Lesvos, Greece and overstaying our travel visa - Writing

Most countries offer standard three month visas, what Ryan and I had traveling through Europe. We wondered from day one what would happen when we crossed the border to get out of Europe, seven months of curiosity. Sometimes asking fellow bikers, most said we would be fine because we were traveling by bicycle. Our curiosities came to an end after leaving Greece from the island of Lesvos.

Taking another ferry from Athens to the island of Lesvos (yes, there is where the word lesbian derived from), we decided to spend a day or two riding around this beautiful area. Blue skies, small rolling hills, and nowhere to be for another three weeks. Taking a locals advice, we took an unused road to make our loop around the island. Few wild dogs, a lunch spot on cliffs overlooking a few sailboats, and more or less a road to ourselves, we travelled through towns where people stopped what they were doing and watch us ride on by. Our campspot that night one of the best. Difficult to get to, but it again overlooked the water, a quaint town, and rocks jutting up off shore. Early to bed, early to rise, we spent the morning in a small cafe reading our books and taking turns checking emails and catching up on some news. Computers really make travelling easier these days as it gives us the ability to stay in touch. From this side of the island, we could see Turkey, maybe only 5 miles away. High mountains and barely any development.
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