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Overnight we had sailed
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The shuttle bus was waiting
for us when we arrived in the new town via the ship's tender.
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the top of the rock and said that if anybody wanted to walk
up there, she would be happy to accompany them at the end
of the walking tour of the old town. We decided not to go
up because of the heat. We were amazed when one of our party,
a man who walked with great difficulty and two walking sticks
said he wanted to go. Later, he did just that, accompanied
by the guide and made it back, full of enthusiasm! |
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We encountered many apparently ownerless dogs and
cats everywhere. Some of them looked cared for; others,
sadly, didn't.
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We decided to walk back down the hill instead of waiting
for the next shuttle bus.
After all, it had only taken five minutes to get there
on the bus, so how long could it
take to walk back? Our estimated time of around thirty
minutes proved to be optimistic;
it took over an hour!
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We were very hot by the time we got back to the
new town.
so we decided to have another little sit at a convenient
cafe
before getting on the next tender.
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Above: The old town of Monemvasia,
taken from the ship as we were sailing away from it. |
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