Leros – September 9, 2015

DSC_7414Do you see that castle wwwaaaayyyy up on the top of that mountain??  Well…..   I am not promising Stu anything.  We are going to walk around the bay and see how we do, but I don’t think I can walk around the bay and UP to the castle.

 

DSC_3569It is a very blustery day today.  We are getting into a bigger town from where we are staying.  Need to find a Bankomat today.  We find one and request to withdraw 500 Euros.  No go.  Oh oh…  We select a different amount, 300 Euros.  It asks for the account but doesn’t display the usual account we use.  I pick something and tada!!  300 Euros.  We’re good 🙂

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This is very nice little town.  This is a street we pass.

 

 

 

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Feeling not too bad we sit in a busy little square high in the town and I can see and hear the flag at the castle flapping in the wind.  OK.  Let’s go for it!!

 

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We have some shady spots to walk in at first…

 

 

 

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Then we are out in the open.  The wind is helping to keep us cooler.

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Higher and higher.  A little water break.

 

 

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We made it!!  I am pretty pumped!  Almost 1 year ago I crumpled taking 1 step up into Chad and Amber’s house.  This is pretty HUGE!!

 

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There is no railing up here.  If I take 1 more step here I am tumbling down to the Aegean!  We look around and are amazed as at home there would be fences, railings and warning signs everywhere!!

 

 

 

An amazing accomplishment.  I am patting my back 🙂

Oh yeah!!  We went back down and all the way back to our hotel!

 

5 thoughts on “Leros – September 9, 2015”

  1. Pat, congrats on the long uphill hike! You have come so far since last year and Bob & I take great inspiration from you that he too will be mobile once again….
    The pictures are wonderful, really enjoying following your amazing journey! Joan

  2. Good on you, Patti, for making it up to the castle, a very enduring climb, and all the way back ‘home’. That’s awesome!!

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