Thursday, October 19, 2023

16 October 2023 Argostoli: An Old Town and Bikes

 


We pulled into Argostoli at dawn with another beautiful golden sunrise.  Argostoli had a nice dock that we could pull up to and disembark.  All of us went ashore and walked the town.  There was a nice pedestrian mall that took us tot he town square.  One of the many city dogs acted as a guide for us.  She led us along the path and then helped us cross the street just as we were about to go the wrong way.  We headed back to the ship for lunch.  Then Leslie, Laura and I took the bikes back into town.  We really had fun riding.  We headed north back in the direction we had been before.  We found some things to buy and then we headed back the other way.   There was a cool little marina and a stretch of evergreen trees.  We could smell the scent of pine.  The bike trail petered out and the ride was rough so back we went to the ship.



Mountains all around


The St. Theodore lighthouse on a spit of land jutting out into the water


This may be the smallest lighthouse we have ever seen


A great sunrise


The town to the south


A day trip boat


A shipside photoshoot


Emerald Azzura


The gate to the local nautical collage


The dock extends out pretty far


A relaxed statue


Some fancy gates in town


Celebrating the seafaring past


Every village has its small churches


The pedestrian mall was empty this early in the morning


No one at the cafes


All the arrows point inwards


Long tall Sally


Out guide for the morning


The shopping street


Dried eggplants


Irrational Greek graffiti 


All the pretty ladies!


The design is reminiscent of Lisbon


We love the sail boats


Thsi tourist train waits for the larger ships


A riot of colors to sit on


Birds of a different type


The municipal theater


Lunch of Scottish salmon


This shows how far out the dock extends


I got the Aussie Burger, complete with fried egg and beetroot


A fancy pigeon


A new way of supporting the bell


In the bell tower


Yikes, communists


Nice blue roof


The biker gang


Not my best look





It has been 1 year and 132 days since we began our Migration