The plan for today was to travel to Korthi Bay which is a seaside resort in the south of Andros. The road meanders through several villages which are always a pleasure to see, but nothing remarkable. Korthi has a long, well built promenade along the sea shore, but no visible beach; after driving along this promenade to see whether there was anything that missed our eyes (there wasn't), we stopped at a cafe which already had local people inside.
Here we had pie and milkshakes, which while tasty also overwhelmed the digestive system. I was also coughing quite hard by this stage so we decided to cut our losses and head home.
After an afternoon of doing nothing but resting, we got dressed and drove into Gavrio for what has become our evening ritual: toasted cheese sandwiches in a cafe. Tonight I had just the sandwich without the hot chocolate.
Now we're packing in preparation for sailing to Athens tomorrow, where we will stay for four days. Instead of a hotel balcony overlooking the sea, we will have a hotel balcony overlooking the Acropolis.
So, was the Andros adventure worthwhile? We did have a relaxing time and there were no crowds, but six days is at least one day too many. On the other hand, a night's stay in this very good hotel (Perrakis) costs only 42% of the cost in Athens (Attalos).
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