Mytiline and rain.

Our hotel room is up there with the best accommodation so far on tour.  Maria the lady who owns the hotel is extremely helpful and a bubbly person.  If there's anything we need, she goes out of her way to help us out. If you're ever in this neck of the woods, try out Olympia Boutique Hotel.

Now for today.  Last night I was woken by the thunder and lightning which went on for hours.  By the time I work up around 9am it was still raining.  It was our first rest on the island of Lesvos and I didn't care if it rained all day. After breakfast we sat around in the lounge and did some research on the last part of the tour.

In the afternoon we went for a walk of the old town and down to the waterfront for a nice coffee.

 The photo above was taken during our coffee stop down at the harbour of Mytiline.  The ship in the distance happens to be the one Peter and I caught from Piraeus to Chios last week.

With the skies clearing up we walked the old city which at 3pm was basically deserted.  It seems that this island is similar to Italy, an afternoon siesta is a must. The photo above is one of the back streets we walked through with very little traffic.

We went back to the hotel to work on what we are going to do tomorrow. Maria's husband told us how to catch a boat to Perama but it would all depend on whether the ship's owner is sober or drunk. That's great.  I'm sure it will be a walk in the park and we'll arrive in Plomari which is famous for ouzo with no problems at all.  Not sure on how we'll get back.

Until tomorrow, safe riding.