clearly came from a chicken that had been allowed to live a life outdoors for several years as it had a real depth of flavour as can also be said for the baked lamb that D had. Two chunks of lamb slow cooked on the bone that simply melted in the mouth. Oh and both came with those real potato chips that D had witnessed being prepared that morning. A complimentary plate of fruit - grapes and nectarine ended a very fine meal. Just for reference, and as it has been a while since we last “reviewed” Katsaras the bill with drinks (two ouzo & retsina before dinner plus large bottle of water and 500ml Retsina with dinner) came to €48 which we felt was extremely reasonable in view of the setting, the excellent service, and the generous portion sizes.

We returned to our balcony for coffee and a square of dark chocolate and lit the beautiful candle holders that are on our balcony. The peace and quiet was disturbed by some “yacht rage” when we heard some f’ing & blinding (we could tell as it was in English) and soon after one of the yachts upped anchor and moved to the other side of the bay and with that drama we retired for the night.

[silverfox]

Wonderful reports!

Wish we were still sat chilling in Elpidas!

[D and E]

Saturday - A Return Visit

The day started with both of us visiting the supermarket followed by the usual breakfast of yoghurt, honey and fruit followed by bread, cheese and ham on the balcony.

Breakfast View

Then D started on the daily photo-management task getting photos from our iPhones and cameras into an iCloud shared folder and then downloading onto the iPad; choosing those for the blog and then resizing them into the SmallPics album; uploading them and inserting them into the blog and then tidying up so that duplicates don’t interfere with the main album. The apartment has WiFi which is very convenient.

Tidying up after breakfast, reading a couple of chapters of our books and before we knew it the 11:30 bus was turning - Symi time somehow feels like it defies the laws of physics or whatever determines time.

We decided to take a walk up through the Pedi Valley, round by the football pitches, to Chorio. It was a warm one with high humidity and there was only one remedy - Yannis Rainbow Beer. The bar was busy when we arrived and so we were given pride of place at the “local’s table” and the first chilled beer didn’t touch the sides so a second quickly followed.

On The Pedi Valley Walk - So Nice To See

Once our “usual seats” were available Yannis invited us to move thus restoring the natural place of things in the universe and as we were so comfortable we had another couple of drinks. We were joined by a most charming lady who was so kind about the blog and we had a convivial half hour exchanging our mutual experiences of this wonderful place - that is Symi, and of course Yannis Rainbow

Yannis Mezes

Then it was all downhill - well down the Kali Strata to be precise and our first descent took us past Lefteris (of Zyllygos fame) shop which is situated at the bottom of the steps between Taverna Trata and the Kali Strata. We got the usual bear hug welcome and it was good to see him in business even though we believe running a restaurant is his true forté. The shop seems very similar to what Anna’s next to Elpida’s was like. We then found ourselves in Cafe Alegrito where we captured the only two spare seats left. Dawn, who many Symi regulars will know, was kept very busy. E took time out to shop in the boutique two doors along and bought a very nice Greek styled dress.

Several regular faces were arriving in the taverna as we headed to catch the 17:00 bus as there was an evening Poseidon cruise with bbq and rock music and we spotted S of S&L boarding with his trusted guitar.

We had booked dinner so that dictated timings for us. We had our first ouzo & retsina (well, first of the evening that is !) in Katsaras beach bar and then caught the bus and had our second in Cafe Katoi next door to the pharmacy.

Having only visited once before, and that was maybe three years ago, we have watched the reputation, popularity and size of To Spitiko grow and grow so we had booked a table and were there for our second visit.

On our arrival we met J but didn’t have much time to catch up which we are sure we will in more relaxed circumstances over the next couple of weeks.

We were delighted to see one of the waiters was the very pleasant young man who we first encountered many, many years ago in the Taverna at Nos Beach. Over the years he has worked in several restaurants and he now brings his friendly welcoming smile and professional qualities to To Spitiko. He and the two other waiters that attended to us could not have been better.

