Batsi - Island of Andros
(The most northerly of the Cyclades islands)

Friday 28th May 2010

-FULL MOON HASH -

Hare: Shunt

Photographer: Mad Dog

 

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The lat/lon coordinates of the starting point & circle (Elpida Studios):

37°51'24.32"N, 24°46'41.20"E     

Altitude:16 metres above sea level

Trail cartographic Length = 3.2 km

 

The island of Andros - just south-west of the island of Evia

 

The trail starting from the Elpida studios where we all stayed.

 

- T H E   F E R R Y   T O   A N D R O S -

Ferry Schedules from: http://www.gtp.gr (Greek Travel Pages)
Ferry for Andros (port of Gavrio) departs from the port of Rafina
A ticket agent at Rafina port: Nick Haralabopoulos - Tel: 22940-25325 & 22112
A ticket agent at Gavrio port, Andros: Navtikes (Bath) agency - Tel: 22820-22257, 71489

Inside the High-Speed-I Catamaran

 

Mad Dog on the stern

 

The propeller wash from the powerful engines

 

Approaching the jetty at Gavrio - the port of the Island of Andros

 

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The runners & walkers set off from Elpida Studios

 

A falsie on the peninsular just outside the hotel

 

And up onto the peninsula scrub

 

Panoramic view of the town of Batsi from the peninsula

 

One of many long flights of steps on the hillsides around Batsi

 

Heading for the hills

 

Our first view of the traditional cycladic stone wall construction

 

The hare Shunt and one of his checks

 

"Can I join the hash?"

 

On up!

 

Panoramic view of the west end of the main beach area

 

 

The sunbathers have returned to their hotels

 

Shunt's blob of coloured flour on an abandoned sand castle

 

The On In (abbreviated version)

 

Black Mamba & Prickly Bush catch their breath at the end of the run

 

- T H E     B A R B E Q U E -

 

Fair Cop giving a blow job to the charcoal

 

Clitoria relaxing with a drink

 

Beep Beep cooking the sausages

 

Hamish getting things organised

 

The fish & prawns are cooking nicely

 

Hungry hashers line up for the meal that Hamish has organised & produced

 

Candlelight helps illuminate the food

 

And so does the Full Moon just rising in the sky

 

Hamish takes a well-deserved rest

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES To save a photo to your disk drive: - Internet Explorer - Netscape Navigator - Opera - (1) Right-click your mouse on the photo (2) A menu appears (3) Click on "Save Picture As" (or "Save Image") (4) Pull-down the "Save In" menu (click the down-arrow) (5) Double-click on a disk drive letter (to choose a drive) (6) Double click on a directory icon (if applicable) (7) Type in a File name of your choice for the picture (8) Click Save To send the photo by e-mail as an attachment: - Outlook Express - (1) Click the "Create Mail" button to start a new e-mail (2) Click Insert > File Attachment (3) Pull-down the "Look In" menu (click the down arrow) (4) Double-click on a disk drive letter (to choose the drive) (5) Double click on a directory icon (if applicable) (6) Click on the photo file name to highlight it (7) Click "Attach" to attach the photo to the e-mail                                                                         MD Feb. 2006

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