Day 24:
The weather forecast said rain...but the north wind made snow out of it! 15cm of it! So we had to spend a whole day in the tent waiting for better weather. Only in the evening the snowfall stopped and we could light a campfire to warm our frozen fingers a bit.
Day 25:
As there is no end of the cold in sight, we bought new warm blankets - NOW THE COLD CAN COME!!!!
Camping next to a small chapell with view over the whole valley! Nice! :-)
Day 26:
The snow has melted - finally! Even a few pomegranates survived the frost! Free vitamins and a big campfire in the evening!
Day 27:
Again 5-10cm of this white shit! And again a unwanted restday in the tent! But walking in the dirty wet snow beside the road is worse still...
Day 28:
The "coldest day of the year"! - and an icy north wind that chills you to the bone! Only at 3pm it finally stopped and the sun came out a bit - that's not how you imagine hiking and camping in Greece!
Camping at the beach with a nice bonfire! - Oh...would it only be 20 degrees warmer....
Day 29:
Sunshine and better weather in sight - Yippie!!!! Only 87km to go to Thessaloniki (which we will avoid because hiking is more fun in small villages than it is in big cities)
2010-12-18
2010-12-12
The first 450km are over!!!!
Day 16:
When the weather is great and you are hiking through the greek hills - olive trees, cristal blue sea, green pastures.... you really feel like in the middle of some tacky feta-cheese-advertisement!
Day 17:
In this amazing scenery you don't think that someone will greet you with a bevarian accent....well some greek olive farmers are from Bavaria :-)
The night we spent in a abandoned shepherd's hut...with the tent under the roof and a nice evening in front of the open fire.....
Day 18:
St. Nikolaus brought us a big bag of almonds - we just had to pick and open them first - Yummy! All in all a great day! - we hitched a ride over a ford on the bucket of a catarpillar and got two hands full of candy that tasted like my granny's foot cream from an old couple....
Day 19:
We hike always west along tiny roads and even find shortcuts via traktor tracks. we really make good distance. In the afternoon Kevin's leg starts to hurt so badly, that he needs Voltaren cream. But in front of a fire and with spagetti Carbonara life is good again!
Day 20:
4 years on the road!! We didn't even plan to celebrate too big but ended up with a big party! In the tiny village we got invited into the tavern and spent the evening drinking beer, listening to STS on full volume, eating amazing greek food, drinking more beer and having a great time with our new friends in Nea Amisos! The night we spent in a little hut with fridge, tv and heating! Thank you soooo much for everything!
Day 21:
After a hot coffe in the tavern we hiked on...and an hour later, we sat in a garden sipping hot coffe once again. We even got 2 kg of kiwis for the way. Greek people are amazing!
Day 22:
cold, colder, freeeeeeezing cold! We found frozen puddles at 3pm! Greece is supposed to be much warmer!
Day 23:
it's still way too cold. Breaking up camp in the morning is painfull, but has to be done quickly - hiking is the only thing that keeps us warm!
We bought a new map today (the old one we hiked through already). Now we head out in the cold again - they say it'll get colder still!
When the weather is great and you are hiking through the greek hills - olive trees, cristal blue sea, green pastures.... you really feel like in the middle of some tacky feta-cheese-advertisement!
Day 17:
In this amazing scenery you don't think that someone will greet you with a bevarian accent....well some greek olive farmers are from Bavaria :-)
The night we spent in a abandoned shepherd's hut...with the tent under the roof and a nice evening in front of the open fire.....
Day 18:
St. Nikolaus brought us a big bag of almonds - we just had to pick and open them first - Yummy! All in all a great day! - we hitched a ride over a ford on the bucket of a catarpillar and got two hands full of candy that tasted like my granny's foot cream from an old couple....
Day 19:
We hike always west along tiny roads and even find shortcuts via traktor tracks. we really make good distance. In the afternoon Kevin's leg starts to hurt so badly, that he needs Voltaren cream. But in front of a fire and with spagetti Carbonara life is good again!
