The E4 to Delphi 2019
This April we’re off to Ano Mousounitsa in the Vardhousia massif with plans to walk through the Ghiona mountains and the Parnassos national park, to Delphi and the Corinth Canal. We’ll also do some shorter walks in the Taygetos area, near Kalamata and Kardamili.
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Category Archives: Mesochora to Karpenisi
Mesochora to Mavrovouni: Camp on Black Mountain
We’d already walked thirty kilometres and at five pm we were still slogging up Black Mountain (Mavrovouni), looking for a flat spot to camp. Pine forest fell steeply away below the dirt track and rose equally steeply on the other … Continue reading
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Mavrovouni to Kali Komi: Meat feast
We reached Kali Komi at lunchtime. It’s a lovely village, hidden in a valley on one of the Acheloos tributaries. There had been billboards advertising the Hotel Alkiviadis on the roadside, and we were looking forward to a comfortable bed and … Continue reading
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Kali Komi to Petroto: The school teacher
The cafe in Petroto was called “The Monopoly” – the only place to get food in the tiny village. The primary school was next door, and the cafe was run by the school teacher and his wife. We pitched our … Continue reading
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Petroto to Leondito: River crossings
We had a choice. We could walk up the Koubourianitikos river or over the ridge on the far side and along the dirt roads to Leondito. It all depended on the water level, Dimitri told us, as we set off. … Continue reading
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Leondito to Asprorema: Over the Delidhimi pass
We stopped at the highest point on the Deldhimi pass, nearly two thousand metres up. Wave after wave of peaks stretched away into the distance, both North and South. An eagle floated overhead as we had lunch. There was no … Continue reading
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Asprorema to Epiniana: Along the precipice
The narrow path ahead was cut into the rock face, with a sheer drop on one side. I’m nervous of heights and precipices, and stopped to take a deep breath and send up a prayer at the little shrine alongside … Continue reading
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Epiniana to Varvariadha: New roads
We’d stopped at a little roadside cafe, bright with flowers overflowing out of old olive oil tins. They specialised in Greek coffee. Nothing else, not even soft drinks, and no food. We couldn’t see any houses, the village of Monastiraki … Continue reading
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Varvariadha to Klopoukitsa: Kittens
Klopoukitsa was deserted. There were three or four houses, all closed up, and a church. Since nobody was about, we stopped briefly to fill up with water from a tap outside one of the houses. Suddenly half a dozen kittens, … Continue reading
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Klopoukitsa to Krendis: Thunder at dawn
Lightning flashed across the tent, thunder rolled around the peaks. We lay there counting. How far away was the storm? To make matters worse, I was feeling sick, with a slight headache. “Why don’t you get dressed so you can … Continue reading
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Krendis to Stenoma: Boar hunt
Every two hundred metres along the tarred road back to Kerasochori stood a man in a high viz jacket, armed with a gun. There was no traffic. We waited for Butch Cassidy to come galloping round the corner to oblivion. … Continue reading
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