Day twenty six - 27 August 2009 - to Olympos, discovery of Happy Cappy

John didn’t get back until late at night. He wondered off to a number of bars by himself. He comes back with a present for Tipperarian Hughie, who never lets an opportunity to answer a question pass by: a t-shirt proclaiming ‘Fuck Google, ask Me!’. We are not sure if Hughie sees the irony.

Today is a trucking day to Olympos along a scenic road on the coast. We stay in a hostel where the rooms are wooden huts on stilts. Olympos itself, founded in the Hellenistic period, is now a potholed dirt road of bars, hotels, restaurants and souvenir / clothing shops existing entirely for tourists, although the primitive state of the road, and the unusual accommodation does give it a unique flavour.

our Olympos accommodation

Almost as soon as we arrive, a large group of us settle down around one of the tables in the elevated booths (‘pensyions’) that can fit 10 to 15 people for some drinks. I discover a drink called ‘Happy Cappy’, which is basically Vodka, Coconut syrup and fruit juice. A quiet night in ensues......

having a rest in the pensyion with the gang