After 3 lazy days in Oinousses on the 21st September we were off all of 9 miles across to Xios and our usual spot in the unfinished marina.
We didn’t catch up with Pakis & Litza this time as he was up in the north of Xios taking his boat out for the winter. Jimmy’s boat was still in the marina though & he popped along to say hello one day & give us a lift into town.
Nicolas was here as well waiting on his architect friend Joel who was due to arrive in a few days time for a planned trip down to Patmos, Lipsi, Arki etc, but they got stuck in Xios for a week of his two week holiday headed by southerly winds.
Some of our usual haunts prior to Joel arriving
The first picture is a pair of slippers reminiscent of our artist friend’s ceramic works that cost as much to send to her in Syracuse as they did to buy ! and the second was the cheese shop I was thrown out of for taking pictures.
Louise, still having trouble with her rotator cuff injury to her shoulders had a day trip to Lemnos to see Dr Stamiris who she had visited earlier in the season. She flew up & got the ferry back overnight.
The “marina” taken by Louise on her flight to Lemnos
Meantime we had a boy’s day out in a hire car to show Joel some of the Xios sights.
Day trip around Xios
BBQ at the marina – smoke does get in your eyes
BBQ continued
Lunch out in Xios town
Nicolas & Joel left after a week and we stayed on as Louise was still trying to sort out an MRI on her shoulders in Xios advised by Dr Stamiris. Originally we could only book it for two weeks hence but then were advised that Samos could do it in the hospital so on Saturday the 30th September we left Xios heading for Samos. In the end though having waited that extra week, on arrival in Samos, we found out the hospital in fact did not have MRI capabilities and she had to book to return to Xios later!!
Talk about lucky white heather.
