Month: September 2022

Probably one of the noisiest nights ever in the car park. All the usual city noises, plus the metro train running at the back of us, many motorbike races around the streets and to cap it all, what sounded like

A sharp knock on the door this morning just after 8am. A very nice polite man asked if we could possibly move as they were about to film a tv commercial right where we had parked! 🤣 Can’t think why

Deciding to give Chalcis a miss, we rejoined the mainland this morning and headed south towards Cape Sounio – the southern tip of Attica. We tried to do it toll free, but gave up and got on the motorway after

We saw that the boats were running to the islands this morning, so did a quick scramble to pack a bag with some lunch. These islands were recommended to us by a lady in Volos. “Like the Seychelles” she said,

Ok, there was only one and it didn’t really attack, it just floated by, but more about that later. There was a big thunderstorm in the night as advised by the Greek authorities, but nothing out of the ordinary thankfully

The day didn’t start off too well today, when we decided to drive south to Afyssos – another beautiful little holiday spot. It was suddenly like the whole world was driving up and down this tiny coastal road, and we

That quiet little car park we stayed in last night became the noisiest one in Greece till about 2am! I had completely forgotten it was Friday night. 🙄 Got on the motorway towards the Pelion peninsula this morning. All the

Rain was forecast early this morning so we had packed everything away last night. Still dry when we got up though! Quick stop at Lidl, by which time a brolly was needed to go from carpark to door. We then

Woke up late as we hadn’t slept well. I think there was a lone mosquito in the van and it had a feast on our arms and legs. By the time we’d had breakfast it seemed too hot to venture

After a swim in our en-suite sea, and breakfast with the latest stray dog looking for a home, we decided to move up the coast a little and find a campsite to get some washing done. September tomorrow, so the