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Nisyros: setbacks, things beyond our control, exhilaration!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by BarryH

Great first two days walking.  Third was well …. I’ll deal with the setbacks first.  On Sunday, my first day on Nisyros and the start of Greek Odyssey Part 2, the screen on my brand new Canon S100  started to … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: going to the top

Posted on June 20, 2011 by BarryH

On Friday I decided after breakfast to go to the top of the island.  The highest mountain on Nisyros, Oros (Mount) Diavatis, is 700 metres and with a generally very good path because there is a chapel on top, as … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: even hotter rocks

Posted on June 17, 2011 by BarryH

Tuesday was to be a Big Day, the day that we went into the caldera and onto the crater floor.  Nisyros is classed as a ‘potentially active volcano’ and is much visited as  such by tourists from nearby Kos.  No … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: it’s great but not everything is working out

Posted on June 7, 2011 by BarryH

I was up with the lark again this morning.  However, there are no more larks on Nisyros than there are on Kos so I’m still none the wiser as to their getting-up time. After breakfast on the hotel terrace, always … Continue reading →

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