Today was our lucky day! We started out sad to be leaving Kardamyli & our wonderful hotel. Then, when we went to check out, the owner said 'No, you don't leave until tomorrow!' And, she was right ! So we took a hike up to an old church in the hills & had a leisurely day just enjoying the town. Had another great lunch on the beach (see picture). Yesterday we drove around the lower half of the Mani Penisula & saw the Aegen Sea for the first time.This is a very unpopulated area & we stopped in a lot of tiny villages & inlets. The color of the water continues to amaze us! At the very tip of the Penisula is the spot the Greeks believed was the end of the Earth &, therefore, the gateway to Hades. (See Bill below) we entered several old churches--they're all tiny with amazing Byzantine icons. Many are locked & many just have a key in the lock, so anyone can enter. Tomorrow we leave (for real) further to the east along the Pelopenese & the Aegen Sea. More to follow . . .
I take it Bill didn't get sucked into Hades after all. Whew! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, wonderful time you are having!