Greek Hospitality At It's Best The Greek people have long been known for their hospitality. They will happily invite you into their homes and feed you until you can eat no more. Having spent many a school summer holiday in Greece, I have childhood memories of being fed weird and wonderful foods by ... [ 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 ]
The Cliffs At Agalas
The Cliffs At Agalas This week's mid-week walk had us climbing down the cliffs at Agalas. It was a steep climb down, as you would expect a climb down a cliffside to be, but as always it was well worth it. If we thought the climb down was hard, the climb back up was doubly so. But I think you'll ... [ 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 Only Way Was Up
The Only Way Was Up Last week's mid-week walk found us clambering up the side of a very steep hill. In fact, I think it was one of our steepest hikes yet, if not the steepest in sections. It was a springlike day and much warmer than we anticipated, but that could well have been the climb making us ... [ 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 ]
Wet And Wild Narcissi
Wet And Wild Narcissi I honestly felt a little stuck for my Sunday photo this week. Which seems ridiculous considering the number of photographs I take. Don't you find that your mood dictates how you see a photograph? Some weeks I have trouble selecting which photo to use and sometimes, like today, ... [ 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 ]
Oranges And Lemons… On The Same Tree?
Oranges And Lemons Can you see what I see? No, you are not cracking up. The tree does have both oranges and lemons on its branches and there is only one truck. It had me scratching my head for a while. Which to be honest isn't hard to do. The only logical explanation is that a branch from a ... [ Read More ]
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Last Wednesday we did the first midweek walk of the winter. The midweek walks are harder and more testing than our Sunday walks, and last Wednesdays walk did not disappoint. We headed up to the top of the island and hiked up to one of the highest points. The walk was ... [ 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 ]
Banana Beach
Banana Beach Last weekend our Sunday walk saw us walk up in the hills above Dafni beach and back to the cars via Banana beach. Due to the Zakynthos being a major nesting area for the loggerhead turtle here aren't many beaches where holidaymakers can enjoy a day of watersports. Despite Banana ... [ 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 ]
Our Elusive Robin Redbreast
Our Elusive Robin Redbreast For as many winters as I can remember, we have had a little robin redbreast bobbing around our woodpiles. It is probably not the same robin every year as a robin's lifespan isn't that long. But it is rather a brave robin nonetheless, considering we have a stealthy cat ... [ 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 ]
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk One morning this week when I let the dogs out for their morning mooch in the garden, they went unusually ballistic. And as any dog owner will know, there are certain barks you take notice of. So out I went to see what all the fuss was about, only to find them dancing nervously around ... [ Read More ]
Red Cage Fungus
Red Cage Fungus I wasn't going to partake in My Sunday Photo this week as the days are busy and time is limited. Then this morning as I was lying in bed listening to the quiet sounds that are only audible predawn, I thought why not? So up I got, let the dogs out, stuck the kettle on, checked on the ... [ 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 ]
Flirty Turkey
Flirty Turkey This week I felt so good as I had a Sunday photo all sorted and ready for this Sunday. Then as I was sorting through some photos on my camera I came across a photo of a turkey that I'd taken whilst out walking on Friday. It seems that Sunday photos are a little like buses, some weeks ... [ Read More ]