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After a very long and leisurely lunch we set off to explore Kos town. As an inhabitant of modern Halicarnassus, I am blasé about ancient ruins but I did lift my leg on the corners of a few medieval buildings and was more interested in the help street animals were getting, than Hippocrates' plane tree (wasn't allowed to pee on that).
At 7pm the Blue Star Ferry to Piraeus docked and the boss tried to make me wear a muzzle,(that's the rule) but it didn't stay on for long, I managed to leave it on the quay a couple of times but bloody do-gooders kept picking it up and giving it back.
We had to use the back stairs to board rather than the escalator, which avoided the queues, and were shown to our pet cabin; top deck, roomy and with an ensuite and bigger than we expected. I can't say it was comfortable journey as the incessant engine noise and various clangs and clunks made it impossible to sleep for long but it was much better than a cage next to the trucks, which was the only other large canine accommodation on offer.
We explored the aft deck but never worked out where the dogs' convenience was. Luckily I can cross my legs for 12 hours over night and at 7 am we were striding happily towards Quay 8 to catch the Hellenic Seaways Flying Catamaran to Hydra.
Very Swan Hellenic Jake ... did you have company or were you the only canine on board ...
ReplyDeletethere were a few tiny ones that were allowed inside in carry on cages
DeleteJake, And here you were a while back lamenting that you had not spent more time as a seadog. I think you just made up for it in spades.
ReplyDeletei was hinting at another trip on a gin palace not a coastal steamer
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ReplyDeleteIt's very helpful and well written. But We give you friendly-looking, comfortable with a perfect fit of dog muzzle.