As for the food we started with very well made courgette fritters that were moist and flavoursome and accompanied this with four good sized grilled prawns. E followed this with squid stuffed with feta cheese and a very nice piece of squid it was. D had the seafood spaghetti which came with plump mussels in their shells, some very nice prawns and beautifully cooked octopus and he very much liked this. Alas we had got our timings a bit out again and eager to catch the 10:00 bus we respectfully turned down the offer of a complimentary sweet and drink and walked the short distance to the bus stop.

To Spitiko

As we we will be living “down” from Wednesday we will inevitably visit this restaurant again as it’s extensive menu is worthy of further exploration.

And so it was that another day on sumptuous Symi came to an end.

[D and E]

Wonderful reports!

Wish we were still sat chilling in Elpidas!

Thanks Silverfox - there’s nothing quite like Elpida’s when “down”

[Gemma1]

Another great blog and wonderful pictures. I feel quite embarrassed posting my ramblings, considering the only culinary delights I have had so far are a donut on the ferry this morning and a chicken gyros at lunch time!

[D and E]

Another great blog and wonderful pictures. I feel quite embarrassed posting my ramblings, considering the only culinary delights I have had so far are a donut on the ferry this morning and a chicken gyros at lunch time!

Never knock a Chicken Gyros

[D and E]

Sunday - Pedi

Moored Outside The Apartment

We were just surfacing as the 08:30 bus was turning and the church bells were ringing. The steady putt-putt of a small fishing boat crossing Pedi Bay laying out a single line was the only other sound.

D had been a bit too anxious to get to Katsaras beach bar the evening before so had been remiss in his usual practice of half drafting the blog for completion the following day. Therefore as he was forced to start the ramblings from scratch it afforded E a longer lie in bed before we both headed to the supermarket to stock up on water and other incidentals. Whilst the Pedi supermarket doesn’t have the hustle, bustle and fun of Sotiris in Chorio it is very well stocked, has friendly helpful staff and has everything you could need.

As we had promised ourselves we had a day of doing absolutely nothing except sitting in our balcony enjoying the apartment. We took the odd photo, read our books, wrote some stuff, emailed & texted family and the likes. We did take a short walk to Katsaras beach bar where we had a frappe and our Swedish friends, Ö&L, arrived for a day on Pedi Beach.

We took a stroll round to the far side of Pedi picking up a cheese pie and a sausage pie from the kiosk for lunch.

On our return we found that we had had a bedding change and there were biscuits and dried figs in sesame seeds from the owner of the property - such a lovely thing to do.

Being a Sunday a lot of local families turned up in Pedi in their finery to meet up and have a late lunch with family and many people off the numerous yachts in the bay came in on their small tenders to lunch in Katsaras.

We returned to our balcony and dozed and read until Ö&L came in for coffee and a chat before catching the 16:30 bus and returning to their apartment over at Nos where we will be moving to on Wednesday.

E went for a swim off the jetty just in front of the apartment and avoided being eaten by a bird that was eagerly fishing in her vicinity.

E Avoided Him

Then it was the time of evening to watch the Pedi water taxi commence its numerous journeys bringing folk back from Ag.Marina and St.Nicks. At the same time Pedi Bay started to fill up with various craft that had decided to moor overnight. Numerous walkers started returning from St.Nicks, including G&D, and we started thinking about our dinner plans - our favourite time of day.

Late Afternoon Pedi

As The Sun Starts Going Down

Having had a whole day in Pedi we didn’t want to break the mood so we had our usual ouzo & retsina in Katsaras beach bar and then walked the short distance to Taverna Apostolis, the only other Taverna in Pedi. It had been many years since we last visited and then it was for lunch so this was the first time for dinner.

When we arrived they were tidying up after what looked like a Birthday Party and some of the guests were still there with the children all dressed up and having a great time. Apart from a table of what we assumed to be yacht people we were the only other Symi visitors with several well known Symiot faces occupying the other tables - always a good sign we think.

