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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Giri, Zakynthos – Through My Lens #3
Giri, Zakynthos Sunday's walk was up to the masts above Giri, Zakynthos. The low cloud over the hills gave them a mystical feeling, which was perfect for the day before Halloween and the area is said to have links to witchcraft and what not. How true that is I haven't a clue, but it adds an ... [ Read More ]
Through My Lens #1 – Zakynthos
Through My Lens #1 - Zakynthos Recently I stumbled across the Through My Lens photography link up hosted by Mersad of Mersad Donko Photography. And thought it looked like the perfect link up to share some of the photos I take when out and about on Zakynthos. Now winter is here we will be ... [ Read More ]