...every single house is white with blue trimmings, olives taste almost as good as dark chocolate and the view out the window is of a picture perfect Aegean Sea...only it's not a picture! Every day we say, at least once, "are we seriously here??? this is so crazy!!!." It really is unbelievable that a few hours and 3-4 modes of transportation will bring you from Madison, WI to Kalymnos, Greece. We are so lucky. In the morning, we wake up in the tiny studio to a gorgeous view. We make coffee on a tiny electric stove with two burners. We walk to a huge cave with gigantic stalactites and climb there all day. Then we stop by a tiny market or produce truck to buy groceries for dinner. It's still doesn't seem real.
Kalymnos is all about climbing. The locals, even if they don't climb, are all about it. Restaurants are decorated with old climbing shoes and projectors play climbing videos on the wall. "Climbers Welcome" signs are everywhere. It's strange and wonderful that climbing put this place on the map and now so many people will experience it's charm and beauty.
Kalymnos is all about climbing. The locals, even if they don't climb, are all about it. Restaurants are decorated with old climbing shoes and projectors play climbing videos on the wall. "Climbers Welcome" signs are everywhere. It's strange and wonderful that climbing put this place on the map and now so many people will experience it's charm and beauty.
Second to last leg of the journey: a ferry from Kos to Kalymnos with Keith and Jonathan
Luckily, the studio comes with a shower- but it's only 3 feet off the ground and we have to remember to remove the toilet paper before starting the shower
Classic Kalymnos tufa wrestling
The front door and kitchen (on the left)
The Aegean Sea through a picturesque courtyard
Our studio looks out on the Aegean
The perfect lunch: home made bread, feta, arugala and olives with figs for desert! Patrick: "stop taking pictures and let me eat it already!!!"
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