A Fun Hike At Orthonies, Zakynthos A couple of years ago we did this same hike at Orthonies on Clean Monday. It was probably the best Clean Monday celebrations I can remember and the hike was so much fun. Probably due to the fact, there were people dressed in all their finery traipsing through the ... [ Read More ]
Our Walk From Argassi To Vrontonero, Zakynthos
Our Walk From Argassi To Vrontonero Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed to Argassi, to walk from Argassi to Vrontonero. It's a walk that Derek, our walk leader described as a relatively easy walk of around 8km with a few steep inclines *hysterical laughter*, but well worth it for the ... [ Read More ]
Our Walk From Porto Roxa To Kampi And Back
Our Walk From Porto Roxa To Kampi And Back In the space of a few days, the weather has gone from being gloriously summerlike to positively wintery. Don't you hate it when it does that? Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed to Porto Roxa for the start of a 9km Sunday walk from Porto Roxa to ... [ Read More ]
A Walk From Ano Volimes To Micro Nisi, Zakynthos
A Walk From Ano Volimes To Micro Nisi Last Sunday's walk with the Zakynthos Walking Group was a 9km hike from Ano Volimes to Micro Nisi. It wasn't a particularly difficult walk, but the rough terrain made it a bit hard underfoot. Sometimes I think that walking uphill is actually easier than ... [ Read More ]
Kiliomenos-The First Walk Of The Winter
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 ]
Sea Daffodils
Sea Daffodils Saturdays are not my favourite day of the week. They by far the busiest day of the week for me, but yesterday I thought I would try and make the most of it. Not having a Sunday Photo in mind, I thought I would take the opportunity to take Buddy and my camera with me, to kill some time ... [ Read More ]
Zakynthos Town At Night
Zakynthos Town At Night It's been a rather photoless week for me, not for any particular reason apart from not having had the time. It's at times like this I realise that there is no such thing as having too many photos backed up as there is always a photo or two to fall back on! This photo 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 ]
Where Horses Trot
Where Horses Trot Back in August, I had an unexpected day off, so what did I do? With camera in hand, I headed down to Lagana/Kalamaki beach to see what I could photograph. I wandered around the sand dunes, snapping random things that caught my eye trying to practice using different focal points ... [ 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 ]
Never Mess With Fireworks Unless…
Never Mess With Fireworks Unless... It's safe. Is there such a thing? I hear you ask! It's been a few weeks and while I have missed taking part in 'My Sunday Photo', I have enjoyed a few weeks of a go-slow on the blog. So much so that I may just go into a rambling overdrive and we aren't talking ... [ Read More ]
All Was Not As It Seemed
All Was Not As It Seemed Last week I shared photos of the dogs lizarding, saying that the lizards were far too fast for them to catch. This week My Sunday Photos are of a lizard that wasn't quite so fast. Don't worry they aren't gruesome! Lizards have remarkable survival tricks. The one that ... [ Read More ]
Dogs Go A Lizarding
Dogs Go A Lizarding Zola has been with us for a year now and has grown into an extremely lively and bouncy dog. She is still best friends with her partner in crime, Buddy and they do get up to some mischief together. Together they 'kill' tissue boxes (my daughter has a habit of leaving them on ... [ Read More ]
Yay!.. The Sunrise!
Yay!..The Sunrise! At long last a My Sunday Photo that went to plan! I'm so used to not getting my planned photo that I'm not sure what to write now I've got it! In a way, this photo wasn't as much of a challenge as the bumblebee as I am usually awake before the sun rises and it's so hot at the ... [ Read More ]
Missed Sunrise
Missed Sunrise Carrying on in the vein of my previous couple of Sunday Photos, my planned photo wasn't to be. I have given up (for now) getting a decent photo of a bumble bee and have set my sights (or viewfinder) on something totally different. The sun rising over the mainland, as seen from the ... [ Read More ]
Leaving Zakynthos On A Ferry Boat
Leaving On A Ferry Boat It's been so long since I wrote a blog post I may just have forgotten how, so do bear with me! At the end of March, a few of us from the Zakynthos Walking Group packed our bags and headed over to the mainland for a weekend of walking. It was a fantastic weekend away and of ... [ 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 ]
Daisies, Daisies…
Daisies, Daisies... Spring has to be my favourite season. It's when nature starts waking up from its winter slumber. Everywhere you look there is are signs that winter is over. Trees are starting to blossom. Flowers are starting to bloom. Even lizards are starting to make an appearance. It's ... [ Read More ]
An Orchid With Character
An Orchid With Character You wouldn't know it now, but a couple of weeks ago we thought spring had arrived. Temperatures were up, skies were blue and the flowers were fooled. The spring flowers are still blooming and the birds are still flirting shamelessly albeit in the rain, but spring seems to ... [ 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 ]