Our waiter was quite a character and although we dredged our memories could not place him but he was fun. We ordered feta stuffed peppers and tuna salad to start and chicken souvlaki and moussaka as mains and it came in the order of the tuna, the moussaka, the souvlaki and then the peppers but that’s how we like things.

The tuna was good and not at all creamy as can be found in some places. We both agreed that the moussaka was the best we have ever had - it was perfect. The souvlaki was a very generous skewer of very tasty chicken and the peppers were up there with the best. We regard this as traditional Greek cooking at its best. A family run Taverna that sticks to its tried and tested menu and it is worth considering getting the bus over / down to Pedi to experience it - it’s that good in our humble opinion.

Food So Good Pic An Afterthought

The short walk along the Pedi seafront was the perfect way to end a perfect day

[Gemma1]

That food looks delicious. I quite fancy moussaka so might have a stroll down to Pedi tonight, though I was thinking about having beef stifado at Zoe's - decisions decisions

[silverfox]

A full lazy day in Pedi sounds wonderful for a complete change from Yialos or even Chorio.

We must book somewhere in the future to find such peace in such a great bay.

Your evening meal sounded so nice!

[silverfox]

That food looks delicious. I quite fancy moussaka so might have a stroll down to Pedi tonight, though I was thinking about having beef stifado at Zoe's - decisions decisions

Would love to have your difficult decisions right now Gemma!

[D and E]

Monday - Ag.Marina

We were up sharpish as we had decided to head over to Agia Marina.

D had the photos and blog done by 09:00 at which time the still hot, fresh bread gets delivered to the supermarket so he nipped over for our daily bread - give us it. Beach bags were packed and breakfast over by 09:45 and we then took the short walk along to the jetty where George guided us onto his brother’s taxi boat.

Another beautiful day on Symi and we had a very pleasant short journey, just being pipped to the Ag.Marina jetty by a Lucas & Irini boat that had come round from Yialos.

The sea was quite high at Ag.Marina even before the waves created by taxi boats and other passing craft impacted and small tsunamis were washing away flip-flops and other beach items - all very amusing unless of course they are your flip-flops.

The usual routine followed. Took about 15 minutes to get settled on a sunbed (€3 by the way) and then decided it was frappé time. E sourced and we drank said frappé at the sunbed and then decided it was time to have a swim. Dried off and struggled out of swimwear and into shorts and t-shirt. Decided it was beer time so headed to the nice garden area and had a beer. Returned to sunbed and read until around 14:30 and then decided it was time for lunch. Finished lunch and it was time to catch the 16:00 taxi boat back to Pedi - a typically “exhausting” day on Agia Marina.

The lunch at Ag.Marina at a table overlooking the sea was first class. We had our first Greek salad of the visit and it came perfectly balanced with a good chunk of salty feta. The fried baby calamari was a plate of exquisite bite sized fresh calamari fried in a very light batter and it was a stand out dish. A bowl of spaghetti with pesto with a glass of chilled red wine and one of retsina and we could not have been happier.

Ag.Marina Lunch

N&S were having lunch at the table next to us and we had a quick catch-up.

We were back on our balcony by 16:30 with our books and watched the super-yacht Harum arrive into the bay - according to the internet at €8 million its a snip and can be chartered for €110,000 per week plus expenses - puts the €7 fare to Ag.Marina into perspective. We wandered if they would be dining in Katsaras that evening but they headed off turning out of the bay as if to head to the bright lights of Rodos.

The Super Yacht Heads Off

We headed to Katsaras for our nightly ouzo & retsina and decided to dine there. Having had a very nice light lunch we ordered three plates to share. We had the healthy choice green beans which had been braised with carrots and a potato yet still had a bit of bite to them. The prawns saganaki were first class. Four perfectly bbq’d prawns in the best saganaki sauce we have had - tomato, cheese & ouzo. The grilled bread that you get in Katsaras was a perfect accompaniment to finish of that sauce. And we had a bowl of beef stiffado which was cooked in a very fine sauce with sweet small onions and was yet another stand out dish. We did dine well yesterday.

