Day 21-- Finally Made it to Telendos

View of Kalymnos from Telyndos

Ari holding up Telyndos

I skipped the travelogue yesterday because my beautiful wife suggested that subjecting everybody to the mundane details of our daily travels and travails might be more than some Facebook friends had bargained for. Instead I posted half witty comments about condoms in a sleepy haze at three AM. Suffice it to say beach, Marine museum, family time, Greek lesson, and taking 5 kids to a pastry shop in a to semi-futile attempt to get them to do something not involving a screen.

After breakfast, after we once again missed the bus, Eleni drove is to Myrties so that we could catch the ferry to Telendos. Ari and I climbed the mountain to the caves. To preserve my title of world's least competent tourist I went prepared for the beach, meaning that I climbed the mountain in sandals and a bathing suit, carrying a beach bag with towels but no water. We got almost to the top when Ari got tired off the bees that were everywhere because the mountainside was covered with bushes with small purple flowers that were in bloom. We turned around and made our way down to the base where we chose a restaurant that Eleni had recommended and had salad, grilled tuna, and one and a half liters of water. We were half way through the water by the time the meal came and we finished it off without a problem.

The purple flowers that the bees loved so much

Part way up to the caves on Telyndos

The view from the restaurant where we ate lunch.