Prologue: Party over, sleeping open air and several pints of black coffee later I try to avoid throwing up at breakfast and chew ibuprofen - wonderful stuff.
Today we drive to Mrs Nikos Towers in Arcadia, at the bottom of the map.
Our friends have built a villa in northern Evia on a hill side overlooking the sea some 500m away, at the bottom of a perilous bouldered goat track. They manage to drive scooters up and down - even 50cc Chinese models.
The final thrust to Mrs Nikos Towers in Arcadia takes us around Athens on modern motorways and then along the Peristaltic Gulf past oil refineries and souvlaki vendors to cross the Corinth canal and then into Argolis and finally Arcadia.
Today we drive to Mrs Nikos Towers in Arcadia, at the bottom of the map.
Our friends have built a villa in northern Evia on a hill side overlooking the sea some 500m away, at the bottom of a perilous bouldered goat track. They manage to drive scooters up and down - even 50cc Chinese models.
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| The neighbours |
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| The scooters |
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| Demonstration of scooter off roading 2 up lots of wheel spin |
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| We head down south to cross back onto the mainland at Halkis (Χαλκίδα) |
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| Many of the colourful local sites, maybe he was drinking the same wine as me last night |
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| Lots of bendy stuff as we cross a mountain range towards Χαλκίδα |
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| Χαλκίδα -Looks like the Romans had been here building aqueducts |
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| We cross the hazardous Euripus Straits on a newish suspension bridge |
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| "Chalkida Bridge (1)" by stg_gr1 from Abelonas, Greece - Chalkida BridgeUploaded by Alaniaris. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chalkida_Bridge_(1).jpg#/media/File:Chalkida_Bridge_(1).jpg |
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| A touch of Athenian mist |
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| We stop at a little known watering hole (Isthmia) as always following our crossing of the Corinth canal - we are lucky to see a large ship passing feet away from our table |
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| Soon in Arcadia, the lovely Corinth to Kalamata motorway dips down through ancient scenery towards Argos |
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| Έχουμε φτάσει και τα σταφύλια είναι πολύ καλή φέτος! |
Ah very nice ;O)
ReplyDeleteAs always!
DeleteWhat a beautiful spot (to retire?). Nice weather, scooters... and lots of spare tires growing in the hills.
ReplyDeleteLove the aqueduct. Didn't the Romans learn all this from the Greek?
Happy New Year to you and Elektra. How about a meet-up somewhere in Germany this year?
Yes, a meet up is essential!
DeleteThe Greeks probably taught the Romans how to talk about building an aqueduct but the Romans actually did it...
Love the twisty bends on the gps.
ReplyDeleteThe thrill of twisties pails after a while I can assure you!
DeleteHappy New Year (feel better now?) Beautiful area ... who is that keeping an eye on the GPS?
ReplyDeleteThe turtle was given to us 3 years ago by friends on the way to Greece and has remained nameless on the dash ever since!
DeleteHappy New Year ! Ibuprofen is a nice stuff, just doesn't go with Mavrodaphne ... These Romans litter all the good places with their half-ruined infrastructure projects, tah !
ReplyDeleteGood luck in Arcadia - et ego - and what does it say in the last picture about "staphylia" ? Hope there is no "cogg" in reach ...
Mavrodaphne....there's a brew to conjure with!
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