After making use of the valuable free showers on the beach in Greece we hit the road again on our way up north. read more
We drove towards Itea (a coastal town) for the night before visiting Delphi. On the mountainous route we came across large numbers of goats crossing the road. read more
From Itea we drove 10 miles north to Delphi, which once was a home to the famous Greek oracle. read more
From Sparta we drove to a beautiful salt water lake in Limni Vouliagmenis, north of Korinthos. read more
We visited the extensive ruins of Mystras a World Heritage listed site near Sparta. It was an old Byzantine fortress town with the ruins of churches, libraries, strongholds. read more
Our next drive took us down the very rugged peninsular of Mani. This area in history is know for its internal feuds and darted about the mountainside you can see houses of a fort like structure and castles. read more
This five day beach stop, 30 minutes south of Kalamata, was our favorite place yet. The beach was not the best so far (but it did have showers which was handy), but the generosity and friendliness of the local people made it. read more
From "the bay" we headed further south down the western most ‘finger’ of the Peloponnese. Our first stop was the Voidokoilia beach. read more
This spot was recommended to us by Costos, a barman (and a surfer) who worked at the campsite further up north and gave us many decent tips on where to go next. read more
From Patra we headed down the west coast of the Peloponnese. Around half way down the coast we found an excellent family run campsite next to the beach with a very friendly vibe. read more
We set our foot in Greece mid day on Friday the 30th of August at the port of Patra. Our first mission was to find, the very appraised in travel guides, tourist Information center where we could get a decent road map of Greece. After unsuccessfully wondering around for a while, Holly popped into to a travel agent to get some directions. A few minutes later she emerged with a friendly Greek-American lady who explained that during the economic crisis a lot of civil servant jobs were cut and the information center we were seeking for is now closed. She very kindly took us to a good book store with lots of maps and gave us some initial schooling about Greece in a lovely New York accent. read more