Hotel Pyrgos Mystra Sparta

... we eat at has at least 2 or 3 begging for food. They’re even in unexpected places too.

One day we stopped for a breather at the top of a hill far from any town. At soon as the wheels stopped turning I heard a distant ‘mew’! A moment later there was this tiny little furball running out of the ditch and into our direction. The crying never stopped the whole time she was there pacing back and forth ...

It’s amazing how routine life can become even when you’re on the road. It seems like it wouldn’t be, but really it is.

Every day the alarm goes off around 6:30am - just when the dawn starts to provide a little light. We get dressed and Brian goes out to make coffee while I start packing up the sleeping bags and sleeping pads. We usually drink coffee while looking at maps and deciding routes and distances for ...

... suited than bicycle. But still there are lots of friendly waves and honks of the horn from the few people we see.

As with any climb, the ascent is hard, but the views are amazing and the descent is sweet. Long, long coasts back down to sea-level again. The bike worked just wonderfully on these sections! Cool breeze in my hair makes me forget about the pain of the climb so I’m ready to do it again.

... 8217;t even noticed was worn) and giving me new front and back break pads.

These guys were so excited to be working on our bikes. Not only due to slow business, they were genuinely interested in helping out and greatly impressed that we have gone so far. Brian also replaced his front fork and the guy stayed after closing to finish it up for him. When everything was all shiny and new the owner shook Brian’s ...

When we returned to our rooms after our successful expedition to High St George, we were ready for a siesta. Naps and showers ensued as we whiled away the time until about 5pm. We then set off again for Megalopoli with the aim of acquiring tiropittes and general supplies on our way to tracking down the other local castle of St George, near the ancient site of Lykosoura. The 'Big City' was sleepy and only just emerging from siesta - it slowly ...

... nights just outside the town in a tiny village called Limeni. Our hotel was the Limeni Village (very original name!). Our hotel was perched on a cliff above a big bay with amazing views. The weather was surprisingly cool for early summer, and we needed jackets at night.

Much of the area around Limeni and Areopoli was burned in a terrible wildfire in August of 2006. The hillsides still bear the scars of the fire which spread very quickly during ...

been meaning to do our holiday journal for a month now - it's that mad time of year again! Anyway, the title comes from an overheard waiter response in Ierakas, Laconia (where they live up to the name) in response to someone's lament as to the shortness of holidays. Wise words indeed, and ones for us rep-types to keep in mind as we wait for high season to end; still need to give it our all for our peak season customers.

We had a lovely week on ...

... There were five different types of graves found. The most interesting were the beehive graves. We were able to enter one of these graves. This area is also mentioned in Homer's Illiad. Excavation began in 1876 and it was the German man by the name of Schliemann who found the gold masks of Agomemnon who was the leader of this area.

The trains in Greece are mostly old diesel, narrow guage ones that shake, rattle, roll, and smell! Bus is the way to go. The bus trip from Kalamata to Sparta was spectacular! It went through a narrow gorge, following the mountain folds, and winding up and down many, numerous switchbacks! We enjoyed trucking around Sparta, looking at ...

I seem to have been a bit... lax in my writing. My bad, I was too tired to wait around for a computer to free up the other night. So a belated Happy Father's Day to my most excellent sire, I hope you will continue to enjoy my travel updates until I get back. ^_~ So, we left Mykonos and A-L had a little adventure on the metro. We took the metro from Piraeus (the port) to Athens proper and when we got to our stop, A-L wasn't quick enough getting off. I turned around as the train ...