Visits to Monasteries in the Levant
CHAPTER XXIII.
Coom Calessi--Uncomfortable Quarters--A Turkish Boat and its Crew--Grandeur of the Scenery--Legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece--The Island of Imbros--Heavy Rain Storm--A Rough Sea--Lemnos--Bad Accommodation--The Old Woman's Mattress and its Contents--Striking View of Mount Athos from the Sea--The Hermit of the Tower 342