Sifnos to Stratou

The ferry was easy and super quick.  They even had delicious spinach pies on board and in case you’re wondering, no, you can never have too many spinach pies.  We had a beautiful view of Serifos as we pulled away. 

We didn’t bring the stroller, opting instead to bring the carrier we had bought for Adam. It was our first time using it. Of course this meant we had to limit what we brought since it all had to fit in the backpack so the camera was out, Iphone pictures it is.  The last ferry to return to Serifos was at 2:30 so we had limited time on Sifnos.  Which was really a shame because it was beautiful island and we needed much more time. 

We started out up on top in Castro.  It had amazing views of the water and cute windy roads. Luckily Adam loves the backpack.  Whenever he gets in he talks about turtles, which is pretty much what it looks like.

It was quite a hike for Randy and I, but we could use some exercise after the many, many spinach pies we’ve eaten here already.  

We all needed a bathroom break/coffee/icecream/milk after that walk so we stopped in a little coffee shop while we waited for our taxi.

 

 

Malcolm has clearly been partaking in some cheese pies and gyros here, look at those rolls!

After that we headed to Appolonia. Our taxi driver suggested leaving us at the top of the town and we could drive down which was a great idea.  Just to give you an idea of how small these Greek Islands are we had the same cab driver all three cab rides (randomly) and he was the nicest guy.  He told us all about the island and where to go on our drives and talked about his seven nephews the whole time.

It was yet another beautiful walk, full of pretty houses and pretty shades of blue and little boutiques.

Adam’s new favorite phrase-  I want to buy this. Wherever did he learn such consumerism 🙂  He really wanted to buy this boat which was not even for sale, a concept too advanced for a two and a half year old.

Not the best family selfie, Malcolm’s asleep under the Ergo (it is impossible for him to stay awake in there) and Adam is wearing Malcolm’s hat since we forgot his, but we’re all there!

Adam thinks he’s too old for a nap, meanwhile every day around 1 he turns into a gremlin.  So luckily we were ready to head down to the port town at 2.  What we have here is a grumpy tired little boy who was insisting on climbing these windy high steps into some strangers house. After some losing negotations on his parents part (guess law school didn’t teach us much) we had to break out my backup weapon of the trip, bribery in the form of gummy bears.  Just in case anyone thinks its all cheese pies and smiles over here, we for sure have our moments, but we keep on going and eventually with enough gummy bears and naps recover.

We had a half hour to wait for the ferry so we got some souvlakia.  With gummy bears still floating around we were able to sit and eat.

This also helped.

Adam was too busy watching Nemo to partake in a family picture. And so it begins.

Here we have a new take on the spinach pie, after all we did have a long hike earlier.  A flat cheese pie with honey on top. Delicious and the perfect reward for all our walks.