My sister is staying for a couple of days and has a hire car, so we are making use of the opportunity to explore a little. The islands just off the coast here can be visited by ferry from Olhao, about a 15 minute drive from here. By coincidence, a friend from Whitstable has recently bought a house on Armona island and she arrived yesterday. So Gybo and Kickers's first adventure on a ferry and all went well. Val met us from the ferry and showed us around. A glorious unspoilt place with small bungalows set on the western end of the island.
There are a few cafes but fairly closed up at this time of the year. We spent a couple of hours there and then phoned for a water taxi as the only ferry back was at 5.30.
The water taxi is in fact a fast, small motorboat approximately 22ft long with a cabin and I assume doubles up as a tourist/ fishing boat in the summer. Kicker jumped straight on but Gybo got to the edge of the quay and started pushing backwards. She did not like this idea, and we had to carry her on. The 30 minute ferry ride there took about 7 minutes back.
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Bonass Deeeass Roamoolet,
ReplyDeleteGlad you visited Armona - isn't it a sweet place ? Wonderful beaches. Good to know there are water taxis.How come you are dressed as if you are here? !