Prawns Saganaki

Beef Stiffado

The 10:30 bus passed as E got some milk from the supermarket that was just closing and we returned to our balcony for our nightly coffee and square of chocolate. An early night as there is an actual plan for Tuesday !

[D and E]

Tuesday - Tolis

The plan was to meet up with Ö&L and head over to Tolis Beach for the day and after our usual breakfast that is exactly what we did.

This is a firm favourite of a place as it’s peacefulness is maintained by the fact that the taxi boats don’t service the beach and so it is the intrepid walkers, those who hire or have access to a vehicle and those who avail themselves of the Symi Tours trips that make it.

The sun beds are spaced out along the length of the beach and in the raised areas behind, where there is plenty of shade. As like most beaches on Symi access to the sea is over rocks but there is a jetty with a ladder that makes things easier and it is a shallow bay for quite a distance out. D did some snorkelling and saw a good array of different and one or two fabulously colourful fish.

A Shady Spot Tolis

Sea Creature ? D Snorkelling

And of course there is Taverna Daphne which is simply superb. Sitting quite high above the beach it is a beautiful building surrounded with very colourful plants and it was there that we had our frappé on arrival. Then we swam and after a short rest on the free sun-beds it was time for lunch.

A mezes of Daphne Salad, with that wonderful dressing, accompanied the totally yummy courgette fritters, tuna salad, tzatziki and the tenderest piece of grilled chicken from the bbq. A complimentary yoghurt with plumped up raisins ended a truly fabulous lunch.

We then had a couple of hours in the sun and then a beer to cool off in the shaded area of the taverna before returning to Pedi taking in the spectacular views of Symi and far off Turkey.

Till Next Time Tolis

Being our last night in Pedi we wanted to savour this part of Symi that we have always loved and will definitely look to stay in again and so there was no debate about what we would do.

Ouzo and retsina in Katsaras beach bar watching the moon come up from behind the hills and bathe the bay in a silvery sheen. The light breeze that had started just as we had returned to the apartment increased and before long it became quite gusty.

And then we headed to quite a busy Apostolis where the side covers had been dropped to address the increasing wind. As the moussaka had been the best we have had we ordered that again alongside the kefedes that were light and gently spiced. To keep things light we included tuna fish salad and beetroot, that came with tiny slivers of pungent garlic. This taverna with its family feel and stand out traditional cooking is also excellent value for money.

Beetroot & Tuna Salads

Kefedes

Magnificent Moussaka

And so for the final time this visit we walked the length of Pedi with the moon shining and the wind blowing and had our coffee and a piece of the delicious chocolate cake that Sevasti, the owner of the apartment, had left on the doorstep that morning and reflected that tomorrow it is all change.

[rockbottom]

Love reading your blog D and E and we're missing the island! Hopefully we'll make it next year! Are you staying in the new apartments at the beginning of pedi or further along by the hotel? It doesn't seem a year ago we were enjoying the island ourselves!

[D and E]

Love reading your blog D and E and we're missing the island! Hopefully we'll make it next year! Are you staying in the new apartments at the beginning of pedi or further along by the hotel? It doesn't seem a year ago we were enjoying the island ourselves!

Thanks for the kind words Rockbottom.
Sými is missing you both.
We stayed at the far end of Pedi where the bus always turns. The ASymi apartments you refer to are at the other end of the bay and look very swish. Our place was perfect with a private balcony and being one flight of stairs up was a great viewing point. We loved it & will return there.
We are now in Nos looking out over Nimos as it gets dark. The wind has died down but we understand the scheduled Blue Star & the Dodek services that are due to head on after Sými are cancelled due to weather so this may affect arriving visitors due to be here this evening. The day boats between Rodos & Sými seemed unaffected today.
Now to decide on dinner .......

[D and E]

Wednesday - Moving

Our first ever week staying in Pedi came to an end with a final visit to the supermarket and breakfast on the balcony looking out over the bay and we vow to return as soon as we can.

