After breakfast this morning I left the hotel and went down to the beach for one last morning by the sea. I’d not swum at Finikounda yet so needed to correct that. I had a lovely couple of hours at the beach, got bitten by a fish, swam in the sea, sunbathed…. Continue Reading
Methoni’s beach is shallow and sandy which is perfect for me…while a strong swimmer I don’t like being out of my depth in the sea. The water in Methoni is so clear – and refreshing to swim in on a hot Summer’s day (or, as we’re now in to October, a hot Autumn day). Continue Reading
The weather today hasn’t been so good – It rained for most of the afternoon – but I still managed to have a relaxing day. Continue Reading
I set off for the Kalamaris Waterfalls – Καταρράκτης Καλαμάρης. It took a while to find them as they are not well signed from the road, Google maps takes you to the wrong place, and the actual road there is just a dirt track. Continue Reading
I have had a relaxing day today and the next few days will probably be similar. I found the bakery (within the supermarket) to get bougatsa for breakfast which I ate on the balcony of my hotel room. Continue Reading
I spent the morning at the zoo – the Attica Zoological Park (Αττικό Ζωολογικό Πάρκο) which I loved. My favourite animals to see were the seals, dolphins (I got splashed by a jumping dolphin!), the meerkats, the lemurs…oh and I fed a giraffe too. Continue Reading
On Wednesday Dad stayed by the pool while Mum and I did a longer trip – We drove to Πύλος (Pylos), to visit the castle there. Once used as a prison until very recently, the central part of the castle is large and very impressive. From the castle there are great sea views all around. Continue Reading