Kalambaka

I decided the other day to continue the journey on my own leaving Louis and Matteo just south of Neapoli in a village called Mikrokastro we stopped for lunch in a bus shelter as it was windy and raining. I stopped the night just out of Grevena and in the  morning watched them cycle past on the low road as i came down the  hill.

That morning there was a onslaught of accents and descents that brought me to the river Pinios and the plain of Tirkala. It was a easy ride into Kalambaka along the river, still raining so i booked into hotel Odysseneon where i had a great view of the Meteora sandstone rock formations with almost a full moon raising behind the largest outcrop.

Ive been hoping for.a dry spell to get out on my bike unladen but no such luck. Been reading about Delphi, the Corycian cave where i hope to camp for a few days and after  eleuisis. Ive booked  flight back to the uk with eazyjet 25 euros extra to bring bike back. Leaving December 15th.

Location : Καλαμπάκας-Καστρακίου, Kalabaka 42200,

Ever changing plans

Albania turned out to be really nice, the people are amazing very generous. The roads got much better as we travelled south ended up not going through Macedonia but went down on the west side of lake orichd and staying in Albania a little longer we met up with a Sicilian  cyclist heading to Athens and onto Israel we have been together a few days now covering a few km. We are now in Greece finding everything much more expensive than Albania. Wished we had picked up more supplies. The weather is  changing with wetter days and cold nights but we have been at  around 1000m above sea level for the last few days so it should get warmer as we head down and south. Tonight camping in a bird watches hide by lake kastoria in Greece strong winds but at least we have a roof for the night and a quick pack up in the morning. Heading to kalambaka to see the rock formations.

Location : SH 3,