Tag Archives: Pindus Mountains

Looking back, looking forward: time warping

Posted on August 7, 2012 by BarryH

After two weeks of proper summer the weather has reverted back to grey and wet …. at times very wet. My efforts to get the garden back under control are now slotted-in between showers, waiting for the ground and foliage … Continue reading →

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Down to earth with a squelch, naked garlic, blue sky thinking

Posted on July 5, 2012 by BarryH

Arrival back in the UK from Athens was not as unpleasant as the avuncular pilot predicted at takeoff.  Rather than raining and 14oC, the weather in Manchester was about 18oC, dry with sunny intervals and there was a modest amount … Continue reading →

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Leaving Athens: the end of the trip

Posted on July 1, 2012 by BarryH

I woke up ahead of my alarm going off on Friday with one  of those crystal-clear wakenings which renders the ‘snooze’ button pointless. Written large in the early-morning grogginess was the inescapable message “Going home today”.  That stark message meant … Continue reading →

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Parga: water and growth

Posted on May 24, 2012 by BarryH

I regret to say that Wednesday arrived grey in Parga.  And before anyone e-mails to crow about it, I already know that the weather at home is sunny and warm. It’s certainly not cool here but the dependably sunny weather … Continue reading →

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Metsovo: down by the riverside … a really long way down

Posted on May 20, 2012 by BarryH

I was equally dazzled by the sun on Sunday morning when I swung the curtains open to the balcony doors as on Saturday morning and the sky was again cloudless blue. This time I didn’t revise my plan for an … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 20, 2012 by BarryH

Metsovo:  getting it wrong and a discourse on the nature of paths Swung the curtains open to the balcony doors Saturday morning and was dazzled by the sun streaming in from a cloudless blue sky.  Weather forecasts on the internet … Continue reading →

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Metsovo: taking bananas for a walk in the Pindus

Posted on May 19, 2012 by BarryH

The rain had stopped by the time I got up on Friday morning, the cloud had lifted to just above the tops of the mountains and there were growing patches of blue sky.  The optimism about the improving weather had … Continue reading →

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Meteora to Metsovo: and a touch of déjà vue

Posted on May 18, 2012 by BarryH

Moderately early start to Thursday in order to catch the express bus to the next place on my itinerary, Metsovo in the Pindus Mountains at an altitude of about 1200 metres.. Usual morning ablutions; finished packing; breakfast at 07.30 instead … Continue reading →

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Athens, Meteora, Pindus Mountains, Paxos, Mani: Rambling around Greece ….. virtually

Posted on April 22, 2012 by BarryH

Apologies for the dearth of blogs recently.  If you have missed my ramblings …. you could always seek medical help. It’s now just over 2 weeks before I fly to Greece.  I have been extremely busy, verging on panic, trying … Continue reading →

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