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Areopoli: footpaths, anthropiverous spiders, and irritability

Posted on June 23, 2012 by BarryH

Thursday’s exertions had taken a lot out of me so I opted for a gentle amble along footpaths heading to a beach and swimming.  Because I wasn’t focused on the need to get from A to B and back within … Continue reading →

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Kardamili: in and around the town .. and the Viros Gorge … and some villages

Posted on June 16, 2012 by BarryH

I set out on Friday with the intention of doing a moderate walk and focusing more on looking for photo opportunities.  I reckoned that my usual mentality when I’m doing a long walk is to focus on bombing along single-mindedly … Continue reading →

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Kardamili: olives, maps, flat earth?! Where will it end?!?!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by BarryH

Every time I try to have an easy day to recover from a series of long, strength sapping walks in the Greek sun …. I get it wrong. Wednesday was to be a gentle amble along the coast road northwards … Continue reading →

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Kardamili: doors, bats, belfries, fish, funky art, olive groves, gorge-hopping …. all grist to a rich memory

Posted on June 12, 2012 by BarryH

I keep going on about the great footpaths around Kardamili …. because it’s true!  There are colour-coded walks shown on the hiking map and marked on the ground but the great thing is that you can pick’n’mix as you fancy. … Continue reading →

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Kardamili: another perspective

Posted on June 9, 2012 by BarryH

I knew that my legs were tired after the last three days walking.  It’s surprising how much it takes out of you walking the bed of a gorge.  The altitude rise is not very dramatic but you can’t get into … Continue reading →

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Corfu: coast to coast, different prespectives

Posted on June 2, 2012 by BarryH

Again cloudless, warm start to the Friday. Wished the couple from Llanelli ‘Bore da’ at the WiFix taverna and had a another good chat with them before ambling back to the supermarket to buy water and had a long chat … Continue reading →

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Corfu: path finding, bird spotting and providence

Posted on May 31, 2012 by BarryH

Wednesday morning followed a similar pattern to Tuesday, early cloud clearing to leave a near cloudless sky by the time I finished breakfast.   Posting the blog and the usual WiFix at the taverna along the coast road took a little … Continue reading →

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Corfu: the exotic, the gnarly and the past it

Posted on May 30, 2012 by BarryH

I was a tad disappointed when I got up on Tuesday.  It was dry but grey and overcast.  I thought to myself, indeed I groaned to myself, “Oh no!  Not again!!!” But when I sat down on the covered terrace … Continue reading →

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Paxos to Corfu: biting the bullet

Posted on May 29, 2012 by BarryH

The weather on Monday couldn’t have been more of a contrast to Sunday.  Usual 07.30 start but this time cloudless blue sky and warm in the early morning sun.  Brisk walk down to the harbour to use the restaurant WiFi before breakfast … Continue reading →

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Paxos: Sunday, a day for R+R

Posted on May 28, 2012 by BarryH

Sunday dawned grey.  At least I assume it did. As it had dawned a few hours before I emerged into it I had no way of knowing for certain.  The view to the mountains and the area around Parga on … Continue reading →

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