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Last weekend my walking programme began with an 'outing' with the girls and the dogs. It was another sunny day but the atmosphere was dull and the air full of Saharan dust.
There were loads of people up there. walking in the ruins, driving around or like us getting exercise with a view. From some vantage points, on a clear day, we can see the outskirts of Athens and Piraeus.
The police car passed at some stage but didn't stop to look for masks or sms no. 6, permission to take outdoor physical exercise, walk the dog or feed stray animals.
A dusty horizon. Looking down towards the harbour of Vagionia, below the ruins of the temple complex dedicated to Greek god of the sea Poseidon. This whole area would have been full of houses, docks and warehouses once upon a time
The girls came up from town and brought coffee with them. After the walk we sat to chat. That is Junior and Molly with us
An elderly olive tree.
The threshing floor opposite the temple site. I don't think this is part of the ancient ruins. It's old, but not that old
Yesterday I received the second dose of the corona vaccine but the lockdown here continues. It is forbidden to move 1000 meters away from home. I occasionally order pizza or sushi from restaurants close to grandchildren who live 40 km from here and I haven’t seen them in a month.
ReplyDeleteYour country is vaccinating very fast . We saw a report on the news. I hope it's not long before you can move around again and see the grandchildren
DeleteI like the first photo of the harbour very much. How far did you walk Linda?
ReplyDeleteAt the moment I'm still not walking very far. Not nearly as far as you! I have done a couple a of kilometres but daily I would say about 1 k. I'll slowly increase it.
DeleteSo cool having relics like a threshing floor there and nothing better than having coffee with a girls, it's a good catch up session.
ReplyDeleteIt's only recently that threshing floor has been cleared and you can see it clearly. Every summer there's a team up there that digs and clears the ruins
DeleteNice to meet up with your girls on your walk. Wonderful having historic places near by.
ReplyDeleteI really like all the ruins and often wonder what this area was like a few thousand years ago. It's very interesting
DeleteSo much history to wander around. Love being high up in the hills and looking out over the sea :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the history and imagining what the ruins looked like then
DeleteIt's good to see that someone has shown respect for that old Olive tree by building little wall around it.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that wall. I wonder how old the tree is.
DeleteI once stayed with a lady in Provence who had an olive tree in her garden that she claimed was over 2,000 years old.
DeleteThere are a few trees around the med, in Crete, Lebanon, Israel and Syria which have been tested and proved to be ancient. I don't think they actually know for sure until they're cut down. That's not likely to happen.
DeleteYour lady in Provence no doubt has a very old tree and a talking/selling point. Who knows
Further to Cro's comment, what is it with walls around olive trees? We saw it a lot up north and assumed it was to retain soil on slopes. Is it actually more than that?
ReplyDeleteIn some places the walls will be to retain soil. Olive trees are for producing olives and are looked after by giving them manure, not making them look nice with a stone ring.
DeleteMaybe this tree really is ancient. There's no info on it.
A wonderful place to meet and have a coffee
ReplyDeleteThat's the only picnic table on the whole island. It's a great place to sit. Fireman on patrol use it in the summer when they stop for coffee
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