Day 12:
We booked a boat trip
where we were supposed to be able to see sea turtle up close,
visit Marathonisi Caves,
and then ended with a tour at the turtle island.
We came back to Agios Sostis Harbour,
and "hunt" to see our sea turtle started here!
Yes,
we managed to see one giant sea turtle to begin with...
somewhere not too far from the harbour.
and then
all of a sudden the boat tour guide
started began steering the boat back to the harbour again!!
So what happened was there were more sea turtles
around the shore as the fishermen were feeding them with small fishes
that they wanted to throw away!
So the tourists that did not pay for anything,walking around the harbour
gotta see the sea turtles UP CLOSE and FREE of charge,
with good space around them,
so on and so forth!
While we that already paid for the boat trip,
had to fight for the perfect stop
on the tiny boat to see sea turtles!
Lol!
After around 30 minutes of sea turtle "show",
the tour continued with visiting Marathonisi Caves!
The water was crystal clear,
and the caves were really narrow.
So we were super impressed
with the boa tour guide's skill in steering the boat!
Marathonisi Caves are actually
on part of the turtle island...
So after visiting the side of island with caves,
the boat tour guide dropped us at the side with beaches!
On that island,
there were a few big boats selling drinks and food.
We went to a quieter spot to enjoy the rest of day there,
as we could decide ourselves when to return.
Suddenly,
we noticed that there were people gathering around...
and of course,
I had to figure out what was going on!
Ah,
we did see sea turtle baby on the turtle island!
Great that someone actually noticed that,
and tried to help out the baby to head to the sea....
After spending almost 2 hours there,
with swimming and sun-bathing
(of course, what else!!),
we returned to the main land again!
This time,
as we had better time,
we decided to visit the Cameo Island...
We crossed that very pretty bridge,
climbed up a bit and the trip stopped there,
as it required entrance fees :(
Day 13:
Third last day at Zakynthos,
we had a very chilled day!
We had jacket potato with tuna,
and omelette for brunch...
then went for a very last visit
to Laganas beach!
**Not much could be done with a day when I had meetings**
Day 14:
Same as the day before,
we had a brunch at Panos Greek Restaurant
**They claim themselves serving authentic Zakynthian cruisine**
So we ordered gemista and gyros,
and as always...
starters and desserts were on the house :)
For the very last day,
we decided to spend some time at Kalamaki beach again :)
And on our way back,
we managed to dine in at this restaurant
Paulo bar
that we passed by once,
and were mesmerised with its bougainvillea plants!
However, not just the bougainvillea plants were impressive,
the painting on the walls,
the food (very juicy souvlaki chicken),
and not to forget,
the very special drink
"porn star Martini" was NAM NAM too!!
Overall,
a super great day at Kalamaki with
a nice first time!!!
Day 15:
Time to leave Zakynthos!
Originally we could just stay at the hotel
until we checked out and took a taxi to the airport.
But we really wanted to see more of the city....
So we went straight to
the main "tourist street" again...
This time around,
Arne had much better time
looking at souvenirs lol!
Then from there we walked to Solomos Square,
visited the Church Agios Nikolaos of Molos,
and The Statue of Liberty of Zante.
With our big luggage,
we walked from Solomos Square
to Saint Dionysios Zakynthos Holy Orthodox Church.
It was interesting to follow
different models of yacht and how these "rich" people lived their lives!
Lol!
Of course,
in addition to that,
there were local fishermen selling all kind of seafood as well!
After a 15-minute walking trip under the sun,
we needed something to chill us down a bit...
If I remember correctly,
I visited the church inside alone
as it was too much to have both of us carrying the luggage
and walking inside the church with it.
And I did not take that many pictures inside as well,
because it was prohibited (I think...)!
**Not easy to recall everything
when this trip was almost one year ago!!
After visiting the Orthodox church,
we continued our sight-seeing,
exploring other streets in Zante Town that we had not seen ^.^
With our very relaxing sight-seeing,
we managed to even follow
the local ferry coming in :)
Then,
for our very last meal at Zakynthos,
we dined out at this Kati Psinete restaurant...
We ordered pita club,
and the food portion was BIG!!
For dessert,
**This time not on the house**
we had Banoffee pie!!
After the extremely filling meal,
we decided it was time to skip any further walking
and head straight to the airport by taxi."
That's all about our 15-day trip to Zakynthos!
XOXO
-Bong-
