Amoudi and Lefkogia

TUESDAY 18^th NOVEMBER

We went down to Amoudi beach a short distance from Plakias and one of the many small coves in the area. At the hotel we saw signs of life and signs which tell us the hotel has now become the area’s ‘Dive Centre’ whereas it used to be in the next cove ‘Shinaria’.  At the back of the beach area are several neatly lined tamarisk trees which made ideal shelters for vehicles.  Usually several camper vans can be see here but today there was only one.  The owners, dressed in their swimwear, were going about their chores, the wife doing the washing and the man cleaning the van.  We strolled across the gritty sand to what was once a narrow flowing stream that we could easily cross to walk up the hillside.  Today this stream was a brown, wide, fast flowing river falling over many large flat uneven rocks before reaching the sea and turning it brown.

 

We also made time for a walk around the olive groves again. This time parking on waste ground further into the groves and near a small church that stands on a junction.  Taking the track to the right, passing a small house locked up for the winter but with a pile of neatly stacked eucalyptus wood on land by the road between the church and the house, we found ourselves being greeted by a barking dog.  Did this track lead anywhere other than to another single storey house hidden amongst the olive trees?  We found it did and passing the now quiet dog we saw a lady and small child in the garden of a house and waved as we passed by.  Again we experienced lovely views of Plakias bay and the area as we climbed to higher levels.  Spotting the new villas below we could now see the layout resembled a small hamlet.  We watched a large concrete mixer wind its way through the tracks hidden by the olive trees and having to reverse down the last section to meet up with a bright red concrete machine that pours the cement into the buildings. The long arm of this particular machine stood out in an arch shape above the tree tops.  Keith twisted his knee the other night and so we have had to restrict the length of our walks.  He felt this was as far as we should go today and so we turned around.  We said “hello” to the little girl who was now helping mummy who was varnishing planks of wood set on stands by the track.