Today we had a trip around the island stopping off at various locations. Our driver was excellent and gave us a wonderful commentary about all the island's history etc.
Our first stop was at a tiny chapel out in the middle of nowhere. It was built by an order of Brothers. There's a long story behind it which was fascinating. Too long for here but well worth the listen.
The brother in charge of building it was a good business man and got all the materials for free. The staircase up to the chapel was donated by Wedgwood! On the riser of one of the steps was the Wedgwood name; a clever piece of advertising there.
German fortifications are everywhere. In fact the islands bristled with lookout posts, gun emplacement and search light posts. Most were old Marcello towers taken over by concrete additions.
The north of the island is very different from the south, one on high cliff tops the other, low lying fields. Around one bay alone there were 5 gun emplacements.
It was a lovely morning and getting back I hightailed it up to M+S to grab some lunch.
I sat watching the long queue of people attempting to return to the 4000 strong MSC cruise ship lying out in the bay. Not only did they have to face customs check but quite a healthy tender to get back on board.
I sat and leisurely ate a late lunch of sushi. Lovely.
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