Saturday, October 25, 2014

October 25 - Day 8


Almost impossible to get out of bed this morning. The bed is huge and comfortable. We slept late, finally getting up at 9:00am!!! Of course Theo was awake and waiting for a sign of life from our room since 7:00am. We had breakfast on our adjoining balconies before seeking adventures on local mountain roads. Our car is decrepit but functional. At least the brakes work!

After climbing and descending the mountain on an extremely narrow road we stopped at the abandoned village of Mikrochorio. Fascinating to see the remains of a large village that was emptied after WW11 due to poverty.


Only the church and 2-3 renovated homes are in use.


It appeared that several homes had been reclaimed and rebuilt so maybe the village will become reinhabited eventually. Right now it is more a "goat" town than a "ghost" town. From here we drove to the Agios Panteleimonas Monastery which was built in 1470.


The wall paintings (frescoes) date back to mid 1700's.

From the Monastery Theo embarked on a 6km hike that would take him to a beach where we would meet him in approximately 2 1/2 hours. He finally appeared after 3 1/2 hours having taken the wrong path which took him over two hilltops that were not on the route.


We were prepared to call out the military if he didn't appear by 5:00pm. Fortunately he made a full recovery with dinner and a bottle of wine!! Now it is rest time before we join the rest of the islanders in the Greek tradition of "meeting up" at a cafe around 9-10pm!!













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