pics: lesvos harbor,
Elle on our street
don't know what they sell but probably good stuff
delicious snacks prepared by the chef on our cruise
A couple of days after Joey left Athens we decided we should start making our way towards Turkey where we planned to meet up with our friends Dawson, Genevieve and Senor a.k.a .Paxson Revel. There were three choices train, bus or ferry. The train was supposed to be slow and when we went to check on tickets they said the tracks had been wiped out due to rain. The time when they would be fixed seemed to be unknown. The bus sounded nice but long and boring compared to the third option which was a ferry to the island of Lesvos and then a short ferry to Turkey from there. I'm sure there's a good joke involving ferries and Lesvos but I don't know it. Anyway Elle and I have never been on a cruise together so we dubbed the ferry a cruise and booked the sleeper cabin for the 12 hour trip. It was mostly overnight so we didn't see too much but it was a nice trip nonetheless. Elle made us gourmet Greek snacks for dinner which we enjoyed with ouzo purchased from the cruise ship gift shop.
We didn't know too much about Lesvos island when we arrived so we just searched around for a place to stay that morning. It turns out that unlike most Greek islands which are very seasonal Lesvos has year round residents and a vibrant cafe and bar scene.
The island is also famous for it's olive oil production and is reported to be some of the best in
Greece. The food was amazing and the people were really friendly. There are also some famous spas and historic ruins on the island. Unfortunately we did not get to explore as much as we would have liked. Due to the low demand for travel between Turkey and Greece in the winter time the ferry we planned to take was cancelled. Luckily for us a group of Turks visiting for the weekend had a ferry booked for the next day which we were able to hop on.