Day 20:
4 years on the road!! We didn't even plan to celebrate too big but ended up with a big party! In the tiny village we got invited into the tavern and spent the evening drinking beer, listening to STS on full volume, eating amazing greek food, drinking more beer and having a great time with our new friends in Nea Amisos! The night we spent in a little hut with fridge, tv and heating! Thank you soooo much for everything!
Day 21:
After a hot coffe in the tavern we hiked on...and an hour later, we sat in a garden sipping hot coffe once again. We even got 2 kg of kiwis for the way. Greek people are amazing!
Day 22:
cold, colder, freeeeeeezing cold! We found frozen puddles at 3pm! Greece is supposed to be much warmer!
Day 23:
it's still way too cold. Breaking up camp in the morning is painfull, but has to be done quickly - hiking is the only thing that keeps us warm!
We bought a new map today (the old one we hiked through already). Now we head out in the cold again - they say it'll get colder still!
2010-12-04
In Greece! - the first 300km done!
Day 8:
What a great experience to buy groceries in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere...when everybody looks at you as if you where an alien!
Outside of the village we where welcomed much warmer with tea and snacks. We even could have slept there, but we preferred to hike a few more kilometers. This was a mistake because when it started raining we had to make camp near a burnt down gas station.
Day 9:
After a rainy night the sun was shining again - a perfect day to wash your dirty socks sand undies and hang them on your backpack to dry. In the evening we had our first campfire!
Day 10:
Wind from the side makes walking so much harder. At one point we had to grab the guard railing not to be blown in the oncoming traffic....After Malkara we couldn't find a suitable camping spot sao we had to push it another 6km! The nice little forest just uphill a shepard's home was a gift from heaven!
Day 11:
A day starts great when people are greeting you from there cars! After an invitation for coffee in a village pub and hot soup and tea at a gas station we could not stop praising Turkish people and their hospitality!
Day 12:
The wind tortured us again on the poor, meagre high plateau before the border. We couldn't find any suitable camp site before the border so we had to push it again. In the border area we where not allowed to cross on foot, so we hitched a ride with a turkish trucker that offered us to take us all tehe way to Albania (to safe us a piece of the way home). Weltcome to the E.U.!
On the greek side of the border we camped near an old tank emplacement with view on the border!
Day 13:
Without any map of greece we hiked towards Alexandroupolis. The traffic in greece is much faster, the emergency lane much narrower and the people a lot less friendly. - What a great start!
Day 14:
A long day along a heavily trafficked road - but we made it to Alexandroupolis! And we splurge on the luxury of a camp ground!
Day 15:
Chill, relax, do laundry, buy maps and organise our further trip.....
What a great experience to buy groceries in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere...when everybody looks at you as if you where an alien!
Outside of the village we where welcomed much warmer with tea and snacks. We even could have slept there, but we preferred to hike a few more kilometers. This was a mistake because when it started raining we had to make camp near a burnt down gas station.
Day 9:
After a rainy night the sun was shining again - a perfect day to wash your dirty socks sand undies and hang them on your backpack to dry. In the evening we had our first campfire!
Day 10:
Wind from the side makes walking so much harder. At one point we had to grab the guard railing not to be blown in the oncoming traffic....After Malkara we couldn't find a suitable camping spot sao we had to push it another 6km! The nice little forest just uphill a shepard's home was a gift from heaven!
Day 11:
A day starts great when people are greeting you from there cars! After an invitation for coffee in a village pub and hot soup and tea at a gas station we could not stop praising Turkish people and their hospitality!
Day 12:
The wind tortured us again on the poor, meagre high plateau before the border. We couldn't find any suitable camp site before the border so we had to push it again. In the border area we where not allowed to cross on foot, so we hitched a ride with a turkish trucker that offered us to take us all tehe way to Albania (to safe us a piece of the way home). Weltcome to the E.U.!
On the greek side of the border we camped near an old tank emplacement with view on the border!
Day 13:
Without any map of greece we hiked towards Alexandroupolis. The traffic in greece is much faster, the emergency lane much narrower and the people a lot less friendly. - What a great start!
Day 14:
A long day along a heavily trafficked road - but we made it to Alexandroupolis! And we splurge on the luxury of a camp ground!
Day 15:
Chill, relax, do laundry, buy maps and organise our further trip.....
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