My current travel expeditions and recent blog posts pertaining to my 28-day #SteemitChallenge have been relatively secretive in regards to who, "WE," has been. My travel companion, who now has the alias, Geets Romo, shall be revealed at the very end of our four week trip.
Geets Romo is quite the character and if you want to learn how to _'talk hip'_and 'hop on n hop off' buses and ferries throughout Greece, then I suggest you stay tuned for more to come.
I will be revealing a little bit more information in each of the successive posts about Geets himself throughout the remainder of our journey throughout the Cyclades.
For now, we are off to our second island of our island hopping expedition- SIFNOS. The first island, as by now, most of you should all be aware of, was Serifos.
The Zante Ferry pulling in to the port of Serifos
We stayed in Serifos for a total of 41 hours, which, to be honest, felt more like 72 hours. I guess the saying, 'time flies when you are having fun,' really does hold true.
Our ferry to Sifnos was scheduled to depart from the port in Serifos at noon, but with the gusty crosswinds, the ferry was delayed, and thus, did not end up arriving until about 1 pm. So now, we are aboard the Zante ferry boat and on our way to one of the Cyclades hidden treasures.
Geets and I plan to stay here for about 4 or 5 days to get a good sense and taste of what the island is all about. It is a little bigger than Serifos, so on one of the days we plan to rent scooters and venture across the island to see what kind of hidden riches we can find.
We are getting close to the port because I can see the island through the side window of the Zante ferry boat. We do not currently have accommodations arranged, so we will be playing it by ear when we disembark the ferry.
Pulling in to the port of Sifnos
The tentative plan is to head inward a little bit to get away from the port area, which is generally more touristy. Our thought process is that it will be slightly cheaper here because there will likely be more local joints to grab a bite to eat at and hang out.
Another option is to take a bus to the west side of the island where the sun will set in order to catch some amazing sunset views at dusk.
We ended up going with the first option of hopping on the bus and heading inward. We are relatively close to the capital of the island, Apollonia, but just on the outskirts. It is nice and quiet where we are located and our place is only a hop, skip and a jump from the center of town.
Here is the view, as I write this post, from the balcony of our room:
Tomorrow, Geets and I, are planning to rent scooters and ride all over the island to see what we can find.
Be sure to tune in tomorrow for some prime time Cyclades action, you won't want to miss it!!
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thank you for your kind words, I appreciate this
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Correct me if I am wrong, you did not really enjoy your time Serifos because it felt like 72 hours. So time did not fly but take a casual walk when you were there.
And could not wait to read your scooter adventure.
And another thing, pardon my ignorance, do local people speak English there?
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I REALLY enjoyed my time in Serifos my friend. Time flies when you are having fun, so the 41 hours felt like 3 days... May be heading back to this island for another couple of nights before our trip is over because it was so special.
To answer your question, a lot of people do speak English. I would say about 3/4 or 4/5 people speak some English, sometimes you will come across a local that hardly speaks English at all, but really it is quite easy to communicate with the local population here.
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