25 June 2022
Thankfully we had planned only a short day today. So we spent the morning walking to and wandering around the old Monemvasia (bikes prohibited!). An awesome wee defensive town, perched on the side of a large rock just off the mainland…and connected by bridge. Very pretty.
Nae walked up to the ‘upper town’…I had coffee!
And then back on the bikes for the 30km ride to Pounta, for the ferry to the small island of Elafonisos…and a rest day.
The wind was up however…and after yesterday the climbs were surprisingly difficult!
So both relieved to arrive at the ferry well in time for our 2.30 ferry. Lots of cars queueing (yes, backwards)…
…..so we nipped to the front and just squeezed on to the very late-running 12 noon ferry (at around 1.45!)….alongside a Porsche…which just managed to squeeze on!! (…one very nervous driver who was understandably reluctant to take instructions to move a bit closer!!)
And over to Elafonisos…..more on that tomorrow…..for we have a rest day here!!
Nice spot for beers…..and we looked over to the mountains on the mainland. How high is that I wondered? So the highest one in the picture (the pointy one in the distance)…is 600m…! So…yesterday we cycled up that from sea level four times! Bonkers!!
