We Calculated that it Would be More Comfortable (Because of the Wind) and Less Expensive to Circumnavigate Samos Island by Car than to take the TangaroaThe Tiny Car We Hired from Dimothenis at MotoEurope in PithagorionFishing Boats at IreonI Love this Photo!!!The Small Harbour at IreonThe Local Veggie Man Does His Rounds in IreonDelightful Small Villages Such as Pagondas Dot the Fertile Gullies of SamosThe Scenery in Samos is Amazingly Beautiful with a High Mountain Range, Pine Forests, Fertile Plains and Quaint Hill Top VillagesWe Drove Through the Very Narrow Streets in PagondasThe Village Centre of the TownLooking South to Nisis Samioupoula, which is a Popular Small Island for Day Tipper Boats Taking Tourists to a Small Sheltered Bay on the Western Side for Lunch and SwimmingStopping by the Roadside , We Met a Delightful Mother and Daughter from Holland who Kindly Took Our PhotoLooking West to the Marathakambos GulfThe Old Houses of the Small Towns have been Kept Neat and TidyMost of the Small Villages have very Narrow Roads and we were Pleased we did not Hire a Bigger Car !!The Port of MarathakambosMost Villages are Built on the Higher Slopes of to Escape the Heat in SummerSome of these Vessels Require some Maintenance !!The Beaches Along the Southern Coast of Samos are Full of HolidaymakersBeaches Stretch for Several Kilometres Along the Coast past Marathakampos, Ormos and VotsalakiaMarathakambos with the Wind Turbines on the Hills Behind the TownDriving North We Reach the Town of KarlovassiAt Karlovassi we Could Not Resist Going to the Samos Winery to Sample some of the Local Wine – Samos is Particularly Famous for it’s Sweet Desesrt WinesHigh in the Hills on the North Coast of Samos are Several Quaint Villages – Manolates was Our FavouriteVisitors Take Advantage of Escaping from the Heat by Indulging in Cool Drinks and Food in Quaint Restaurants in ManolatesThe Elderly have Learnt to Tolerate Visitors to their Small VillagesSeveral Unique Holiday Apartments are Available for Rent in ManolatesOn the Heavily Wooded Hillsides, Small Clearings have been Carved out for the HousesOn the Lower Fertile Plains, Available Land is Used for AgriculturePopular Northern Beach Town on Samos is KokkariCharming Holiday Town of KokkariLike Most Beaches in the Mediterranean, You have to get Used to RocksBack to Pithagorion and Filling the Dinghy Full of Groceries !!We are Asked to Join Our German Friends on Their Boat for a Quiet Drink
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