Bye Bye Pedi

We have enjoyed having the supermarket close by as although it denied D his much needed lengthier bread “run” each day it did mean that we didn’t have to stock up and popping over each day for just one or two things became part of the daily routine.

After breakfast we packed ready for the move and somehow so much easier than when packing to come over - the choice element of what to take is removed of course and this must be the time consuming factor.

We were picked up at 11:30 and were unpacked and settled in our new apartment by 12:30 sitting out on our balcony taking in the view of Nimos and that expanse of sea between Symi and Turkey and the departing Cypriot cruise liner.

Hello Nos

We decided to take a walk round the port and booked a table for dinner on the way. Although we understand many Symi regulars departed on the early morning ferry there are still plenty of people going about.

We got as far as Elpida’s where some well known faces were waiting to depart on the Skiadeni later in the afternoon. An ouzo & retsina came with the complimentary mezes of small samosas with a curry filling and a plate of the salty ewe’s cheese, tomato, cucumber and the excellent salami - perfectly sized for the small carafe’s of ouzo and retsina that we have.

The View From Elpida’s

We strolled on and had a natter with Takis, walked round the square where E purchased a very cute tin made boat that is a tea light. We had a look in a few shops before having a beer stop in the Corner Cafe which was very busy as were most of the cafe bars around the port. D’s techie “skills” were called upon to unstick a stuck till which was making things rather awkward for Yiannis and his mother but with a lot of laughter and a bit of brute strength the problem was solved.

E had caught the shopping bug as well as a coughing bug she picked up on the way over, so as she headed to the pharmacy, which she just missed, and the shops, which she didn’t, D returned to Elpida’s to watch the Skiadeni leave. We headed back to the apartment and as LisaB had mentioned the Carnagio Cafe in one of the threads on this Forum we decided to have a drink there. It came with complimentary cheese, ham, cucumber and dolmades. Our friends Ö&L were returning from St.Nicks so they sat down and had a drink with us and then J&M stopped and had a chat.

The View From Carnagio Cafe

After getting ready for the evening we returned to Carnagio Cafe where we met the young owner Manolis and asked him to hold the mezes but had our usual ouzo & retsina. A short walk back for our 20:30 table at Tholos where we know it is always advisable to book and when we got there people were already sitting on the wall waiting for a table - such a popular place. A big table must have had a booking just before us as the staff were rushed off their feet attending to the 20+ strong party. But having to wait 15 to 20 minutes isn’t such an ordeal in this idyllic setting, watching a full moon rise over the hills and light up Yialos.

Moonrise Over Tholos

Our table was such that the torch feature on our iPhones came in very handy to read the menu although the staff will provide a lantern if needed. We knew we would be having the grilled prawns to start. Four large prawns cooked on the bbq with lemon and a small pot of a Marie-rose type dipping sauce - simply the best. E followed this with spicy pork in mustard sauce with the best lemon potatoes there are. This was a good sized piece of pork cooked on the bone with a true mustardy sauce. D had his favourite dish of goat liver with onions and baked potato wedges - a dish he dreams about. A complimentary glass of honey ice cream was luscious. Having Tholos on our doorstep is possibly too handy.

The Best Prawns

Spicy Pork

D’s Dream Goat Liver

We walked the short distance home and were sound asleep in minutes.

[Gemma1]

Your photos are absolutely stunning. Looking forward to your updates from Yialos

[silverfox]

Loving the moon picture.

Although we did not go to Tholos earlier this month their lemon potatoes are worth the booking alone.

I'm feeling an urge to get the oven on!

[D and E]

Loving the moon picture.

Although we did not go to Tholos earlier this month their lemon potatoes are worth the booking alone.

I'm feeling an urge to get the oven on!

E is now very proud with praise indeed from the pic maestro

[D and E]

Your photos are absolutely stunning. Looking forward to your updates from Yialos

Thank you Gemma - we split the pic duties, most taken on our iPhones - with the majority of those posted being taken by E.
Will post our first day in Yialos next & then read about more of your adventures.