Monday 7th October
We awoke to an unusually overcast day. Both the Police launch and the Greek coastguard boats had gone out. There is a lot of activity currently as the level of migrants coming from Turkey escalates.
Having located Lily from her expedition & secured her behind her new prison gate, we set off up through the town to the Fortress.
Lily on her morning explorations in the rocks.
The climb up
The Fortress was founded during the Byzantine period over the ruins of the ancient fortification. Subsequently occupied by Venetians, Catalans, Genoese and the Ottomans from 1462 until Greek independence.
A balcony with a view !
We found a proper old Ouzeri where we stopped for an ouzo meze lunch for the princely sum of 3.00 Euros each.
Paul & Lorraine arrived a few days later
We stayed until the 13th October when we started to head back to Mytilini.
God no wonder Louise gets stiff knees. That was some amount of climbing. xx
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