Day 71: Thessaloniki to Camping Asprovalta, September 10th.
Back on the bike for a relatively short day. Up at 8ish to pack and have a cuppa in the reception. Nicoleta said it felt like I was...
Back on the bike for a relatively short day. Up at 8ish to pack and have a cuppa in the reception. Nicoleta said it felt like I was...
Beach day! Up around 8 to meet the others for the beach. We walked to the centre, got a bus out to a terminal, then bought a ticket for a...
Woken early again by alarm, then kept up by Charlie’s snoring. I got up at 9, rolled out of bed, and got a cup of tea. Then I met Oryan...
I woke late today – after 12. I was woken first by an endless alarm, then by Charlie’s snoring. Once up, I showered and hosed down my...
I woke at 9ish. I regretted my choice from last night. I wanted to move on. I packed and put on my linen trousers – possibly a mistake. I...
I’m bored out of my mind. I woke at 9. C texted back. She’s up for calling [...]. There’s nothing to do. I moved out of my room at 11 and...
I woke at 3:30, stressed about my passport, and struggled to sleep for 2 hours. Eventually I decided to just call the campsite myself at...
It was cooler this night, so I slept relatively well. I was up, packed and out by 9:30. I stopped in town for a spanakopita and snacks,...
Up at 8 for a short cycle. Only 25km today. I packed and picked up some snacks from the supermarket, including a red velvet croissant! It...
I decided to go for Trikala, so was up at 6:30. Most of the day was pretty uneventful. I spent much of the morning having to dismount and...
Up and out around 10 today. I was aiming for another campsite further on, but a puncture put paid to that. I noticed it early on, but on...
Was tired and slept well. Up and out of the hotel by 11. I went into town to post my postcard and have some water and a croissant. Back...
I think I woke up early as Nik’s dad got ready for work or something, but I pretended to be asleep, and then I was. Up properly at 11. I...
Awoken once again at 10:00 by Matts endless alarms. He and Miles were leaving that day at 2:30 so we had a lazy morning of packing,...
A quiet(ish) day today. We were planning to go to the beach but Nik got scared off by the prospect of rain. Instead we ate some pastries...
Woken at 10 by Matt’s endless alarms and wrote the previous 3 entries. Nik arrived around 2 and we drove 1.5 hours to Olympia. I slept...
Up and out of our hotel by 11. We caught a metro into town and went to a new Athenian cultural centre. A lift to the top – the lighthouse...
Up, out of the hotel and in the car by 11. We drove to Aigos Kirikos, dropped the car, got some stuff from a bakery, then took a bus to...
I’ve gotten behind on my journaling. It’s now the 25th and I’m back in Patras as I write this. So I’m going to try my hardest to remember...