Methoni, Greece

230 Miles  . Total Miles 3358

... in oil from just a few hours in the sun.  Wizzing at 60km.hr down the hill we flew into the town of Methoni.  So called from the tradition that ONOI (donkeys) carrying wind would get METHOUN (drunk) from the heady fumes.  Very cute town ...

... we both looked forward to exploring it properly the next day. We also located a promising-looking restaurant (among many - Methoni is given over to tourists while remaining pretty much unspoiled). This particular restaurant (Klimataria) had loads of ...

So this is what Greece is supposed to be like!  Took a day to do NOTHING but relax and enjoy the turn in weather.  No clouds in the sky and a nice breeze, spent the day lounging around in the sand and walking along the beach.  Occasional ...