Dressed in shorts and T shirt despite the early morning sun the wind chill on the boat had us shivering and the 3 hour trip to Paxos island was miserable. All was dispelled with the first view of Paxos’ main town Gaios. As the boat pulled in to the lovely fishing village the main square with its crimson painted church glistened in the bright sun. Before long we were sitting at a waterfront table enjoying a delicious lunch and wine. A post prandial walk along the waterfront and through the village has us reinvigorated.
Back on the boat the warmer afternoon has us loving the cruise. We sail to the smaller Antipaxos but decline the option of swimming in the now cooling Ionic sea. Circumnavigating Antipaxos reveals a rugged western coast with cliffs and sea caves and the captain expertly takes us deep into two of them. Cocktails and sunset round off a near perfect day.
