Sunday, December 26, 2010

Eastern Peloponnese, Greece - Writing


The third Peninsula was the most authentic section of the Peloponnese. Our first town along the eastern coast was Momenvasia. A midevil, walled town on the side of cliff, on an island, attached to the mainland by a narrow causeway. No cars. No bicycles. The town can only be viewed by foot. Taking a short visit while a woman watched our bikes, we walked the entire town in 45 minutes. This was the last of the tourists. We stopped by the market on our way out and continued riding looking for a great place to camp. To our luck, just at sunset, we came across an olive grove that looking out to the ocean. A meal of rice, veggies, sausage and feta, a staple these days, we slept well and were up bright and early to begin riding again.
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