Tag: Halkidiki

The season is almost over

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We were in Greece last week.

Most tourists were gone, leaving the beach for a small group of guests who were late like us. The water was fine, the rentals were cheap. It was sunny and somewhat hot.

Our village had lots of stray cats, and even more dogs. There was a cat family with 1 month old kitten, which I couldn’t photograph but could hear. Meow, meow, mom, are you at the nearby restaurant, again?

Something is going on in Kresna, perhaps the new traffic light, causing 2h delays. We got delayed on the way there but not on the way back. I hope they figure it out soon.

Petralona

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The Petralona Cave is a nice place to visit in Halkidiki. We went there on a hot weather day rather than on a rainy day, which was the original plan. The kids wanted to see a Minecraft cave and didn’t want to wait for the rain. They were right, it didn’t rain.

I’ll bring them to a wilder cave somewhere in Bulgaria.

Sozopoli

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We spent some of the hottest days of the year in Halkidiki. It was a nice break from the routine and the kids enjoyed it. The water was great this year. The area around Nea Kallikrateia is rural, with endless beaches, beach houses, olive trees, abandoned lots, and tavernas that offer grilled food, eggplants, and zucchini.

The only hiccup was when I took the wrong road to a restaurant and the car got stuck in the sand. I tried digging out but it didn’t work and needed to be towed out. Another car got stuck in the same place the moment I drove out. The driver didn’t see me waving at them to stop. We dug them out, and this time waved harder to prevent a third car from entering the sandy road. That evening we couldn’t reach the restaurant but had an off-road adventure.