Hi folks i managed to upload a video to youtube riding on a scooter from the pizza place in san stef to the mathraki apartments passing a few potholes the confectioners and zambeti apartments hope you enjoy it
Tony
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJi-aSitLc (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJi-aSitLc)
That was great Tony, one question "wheres the pizza"? we always hire a quad for the week so next time we might pop out for a pizza as it seems it only took you 5 mins to get back..."pizza espress" or what.
Ang
Hi Ang the Pizza place is on the right had side if you are coming from Arillas about 150 yards before you get to the junction to go up the main street in San Stef you cant miss it its quite a big place now
Tony
Thanks Tony its on the list for next time as with the quad theres the rack at the back just right to fit a pizza box,cant think why we have never done that before.
Ang
Tony
Thanks for the ride
We did that a few times on foot in the summer.
Yes i lost quite a few pounds in weight back and forth to san stef. Shame i put it back on.
riggers...
I`put lots on,lol.
Hey Tony,
Really enjoyed your little video - & I meant to say a few days ago how much I enjoyed your pictures.
I particularly loved the sunset & fishing ones - well done you - they were gorgeous.
Like yourselves, we love going out on scooters, but not at all sure that I would trust myself to start filming whilst on the move - I see disaster written all over that one :-)
It was interesting to catch our first glimpse of the Zambeta Apartments because that's where we're staying when we come back - just under three weeks now.
Thanks ever so for sharing - I really enjoyed both pictures & video!
BeckyB
Love the video Tony... its much quicker by Scooter... I remember the first time we walked up that hill in the midday sun.... thought it would never end and it was a bit of a killer.. not so bad now you know where its going to end up.
Glad it didnt end up as a "you've been framed clip" too... reminded me of when we were in Crete with our two girls in the back of a jeep. Mike kept saying dont miss this, keep filming and the eldest was hanging on for dear life as we went round the bends to the Samaria Gorge as if she was Steven Speilberg... one of our favourite hilarious family moments.
Hi Ang
The Location of 'San Stefanos Town Pitsaria' is shown here
http://arillasmap.awardspace.com/googlemap.php?item=246
Spot on Just L@@kin it doesnt seem half as far looking at the google map i think it took us 20 mins to walk it and 5 mins on the scooter
Glad you enjoyed the video&pics Becky,it'l soon be your turn to get some piccies
Only 48 weeks for me now lol not to worry it'l soon pass
Tony
LOL BG all good fun though eh , it was Anne who had the camera sat on the back i was gonna buy some tape and fit it on the front somehow but i thought it would be bound to fly off as soon as we hit 1 of the pot holes so entrusted my wife to do the shooting i think the only thing that spoils it is the wind noise but i guess you cant have everything
Right time for a Mythos i smuggled home !!!
Tony
My husband could not believe it when he heard the noise and asked what I was looking at and I said I was watching someone collect a pizza on a scooter from San Stephanos to Arillas.
P.S. Loved the photos.
Karen.
You've inspired me Tony,
I'm going to try & give it a go. I thought Anne's filming was ever so good & as it's a trip we frequently do on the bikes - aren't we lazy eh - although in fairness we have walked it on occasions it brought back a lot of memories.
I absolutely adore hiring scooters & driving about & discovering new places.
The first time we did it was five years ago in Acharavi where we were staying.
Unfortunately Christian had forgotten his driving licence that year but I had mine so off we went to duly hire a bike.
When we got to the hire place the guy took one look at me, then looked at Christian & said, "You drive!"
I know I'm not very big, but I don't think he had faith in my abilities to even hold it upright.
He advised us that if we were pulled over that Christian was to say his girlfriend was suffering from sun-stroke & he was manfully taking the reigns - & they call us the weaker sex eh?
It did make me laugh - but I would be pretty rubbish if it was me doing the driving!
BeckyB :-)
I couldnt do it either Becky.... Mike is a big chap so it would look like we would be doing wheelies anyway if he was on the back! :-)
That made me chuckle BG - Christian is also a big fella - it just wouldn't be happening :-)
Hi all, we did it by foot, trying to find the San Stefanos boat hire. In the early July sun we did the donkey track way from Arillas.
We missed the boat hire office by 50 yards and ended up walking all the way along the San Stefanos beach to the cliffs at the end of the beach. A we were cursing the kidnapping of all the boats we looked back and saw the harbour full of boats some mile back along the beach from where we had come from. So we walked all the way to that, realised the office was not there walked all the way back to the San Stef centre, colapsed into a taverna, ate, drank and ate some more to recover. Then we noticed the office was next door (almost, 50 yeards away). After hiring a boat we walked all the way back to Arillas. Six hours in total. My sun glasses fell apart in the heat....bloody Next! Bought some new ones from a little shop that doubled up as a diving centre, lovely lady there, English and very chatty, My fake Ray Bans still look the business for 8 euros. My blisters were popped several times en-route (you might have heard the screams as I went in the sea foretting the salt effect :-) ). But despite it all and swollen feet like the Elephant man for 3 days, it was a wonderful time. saying that, next time it will be on a scooter for sure and collecting several pizzas. :-)
Gaz & Caz
I hate havng to retrace my steps and its worse when its hot! We wanted to get to the harbour as the previous times we had been to San Stef we didnt even know there was one. We walked to the top of the cliff... and looked down! Couldnt face getting down there and then coming back... well we were hungry and thirsty! We made do with a couple of photos instead!
Just been looking at the video i shot and meant to ask this before there are 2 people walking up the road 1 in a blue shirt the other in a reddish shirt and wondered if it was any of the forum members do you recognise yourselves? it was taken about noon on the 26th of august
Tony