The Romanos, Costa Navarino
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Relaxing trip to Agios Andreas
... went by in a flash. We drove down to Finikounda, a seaside village which has expanded to meet the needs of the tourists and which has two lovely beaches and a very small harbour. We also visited Koroni, a picturesque town overlooked by a castle and with a working harbour. It was only ten minutes away by car so we went there a few times to enjoy the cheese pies at the cafe along the seafront!
Methoni was also well worth a visit. It was fortified by the Venetians and ...
On the beach, you can live in bliss
... come to life. I didn’t know that, so I kept pulling the pump trigger, urging something to happen. Obviously nothing was forthcoming. I looked around vainly for a sign to tell me what I was doing wrong. All they could tell me was that I couldn’t read Greek, and that was my problem. Eventually, after he had obviously grown tired of laughing, a Greek chap strolled over. In broken English he explained the situation. I tried and failed to make him understand that I wanted ...
A day at home
... the sound of the scooter and saw that my helper was on his way and would be there before me. I overtook a man carrying a beautiful carved wood staff. I asked him whether it had been made by the shepherd we all know and he confimed that it had. We exchanged a few words and I went on. It was already warm, the clear blue sky enhancing the pink oleanders that line the road to the grove; ...
The end of the promenade
I walk as much as I can when in Methoni, taking advantage of the opporunity to be by the sea, regardless of the weather.
Every year the winter storms batter the coastline, wreaking damage along the promenade. Most year's - come spring, efforts are made to repair the damage, but now there are no repairs. is it because of the economy or because the repairs never last so ...
Back to the beach...
... sauce and I tried my new skill at making a Greek salad....and I bagged an tagged my own vegetables and fruit at the store - take that!! Ok, maybe I tried to get the girls to do it for me but Kelly intervened and wouldn't let them. Will always says I am a "creature of habit" and makes fun of me for not trying new things but whatever - I don't like being uncomfortable.
Apparently the gypsies didn't move out of the area as we could hear the loud music ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Beach
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Business Services