Pt2 - 7: GREECE 24 th April – 20 th May SAMOS True to his word, Mehmet from Hermes Car Hire drove us down to the coast to board the Ku şadaşi Prenses at 8:15 this morning and we were underway fifteen minutes later. Although hazy, it was pleasantly warm and calm for the short hop across to Samos. The shallow turquoise waters of the Turkish coast gave way to the inky blue of the deeper Aegean while the grey shapes of Samos and its family of small rocky islets loomed in the distance. Indeed, we never actually lost sight of land for the entire ninety-five minute journey. As we steamed into the port of Samos Town the sun won its battle to burn through the haze and broke over the colourful buildings lining the waterfront, a fitting welcome to continent number three, Europe, and country number five. Customs formalities were unusually casual at both ends of the crossing. Although we could have waltzed through with a kilo of heroin, this is definitely how international tra...
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