Tuesday 12th June 2019
Over the weekend we did very little. Enjoying, and sheltering from, the very hot & humid weather interspersed with domestic chores and a couple of cooling evening swims at Kalogria Beach. We had an excellent meal out in Stoupa whilst watching the world go by.
Yesterday we did a tour of the Mani Peninsular as we’d been told the views were spectacular in places. The roads were often steep and winding and we were pleased at times that we didn’t have the caravan along with us today 🙂
One of the first places we came across was the village of Nomitsi where we spotted a couple of tiny churches, the first of many that we would pass.
The Church Of The Transfiguration Of Christ is one of the most elegant in the Byzantine style in Mani.
Moving on we pulled over into a layby to let the school bus pass and from here there were excellent views of the village of Lagkada.
We drove through the pleasant, tidy, village while the people were having their lunch and it looked a relaxing place to be.
A few more kilometres on and we descended a long hairpinned descent into the magnificent village of Limeni.
We stopped on the climb out of the village for more photographs.
The sight of people eating and drinking in the fine restaurants proved too much of a lure for me and a quick U-turn soon saw us seated at an excellent waterfront table 🙂
As we ate Kim became aware of something intermittently breaking the surface of the water and it turned out to be this fella 🙂
After lunch we continued south on our route stopping often for photographs.
We also had to stop often for animals. Cows, horses, a donkey, sheep, goats, and even piglets, we had to avoid them all!
A selection of a few more of the places we visited on our Mani round trip.
Today we moved on again, effectively starting our return to the UK. We have moved up to Camping Isthmia Beach to use as a base to visit the nearby Corinth Canal.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 210 Cumulative: 31,973
The journey started on the twisty roads to which we’d become accustomed but after Kalamata we joined a very smooth wide motorway for most of the rest of the journey. It was the first time I’d been able to use the cruise control in Greece.
The only downside of this route was the toll charges of an eye watering €25!
The only hinderance of progress on this road was an overturned truck AND trailer blocking both lanes and hard shoulder. Luckily the driver had managed this almost impossible looking feat right beside a parking area that the police were using as a diversion route.
Continuing the unusual mobile living series, here we have a French couple, with dog, on a motorcycle & sidecar combination towing a trailer with all their camping gear 🙂
