skopelos via atv

these are photos from our last full day in skopelos, greece.

judah had sessions in the morning and 

then a good chunk off before the closing ceremonies in the evening,

we knew we needed to make the most of that time.

so, we rented a four wheeler!

as you've seen from earlier photos, most people ride a scooter around town.

originally we were thinking of renting one of those,

 but i knew i didn't want to drive my own and 

jude wasn't sure about me riding on the back of his, 

so we chose 4 wheels over two!

though we did not venture off road,

we did make it to a popular beach on the other side of the island.

this is where we had lunch

before trekking down to stafilos beach.

 this is a beach where you pay for a lounge bed, 

or get comfy on the sand and rocks.

we saved our 6 euros!

 upon return to our mode of transportation, 

there was some difficulty getting it started again.

so i took pictures of flowers...

 and after a few minutes we were good to go...

but cautious not to turn off the engine until back at our hotel!

 and there is our hotel room, with our towels hanging to dry.

 the closing ceremonies for the symposium were held at an 

archeological site conveniently located right next door to our hotel!

 we were given a tour of the small museum and the dig site.

 after that we enjoyed a beautiful candlelight dinner 

and a lovely time for speeches, gifts and goodbyes.

skopelos - enjoying the views

i'm back with more photos from our trip to skopelos, greece.

on this day, jude was in sessions 

and putting the finishing touches on his presentation.

so - what did i do?

i walked, and took pictures!

by this point, i was becoming more and more comfortable 

exploring on my own, 

which brought me even greater views to enjoy!

above is the main street along the port,

which is lined with restaurants and shops.

 if you follow the road to the end, you'll find some stairs that lead up,

 to where i found this man, working on a church door.

 this is the church, and below is the view looking up from the church.

 i followed those stairs to the top of this cliff, 

and they led to the other road (at the top of town).

 which brought me to these views,

  and my dream car - (but maybe in a different colour...).

 jude had his presentation that evening, 

and at the last minute i was invited to come along 

for the bus ride and listen in...

the ride was amazing, up and through the mountains,

and this is the view from where jude spoke (he did a fantastic job!).

the organizers of the symposium were so thoughtful in 

choosing beautiful and interesting locations for each set of presentations:

beaches, monasteries, artist homes, museums and archeological dig sites.

it gave participants the opportunity to take in parts of the island 

that the average tourist likely would not see or experience.

skopelos - such an incredible place...

skopelos - first glance

when we woke up from a deep sleep (after a long journey),

we were anxious to explore the town.

it is an incredible place!

these are some of my favourite images from our 'first glance':

this was the view from our balcony...

and this is what you find if you sneak out a back door of the hotel.

 then we wandered and enjoyed the many views!

and that is a view of our hotel from across the bay.

these are just my favourites from our first walk around town.

it is so beautiful there...

i'll have to share the rest from our first day on my next post!

thanks for stopping by.