A windy night, and in t-shirt and shorts it felt a bit chilly going down to breakfast. We began to wonder about our journey home on Saturday, as the Flying Dolphin is diverted to Agnonta if it’s too windy at Skopelos. However, it looked like good walking weather, so 10:15 saw us waiting for the bus again for the journey to Glossa at the far end of the island. On the bus we were surprised to see the temperature reported as 20 degrees – we must be getting acclimatised.

Glossa is another collection of houses piled up in a ridiculous confusion on steeply sloping hillsides. A few phone calls got our plastic money operational again, then it was off to the fields. By some miracle we emerged onto our chosen route from Skopelos Trails and followed a circular route past the Agios Texiarchon monastery and back via the TACAN station – taking care not to point the camera in the direction of this military installation

In all, we ambled along for a couple of hours, stopping to eat and enjoy the views from both sides of the island. The sun shone, the sea was incredibly blue, and the hillsides looked more verdant than those at the south of the island.

To round off the day, how could we resist it – Mamma Mia – aka Carry on Camping – in an open air cinema in Skopelos, in English with Greek sub-titles, with the moon rising above the screen. I knew we were in for audience participation when I saw a mega flagon of local red wine and plastic cups making their way down the row. Now tell me, when was the last time you were in a cinema, and the performance came to an abrupt halt while the projectionist changed the reels on the projector? It was a hoot.

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