{"id":2063,"date":"2015-05-12T13:06:31","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike.downhillonly.com\/wordpress\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2015-05-12T13:06:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:06:33","slug":"vlicho-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2063","title":{"rendered":"Vlicho Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we went to a &#8216;Gyros&#8217; restaurant. This is basically the Greek equivalent of a British fish &amp; chip shop. The big difference is that they sell meat, as fish is expensive here. We&#8217;d call a Gyros restaurant a kebab shop. You can get pretty much anything you want, but we had a platter for 2 with a bit of everything.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gyros.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gyros\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gyros_799_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"600\" data-json=\"{\\&quot;requiresResize\\&quot;:true}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a friendly place, with locals popping in for takeaways. They&#8217;ll deliver to your boat if you want. Gyros is a cheap meal &#8211; basic stuff is just 2 euros. Our bill including drinks was about &pound;13.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gyros1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gyros1\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gyros1_799_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"600\" data-json=\"{\\&quot;requiresResize\\&quot;:true}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was still windy this morning, so we caught a bus to a village called Vlicho where we&#8217;ve been in the past. Vlicho is a small village on the edge of a huge lagoon. It&#8217;s almost landlocked, so it&#8217;s usually busy with boats during a breezy spell.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vlic1\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vlic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"600\" data-json=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View of the bay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vlic2\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vlic2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"600\" data-json=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in Nidri a cruise ship is anchored a mile offshore. Passengers are shuttled ashore in the lifeboats. Nidri was a bit livelier this afternoon, but the ship won&#8217;t stay long &#8211; they&#8217;re off to Corfu this evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cruise\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cruise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"600\" data-json=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lovely little catamaran flying the Welsh dragon in the bay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cat1\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cat1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"600\" data-json=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"bpp_credits\" style=\"clear: both; float: right; width: 200px; height: 70px; text-align:right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogpadpro.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration : none;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: middle; font-size: 8pt; color:#999;\">Edited with BlogPad Pro<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding-left: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/files.blogpadpro.com\/images\/speech-bubble.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we went to a &#8216;Gyros&#8217; restaurant. 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