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Symi - the great trek - one
2009.09.01
rather than cover my self in sun cream I covered up! Picture by Jim Burns
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the first part was on the road
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as soon as we got to the top we had these amazing views
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walking on past a small settlement
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at the small church of Ag (St) Paraskevi we were give home-made biscuits - enjoyed the view and had a rest!
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that is Turkey in the distance - only an hour by boat
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this monastery used to house the famous Icon of Archangel Michael that is now in Panormaritis (see earlier blog) - its deserted now - rather a shame.
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fruiting cactus
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fellow walkers resting!
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and off again - stopping to admire the view
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Not quite last!
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this is Jutta our guide showing an insect. We were 7 Brits 2 Germans and 3 Danes - a nice group
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our walking terrain
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past an old settlement
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and now the forest and some shade!
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walls - people lived here years back - now it is deserted
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Down there in the sea is the white building of Agios Emilianos - still an awful long way to go!
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interesting rocks
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another glance down - it does seem a long way!
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On the last full day of my stay in Symi I went on a walk across the island to the monastery of Agios Emilianos. It involved getting up at 7am and being at the bus stop by 8. (mot easy after a night on the Metaxa!) After a short ride in a minibus to the top of the town we set off to walk the 8 kilometres to the monastery. Not am easy walk as after the first short bit it was climbing across rocks and following what looked like goat paths!
The views were brilliant - here is the first part of this walk.
All pictures of me in my hat etc by Jim Burns - thanks Jim
The views were brilliant - here is the first part of this walk.
All pictures of me in my hat etc by Jim Burns - thanks Jim
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How come you didn't get a shot of the bug in #16? I have to admit there's some grand scenery but I'm not sure my knees would cope with this walk.
????? · 2009-09-01: 06:43
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sympa les vacances! Merci d'avoir visite mon site et d'etre fan sur Facebook :)
????? · 2009-09-01: 11:59
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Some wonderful 'layer' shots of land, water, hills, etc!
DancingDolphin · 2009-09-02: 21:49
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