Resting a while in Drapanias
Three nights in this lovely campsite, Camping Mithimna, getting bitten to bits by mosquitoes! But it’s so peaceful under these tamarisk trees; all you can hear is the sound of […]
Last few days in Paleochora 😢
Well, all good things must come to an end, and our six month rental is up. Actually, we ended up staying quite a few weeks longer than originally planned, as […]
Manolis’s olive grove in Προδρόμι / Prodromi
Today we took a trip up into the hills behind Paleochora to visit the olive groves belonging to Manolis Klironomakis. Manolis is from Paleochora and he has a clothes shop […]
Museum of the Olive and Olive Oil, Sparti
There’s no avoiding the importance of the olive in Greece. The trees are all around you, large and small, and it seems that every family has their own source of […]
Γύθειο / Gytheio, a tale of two halves
17th – 26th October 2020: After our short stop in Sparti, we were relieved to reach Gytheio, a gorgeous, rather small coastal town in the middle ‘finger’ of the Peloponnese. […]
Καλαμάτα / Kalamata
On 16th October, we travelled south from Olympia to Kalamata, a trip of 121km. It’s a funny thing; you’d think three weeks in the Peloponnese would give you plenty of […]
The museums at Ancient Olympia
This is for those with an interest in seeing some of the incredible finds at the site of Ancient Olympia. Not everything here relates to the Olympic Games, not by […]
Camping Desimi Beach, Νυδρί/Nydri
The campsite we headed for is located on the east coast of Lefkada, facing out towards Meganisi island. It’s about 22km from Lefkada town in the north to the village […]
August in Guia
Our time in Guia is coming to an end and we have had a lovely time here in the apartment (although Saul and I do really miss vanlife… we nearly […]
Saul’s birthday, and houselife in Guia
Saul’s birthday, featuring lemon drizzle cake July featured more swims and sunsets. To be honest, these bits are by far the highlight of the day. It is so, so hot […]