Busy, busy.
Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Fri 4 Sep 2009 17:21
Kos is an interesting mixture of new, old and very old. Frankish and Turkish
architecture abounds and there is an Italian influence as well, but the
harbour is guarded by the remains of the Castle of the Knights, built in the
14th century and considered impregnable. Hippocrates was born here and they
are very proud of an old plane tree under which the great man
taught......except that plane trees rarely survive beyond 200 years.
Kos now is in open competition with Rhodes as the sun and beach capital of
the region and by all accounts is gradually winning this tussle with its
slightly more mellow approach. Certainly it is the best thought out main
town that we have encountered with regards to tourists and the needs of the
modern visitors. Traffic is routed elsewhere and bicycles and pedestrians
rule making it a safe place to stroll around (allowing for those cyclists
who have taken to the road for the first time in decades and cannot be
relied on to brake or steer very steadily!). There is a steady stream of
ferries and trip boats plying their trade which keeps the place buzzing but
surprisingly the town itself is very quiet at night and there are no late
bars booming out the music to all hours.
Spent a lazy day here shopping and trying to get things done on board.
Souris Rose had invited 10 of us to come to a party on board in the evening
and each crew had to bring a different dish. This was a great success and we
all finally made our way home around midnight.
Got confirmation that the replacement parts for the self-steering gear has
been dispatched, so we just hope that it arrives within the 8 days or so
that they have quoted, otherwise we will have to hang around until it turns
up.