I got the bus to Akrotiri, which is where you will find a prehistoric village site which dates back over 2000 years. It was destroyed many moons ago by the huge volcanic eruption that took place here, in fact this island had been shaped by volcanic activity over the years and you can still see quite clearly the remains of the caldera.

I took the bus which was great, comfortable and the drivers here were way more competent than those of Istanbul, it was good to watch the artistry of the gear change combined with the fluid movement of both bus and driver.

The old remains were just that, old walls crumbling and at all angles and it was difficult to see the shape of them and much had been fenced off so you could not get up close and personal. Interesting all the same.

As I discovered to my horror the bus for the way home was not expected any time soon and so I headed off to the main road, five km away. Not that far and it normally would not daunt me, however my ankle is still not 100% but it was good enough to accept this challenge, but walking along the side of a busy main road is not my idea of fun. At least the surface being level did not put too much strain on anything.

I got to the bus stop ten minutes before the bus, great timing and then back home. Its only about two in the afternoon but I’ve had enough for the day, so I bought two kebabs for dinner and headed home for an early evening.

I found a few things to watch on TV after I plugged in my USB drive and then cranked the air con to 30C and settled down. And by the way this hotel is so cold that even running the aircon at this ridiculous temperature it still feels cold, this place might be OK in the heat of summer but in winter it is Baltic.