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THE BEACH |
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Mastihari has one main
long sandy beach which
is perfect for any QUIET
beach activity that you
can think of.
There
are sunbeds for hire at
about 5 euros per day
for two loungers and an
umbrella but there is
plenty of space for
anyone who wants to
experience the pleasure
of just lying on the
warm sand (mind you in
August you are glad to
be on a lounger because
the sand gets hot!). |
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Lazy Days |
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The
sea is shades of blue
and turquoise and the
beach is all sand. On
days when there is
little wind it can be
like a millpond, on
windy days it is great
fun to play in the
waves.
The
sea is much warmer on
this side of the island
than it is on the
Southern coast, and the
beach is suitable for
kids as there is no
sudden hidden shelving
in the water. |
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Tavernas on the
beach |
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Reading, listening to
music through a headset;
sleeping; sun-bathing;
swimming; conversing;
drinking a cold beer;
eating ice-cream;
dreaming about rubbing
sun screen onto the back
of the nubile 20 year
old on the next sunbed
(I'll leave it up to you
to decide if it is male
or female); building
sand castles (with or
without the kids);
floating about on an
airbed; enjoying fresh
air and relaxing to the
sound of the waves are
just some of the things
you can do on the beach
at Mastihari. |
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Blue Skies |
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I
stress the quiet bit
because there are no
noisy water-sports
allowed on the beach -
only windsurfing, small
katamarans and pedalos.
Why not go and see
Joe
at his Surf Station and
have a go at something
to burn off all those
extra calories you
consumed last night?
One
other thing which you
must do while you are
here is to sit on the
beach, or in one of the
cafes or tavernas facing
onto the beach and watch
the sun go down. I
cannot describe how
beautiful it is. |
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Fun for Everyone
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The
sunsets are never the
same two days running.
Take yourself down to
the waters edge and
watch the sun change
from orange to gold to
red and finally light up
the sea as it slips
below the horizon.
The
other great advantage to
this beach is that you
don't have to leave it
to eat and drink because
there are tavernas and
cafes actually on the
beach. Pop on a t-shirt
at lunchtime and go and
eat as much or as little
as you like. You don't
even have to carry all
your stuff with you
because you can see your
sun beds from where you
are sitting, drinking
your lunchtime
glass/bottle of wine.
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The Beach at Sunset
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Unfortunately, because I
have decided to be
completely honest about
all this we do have the
odd downside - although
nothing too serious! Kos
is a windy island and
sometimes when the wind
blows in certain
directions it brings
seaweed with it. Look on
it as a free form of
thallasotherapia which
everybody else pays a
fortune for! Something
else we can't do
anything about is that
sometimes (but not
always) when it's windy,
the seaweed smells. |
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turn the page to walk
down to the
harbour........ |
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