On the Way to Athinios

We had an early ferry and left the hotel at 6:30 am. Breakfast wasn't served until 7:30 so we went in search of a bakery. Unfortunately, it was Sunday morning and nothing was open. We had a little time to kill so we drove to Gialos Beach.

At Gialos Beach, we found these openings in the caves. Not sure what they were.

Nearby was a beach.

At the port, we were instructed to find a parking space in the lot at the port. The lot was small but there was 1 spot left. If there was no space, we were supposed to ask the port police where to park. Thank goodness we found a spot because there was no port police that early in the morning. The rental agency told us to leave the keys under the floor mat. We were wary but we haven't been billed for the car so the rental agency must have been able to retrieve the car. 

When we arrived at the port, it was empty and we were worried that the ferry had been cancelled. Surprisingly, the ferry arrived on time at 9 am.

The NEL Aqua Spirit was a large ferry. There were comfortable airplane seats but you could walk around. Cost was €8 to Folegandros.

View of the port of Athinios as the ferry set sail.

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