It was windy all day and I hate taking the boat when the sea is rough.
But I had to.
And I wasn't in a good mood!
Nevertheless we arrived at Tinos around noon. A bit dizzy but safe :)
The first thing to do was finding the rental car that was reserved for us and start driving around the island.
The clock was ticking and we were on a mission :)
A few kilometres later, I was feeling much better!
The raw beauty of the landscape, the scenic villages and the relaxing vibe of the Aegean sea, had performed their miracle on me :)
Feeling renewed and with much better mood, I continued driving. The unpleasant boat trip was already a fading memory!
In the pictures above you can see two of the approximately one thousand, dovecotes of the island. Apparently pigeons had a large part in the survival of the inhabitants, for hundreds of years, providing meat, eggs, as well as fertiliser for the crops.
And they still stand, decorating the landscape gracefully :)
When we arrived at the first beach all the tiredness of the trip dissolved into thin air and was replaced by pure excitement and childish anticipation!
But what is that funny looking shack at the edge of the beach?
Hard to tell.
Is it a beach bar, an installation art or just a junk yard?
Let's go closer to take a better look :)
The sign informs us that we are at "The Black Goat". An old canteen is built in the imaginative construction and many playful elements have been added, obviously in the course of years!
I don't know about your country but things tend to happen that way in Greece. A canteen on wheels in the beginning, a shade of reeds later, a wooden wall here, a few rocks there and bit by bit anyone can built his own castle on the sand :)
I don't know for a fact that this is the way this particular place was made but it is a legit guess!
Anyway I liked the guy who owns it and I loved the way he has integrated all those miscellaneous objects in this impossible assemblage!
For my taste, this is closer to art than to decoration!
I took those pictures on 10/07/2012, when I was working as a photographer for a travel magazine. A job that allowed me to travel all over Greece and see all the places I ever wanted to see and some more that I never imagined I would be interested in (but I enjoyed them anyway).
All the pictures and the words are mine.
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