9/5/22
I arrived to Rhodes in the late afternoon and got a bus to the town from the airport. Then I ditchedy stuff at the hostel and went straight out to a salsa class. It was Cuban and we did rueda for half of it. All the Spanish terms were very rusty for me, so I was the hazard of the group! Afterwards, I headed in search of food. I watched sunset from the harbour and wandered around the old town, until I had been down many a street, and eventually followed the sounds of live music to a bustling taverna. They found me a table and I ordered a vino and mixed Greek plate. It sounded super touristy but all the different parts sounded delicious. I drank wine while I waited for my food. The waiter was concerned that I was on my own – this played to my benefit as he brought me a free glass of wine! I enjoyed the music and ate and drank leisurely. After awhile, a Greek guy, Lefteris came to sit with me. We chatted awhile before going for a wander around old town Rhodes. It was pretty nippy at night and I wanted to head home – either I could walk the twenty minutes quite cold or I could get a ride with Lefteris on his motorbike and very extremely cold for a shorter time. I chose the latter! It felt very nice to be flying through the cobble streets within the walls of the old town on the bike. We said goodbye and I went to bed.
10/5/22
Since Cyprus had been more expensive than I was used to, I had decided to buy breakfast ingredients from the shop. I prepared my cheese and tomato on fresh bread and sat outside in the sun. I joined some other girls (all solo travellers – woop, woop), and we got chatting. I had no specific plans and in the end I went round the old town moat and then up on the walls with one of the other girls, Gemma. Afterwards, we grabbed coffee and cake before heading back to the hostel for a boat tour. It had been sold to us as a boat tour nearly at sunset and with a snack and since Gemma was going anyway, I figured why not join?! 🤣
In the end, it was a gals trip – two Brits, two Canadians and two Belgians. There was also an British family on the boat. We had taken ciders so we cracked them out on the way, chilled and chatted. It was very beautiful. We stopped halfway to swim near some caves. It was exceptionally cold!! Afterwards, we warmed up with red wine and our snack – some apple and orange pieces! We headed back, showered and then headed out to dinner, us Brits and Canadians. I had a banging pizza (no shame!). We re-met the Belgians to try and find a night out! We went to a bar that had been recommended to us. The main room was closed so we sat outside. The music was alright but we were basically the only people there! We had a drink (a margarita for me, obvs) and a free shot, before trying elsewhere. There was nowhere else it seems! We sat in a square awhile and watched a couple of men jetwash a sun umbrella for quite some time before heading back towards the hostel. There was a bar near the hostel that was meant to be okay. The bar looked alright, but it was no place to dance, so Sophia and I called it quits and headed home!
11/5/22
Had my trusty breakfast again before heading out with the gals (Gemma, Sophia and Gabby), the two Brit, two Canadian combo! We got the bus to Lindos, a historic town with acropolis next to the sea. It was a beautiful place! We walked up to the ruins, opting not to take a donkey!
Afterwards, we headed to a beach we had eyed from the acropolis just round the next bend. It was insanely pretty! Bizarrely, after we had sat down, we became surrounded by a valleys family, all three generations of it! One of them had a glorious looking drink, so I asked them what it was and ordered the same!! We stayed at the beach a long while, chilling, chatting, swimming and mermaiding! Then we packed up and walked back up the hill to get the bus. Sadly, we had just missed one bus, so we bought snacks and waited. By the time we got back it was pretty late so I bought snacks from the shop (vine leaves and chocolate!) and went to bed!
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