For the first time, Albania. Neither of us has ever been, and we are both excited. It is a first on this trip, for both of us a brand new country.
One day it is gonna happen
After our climb to Gamila we took a nice rest day yesterday doing some bridge spotting around Zagori. We are now fully recovered and ready for our next walk around the village of Vradheto, north of Zagori Park.
Cascades, bridges stone forests and stairs
We are exhausted from yesterdays exertions in the mountains, so today we are looking forward to a mixed bag of touristic sites that the area has to offer.
Only 10 minutes from the top but, who cares?
We had a beautiful walk along the Vikos gorge yesterday. Although it was still quite long (5 hours), it was fairly easy and relatively flat, as most walks along a river tend to be. So today we are looking for something a bit more challenging. We are climbing Gamila, the second highest peak of the Timfi mountains (2,497m).
Gorge-ous
Today we had planned the classic walk of the area: 16 kms down the Vikos gorge. We are always a little sceptical of these ‘popular’ walks, can they live up to expectation?
Back where we belong
We have been looking forward to this for a while, and with the problems of Dora behind us, we can once again relax in the mountains.
Young, lively, buzzy; we must be in Ioannina
Dora’s system has been sorted, which is a great relief. David has once again been a really good help. We can now relax and enjoy Ioannina.
West, south, north….who knows
Looking at the map last night we realised maybe our direction was a little bit off. The coastal road would have been much quicker, but still we are in no hurry and it gives us the opportunity to drive through some more mountain scenery.
Go west
Not the most beautiful of sites to sleep, a left over bit of road, now redundant once the new one had been constructed.
Gambling on a good walk
Just north of Athens lies a national park. After two days of intensive sightseeing and culture, it would be good again to stretch the legs.