We are sailing away from Naxos toward our final destination of Amorgos as I write this. In our cabin onboard the Blue Star Paros we have ample room to sleep, shower and rest after 54 hours of transit…with another four hours before reaching the Port of Aegiali. From there we will find our rental car (key under the floor mat) and drive another half hour to the village of Chora. After searching for a parking spot we will drag our bags up the aged stone steps (26) to our small apartment (more steps) which will (hopefully) be unlocked and ready for us. By the time our heads hit the pillows it will be 60 hours since our heads lifted from the pillows at my sister’s home in Burnaby!!
Waiting to leave Piraeus
Of course we did have an overnight respite near Heathrow airport at the Park Inn Hotel. John managed about six hours of sleep there while I dozed fitfully after the first four hours. He also slept on both flights!!! How is that possible?!
Entry into England was challenging. Along with about 1500 people we slowly snaked our way toward passport control officials. It took 1 1/2 hours to have our passports stamped! Of course if we held any of the Platinum or Titanium flight statuses…we would have been “fast tracked”! It was a much easier process when John qualified for “handicapped” status but since he refused to carry his cane and limp we were forced to join the other 1500 plebeians!!
The seas are rough and rain is falling so the drive to Chora could be interesting. It will probably involve a combination of low hanging clouds (FOG) and goats standing mid-road. More later.
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