Life's a Beach

Sunday 19 May (Day 26)

We started today with another philosophical breakfast discussion with Timos.  Today’s subjects included Eurovision and Margaret Thatcher.  The only thing we could do after all this intellectual stimulation was walk to the beach.

Ag. Georgios bay is close to the town and is very family friendly.  While we were sitting in the taverna a children’s party was taking place but we weren't offered any cake.  Sunday is obviously the family day as the normally empty cafes were full of local people although we did notice that some contained women and children while the others just had men.  

Monday 20 May (Day 27)

Timos had to work today so we missed out on our breakfast discussion.  We are staying in the ‘Paradisia Villas’.  It contains about 12 studios and there are only us and another English couple staying here who are pretty much doing the same thing as we are.  Today they are off to their next island so they kindly gave us their leftover wine and veg.  This does mean that we have the whole place to ourselves (including a large swimming pool).

We braved the local bus system and went to a beach called  Ag. Anna.  Naxos may be Greece’s best kept secret. The beaches here are amazing, they are sandy, tree lined, virtually empty and many have a taverna just a stone’s throw away.  If you like beach holidays then this is the place to come. The only problem is the lack of an international airport so you’d have to fly to Santorini and take a ferry from there then either go back to Santorini or fly back via Athens.

Ag. Georgios Beach

Main town of Chora

Sunset view from Paradisia Villas

 Paradisia Villas (all ours!)