Have just returned from inspecting the stream bed down near Djilili spring. The recent storm has made some amazing changes and created waterfalls and deep holes.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Saturday, 26 September 2009
WALK 29 - RIP
Today we drove towards Glossa but on the way, encounted a group of walkers, who turned out to be with The Ramblers, totally lost. They had also mislaid their leader! After about an hour, and selling a copy of my book, group and leader were reunited with instructions on how to get to Stafilos.
Loaded up with cutting tools, Richard and I made our way along the track, pic.100, hoping to reopen the way to the lighthouse. We needn't have bothered. A bulldozer has opened a two-way traffic width road where the path used to be. It has totally destroyed this walk. I couldn't recognise anything. And where does this highway lead to? Nowhere. It stops abruptly in a field. I can't tell you how I feel about this destruction.
However, we then drove back to Old Clima and did a bit more to the old path above the village, that links up with the road to Ag Iannis. A lot of work still to do there.
Loaded up with cutting tools, Richard and I made our way along the track, pic.100, hoping to reopen the way to the lighthouse. We needn't have bothered. A bulldozer has opened a two-way traffic width road where the path used to be. It has totally destroyed this walk. I couldn't recognise anything. And where does this highway lead to? Nowhere. It stops abruptly in a field. I can't tell you how I feel about this destruction.
However, we then drove back to Old Clima and did a bit more to the old path above the village, that links up with the road to Ag Iannis. A lot of work still to do there.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
END OF SEASON
So, the season is nearly at an end and the autumn walks went very well, with lovely people joining in. Thanks to everyone who came on my hikes this season and I look forward to seeing you again next year perhaps.
Tomorrow, my helper, Richard and I are off to Glossa to start work on reopening the old lighthouse path. After trying in vain to get permission to cut the fence there, I'll just cut it and wait and see if anything happens!
Thanks to the SCAN budget, I've invested in a pair of battery operated lobbers. Since the RSI, I can't cut anything thicker than a twig!
A SCAN volunteer has errected two styles down in Djilili. Images will be posted soon. Big thanks to Mike.
Saturday, 12 September 2009
Forthcoming hikes
In case you are already on Skopelos or planning to come shortly, I have arranged the following:
Glossa Area hike - Wednesday 16th Sep - meet at Glossa school 11am
Coast to Coast - Saturday 20th Sep - meet Internet Cafe (near Bardom) 9.30am
Town Walk - Tuesday 22 Sep - meet by seat next to the Kiosk op central car park/bus station 11am
All Welcome
Other hikes will be arranged until the end of September
Glossa Area hike - Wednesday 16th Sep - meet at Glossa school 11am
Coast to Coast - Saturday 20th Sep - meet Internet Cafe (near Bardom) 9.30am
Town Walk - Tuesday 22 Sep - meet by seat next to the Kiosk op central car park/bus station 11am
All Welcome
Other hikes will be arranged until the end of September
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