A day in Naxos and finally relaxing!
Yamas, most important news is my cold has finally broken, I didn't use a whole packet of tissues for the first time today. It was also the first stay where breakfast wasn't included so we ate muesli and yoghurt with juice and some peppermint tea we purchased last night (missing my cups of tea). Then we headed out. Naxos is a huge island - so I can't for the life of me figure out why two crazy 20 something backpackers decided to walk around it 33/34 years ago! no wonder we ran out of water and had to come back to town. First stop today was Apollo's gate, the ruins of a seemingly unfinished temple built in 530BC, what's left is the door frame and loads of huge blocks which would have made up the floor and walls. Mike and I climbed all over this when we were here way back but now it's nicely cordoned off for tourists, well lit and has wonderful paths to follow around for different vistas. The Wellington like wind (see my hair in the top photo) made for quite an