We had intended to get up early and visit the monasteries before all of the tour coaches arrived but decided instead to have a relaxing day and do the visits tomorrow when we were moving on to Volos. I went to get bread from one of the village bakeries and on the way I was passed by three tour coaches – this was at 08:30 and the monasteries didn't open until 09:00. Obviously, there was no way to avoid the day trippers!
I spent much of the day catching up with the blog and reading. Jane tried out the swimming pool and was impressed – the water was warm and the backdrop of the 'rocks in the air' was fantastic.
We had arranged to spend the evening with Terry and Stuart. They had found a recommendation in the Rough Guide for a restaurant in the village, so they all collected me from an Internet café on the way and we walked up to the restaurant with the massive rocks brooding in the twilight. We had an excellent meal with excellent company and walked back to Henrietta for coffee and brandies (the excellent Metaxa 3*, of course).
Photos: The village of Kastraki with the rock formations behind. The eagle-eyed amongst you may be able to spot one or two monasteries.
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