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Take care my kitties, I'm off on another trip
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Driving along the south coast of Ikaria, I agree Seychelles Beach is beautiful -- but not so accessible
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Therma
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Before the evening crowd in Therma
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Ikaria is one of the Blue Zones where people live longest
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Therma bay from our pension
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Spent my first morning in Ikaria on this beach
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No one was there, even at the taverna
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Looking towards the steps where I would trip a day later, damaging my knees and camera
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Got Tara from the ferry and set off to explore Ikarian backroads
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My kind of landscape
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Best airport sign I've ever seen!
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Ikaria landscape that looks like it's in Tuscany
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The hippie and the dip, take one
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The hippie and the dip, take two
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Visited twice in three days, a great cafe in Fanari near the airport
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Up early for our big day at the winery and beach on the north side of the island
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Lots of the pension guests were outside for sunrise
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But first, morning exercises
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Kitty patrol watches as we collect our things to go
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We stop at the top of Ikaria to admire the view
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Others weren't so lucky
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Mesmerized
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Bee boxes everywhere!
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Here's why
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I haven't seen so much heather since Scotland!
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And now on with our journey
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At the end of the winding road we arrive at Afianes Winery
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We've come on a wine-making day
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Nevertheless, the owners took time to tell us about their wines, including their big prize winner
