Kiliomenos-The First Walk Of The Winter A sure sign that the summer has drawn to an end is when the Zakynthos Walking Group starts to hit the trails again. For the last couple of weeks, Sunday was the only day of the week when I didn't have to work or do any running around, and I was sort of ... [ Read More ]
St. Dennis Firework Display, Zakynthos, 2017
St. Dennis Firework Display 2017 It's been an age since I've published a mid-week post, I have the ideas, just not the time. This post has been on the almost ready list for the past three weeks now and I am so chuffed to have finally put it together. August 24th is the day when Zakynthos ... [ Read More ]
A Nice River To Boat On
A Nice River To Boat On This river is located on the outskirts of Zante town. It looks quite nice don't you think? Sort of serene and a place where you could imagine dropping a line to catch some tea? Or sitting and reading a book on a warm afternoon? Have a guess what it's called? I mean, the ... [ Read More ]
Wild Tortoise In Greece
Wild Tortoise In Greece It's a shame, but it's been a long time since I've seen a wild tortoise on Zakynthos. At one time it wasn't uncommon to see one at the side of the road and I have on occasion stopped the car to move one to safety off the road. Back in March, a group of us went on a ... [ Read More ]
A Weekend Of Walking In Tyros, Greece
A Weekend Of Walking In Tyros, Greece Back in March a few of us from the Zakynthos walking group packed our bags and headed to mainland Greece for a weekend of walking. Our walk leader, Derek, has a friend based in Tyros in the Peloponnese, who provides holidays and mini-breaks through her business ... [ Read More ]
A Hike To Panagia Skopiotissa Monastery On Skopos… And Beyond
A Hike To Panagia Skopiotissa Monastery On Skopos... And Beyond The Zakynthos Walking Group did this walk up to the Panagia Skopiotissa Monastery on Skopos a couple of weeks ago. It was the same walk we did two years ago on New Year's Eve, but it was much warmer this time. It really was a glorious ... [ Read More ]
Vrachionas, The Highest Point On Zakynthos On A Very Dull Day
Vrachionas, The Highest Point On Zakynthos This was a hike we did to the top of Vrachionas, the highest point on Zakynthos. The views, you can imagine, are quite something, on a clear day, but we didn't venture up on a clear day. We ventured up on a cold, grey day. In fact, I took very few photos ... [ Read More ]
The Intrepid Explorers Go Cliff Climbing At Agalas, Zakynthos
Cliff Climbing At Agalas Just as our legs had finished recovering from scaling the hills of Kiliomenos, we got 'sprung' an even more challenging hike. Last Wednesday the Intrepid Explorers went cliff climbing at Agalas. Okay, okay, so it wasn't so much sprung on us, we knew what we were in ... [ Read More ]
Scaling The Hills Of Kiliomenos
Scaling The Hills Of Kiliomenos Last week the Intrepid Explorers were caught out good and proper. We met up with Derek, our walk leader just outside the village of Kiliomenos, for what was supposed to be a six-kilometre hike. We have learned that most of our walks are 'six kilometres' and 'easy to ... [ Read More ]
The Intrepid Explorers Search For The Church In A Cave, Machairado
The Intrepid Explorers Search For The Church In A Cave Some of you may be wondering who the Intrepid Explorers are? And who are they indeed? Are they some sort of super group of adventurers taking on dangerous missions for the government? Or maybe they are top secret explorers searching for untold ... [ Read More ]
Our Hike Around Askos And Korithi, Zakynthos
Our Hike Around Askos And Korithi, Zakynthos It seems to have taken me an age to sort through these photos from an Intrepid Explorers hike we did around Askos and Korithi a couple of weeks back. That'll teach me to take so many photos, but in my defence, I was messing with different settings so I ... [ Read More ]
A Walk Around Tragaki, Zakynthos – Through My Lens
A Walk Around Tragaki, Zakynthos How much difference a week makes! Last Sunday's walk around Tragaki, Zakynthos was the busiest one in a while. I'm not really sure why that was as it wasn't a particularly short walk, maybe after being cooped up due to the weather people were determined to get out ... [ Read More ]
A Walk Above Dafni Beach, Zakynthos – Through My Lens
Our Walk Above Dafni Beach, Zakynthos Last Sunday, despite Zakynthos seeing the worst snowfall in I don't know how long (several millimetres) some of us (brave souls) still headed out for a Sunday walk. At this point, I do feel that I have to be honest and say that the snowfall was fun but hardly ... [ Read More ]
A Walk Around Askos And Elies, Zakynthos – Through My Lens
Askos And Elies Last week the Zakynthos walking group headed up to the top of the island for a cheeky midweek walk. The temperature was bracing (for us anyway) and snow was clearly visible on Kefalonia, but it was good to get out and about again. The walk took place around the Askos and Elies area ... [ Read More ]
Marathia, Zakynthos – Through My Lens
Marathia, Zakynthos Last week I wrote that many of us had foregone the Sunday walk to Marathia, Zakynthos because of the weather. Well, it turned out that the people that did go stayed nice and dry as it didn't rain. However this week the walk was repeated and guess what?... We got caught in a ... [ Read More ]
A Break In The Weather – Through My Lens
A Break In The Weather I had hoped to share with you some photos of Marathia this week. But alas the day started off so bad we decided early on that we weren't going to go, only for it to clear up (typical), not giving us time to get there for the start of the walk. Not to worry, I am sure we will ... [ Read More ]
Kiliomenos, Zakynthos – Through My Lens
Kiliomenos, Zakynthos Last Sunday's walk was around the village of Kiliomenos, Zakynthos. This quaint old Greek village has a lovely olde world atmosphere with its mix of old tumbledown buildings and some more modern builds. Many of our Sunday walks start in this area as it is surrounded by ... [ Read More ]
Monday’s Supermoon
Monday's Supermoon As many of us saw, last Monday's moon was a supermoon. The moon's orbit of the earth is on an elliptical path, meaning that every now and again it passes closer to the earth than usual, giving us a full moon that is bigger and brighter than normal. I have to be honest and say ... [ Read More ]
The Supermoon As Seen From Zakynthos – Through My Lens
The Supermoon As Seen From Zakynthos Last Monday the moon was the closest to earth it has in sixty-nine years, resulting in what we have come to know as a supermoon. The moon was close enough to appear 14% larger than normal and if you were lucky enough to view it as it came over the horizon, ... [ Read More ]
Sunset At Agalas, Zakynthos – Through My Lens
Sunset At Agalas, Zakynthos I took these photographs of the sunset at Agalas, Zakynthos a few weeks back. Sunsets and sunrises are two beautiful things in nature that, I think, most of us appreciate. The yellows, reds, and oranges, of the sunset, literally took my breath away... Or was that just ... [ Read More ]