There were 2 islands we wanted to visit: Poros just off the coast and Hydra, a bigger but car free island in the south.
Poros is separated from the Peloponnese by a 200 m wide sea channel, which we crossed on a little ferry. The town of Poros lies just opposite the mainland, with its clock tower standing out on top of the hill.
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| Poros |
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| Parking for the night |
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| Can you see us hiding between the bushes? |
We drove on along the coast and found a perfect spot for the night before Metochi between 2 little beaches. We spent the evening looking over to Hydra and enjoying the sunset. And we even spotted 2 dolphins travelling along the coast!
The next day we drove to Metochi from where we took a ferry to reach the island of Hydra. It is 50km2 big, but has only one little town. We were fascinated by the rules the island has: no cars, no disco, no swimming pool, no neon signs. The town lies around a natural harbour which attracts many fancy yachts.
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| Reaching Hydra |
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| Little alleys leading up the hill |
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| Mode of transport |
In the 1950s and 1960s Hydra was the adopted home of a community of artists, expatriates from their own countries, that included celebrated Norwegian novelist Axel Jensen, and Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen who wrote several of his better-known songs on Hydra.
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| Clock tower next to the church |
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| Relaxed lifestyle |
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| Captain’s mansions around the harbour |
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| Waiting for people in need of a ride |
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| Cats everywhere |
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| Leaving Hydra |
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| Good bye Hydra! |