The Sunday Getaway - 17 03 2024 - Skinny Dipping
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Sunday morning on a rather gloomy Thessaloniki with a looming overcast but equally a few?rays of sun hitting the art deco terraces and balconies. The city centre is fast asleep after a long and festive Saturday night but as the dog has been grumpy this morning, we hit the streets early. It may be St Patty's day elsewhere in Europe, but in Greece it's a long weekend leading to Lent Monday. So we're in search of the most delicious lagana in town. If you have ideas, do send them our way!
Soon enough, we bump into a friend or two as we whisk down the streets towards the sea. I peek?into the pastel-coloured cafe of Peach Boy for a cold espresso to go, but I quickly have a change of heart. The downtempo, cosy vibes of the immaculate interiors call for a sit down, double espresso by the corner table. We take a seat by the window and start taking in the slow start of the day for locals and travellers alike. What a beautiful way to ease into the day!
As I type away, I?can't help but overhear the convo next to us about the upcoming summer. There's chatter amongst friends of going to the islands early this year. The young bunch seem to want to avoid the crowds and hit the beaches nude (yes, you heard it right). As the chap puts it, he adores skinny dipping?early in the morning when they camp by the sea. "As soon as I wake up, have a quick caffeine fix and walk out of my tent for a quick stretch, I can't help but take a plunge into the early morning cold water." Who can blame him?
And as I think of similar times on the long stretch of Simos bay in Elafonisos a couple of decades back, I wonder what the summer tour would look like this year. Surely, new destinations on the map (as on?any other year). But what about visiting some of the favourite ones??Cyclades? Check.
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