Greece - Off to the North!

First of all Thank you for all the lovely messages regarding our travel break. We will write an article every now and then, when there is something happening here in terms of travel. This will also be in the newsletter, but not quite every day, we think.

The move from "our" Koroni house to our Felix was easy: Finally knowing again that we can do the house cleaning in 30 minutes, finally much more closeness again. Our things are quickly stowed away, everything has exactly its place.

Saying goodbye to Mohrle and Koroni is much harder for us. Mohrle herself must have sensed that we were leaving and sat down directly on our packed things. "Don't forget me," she must have said.

pure life 230426 09 09 001

To say goodbye, we went down to the harbour once more, had a last zMörgelen in our favourite pub and then we were off, once from south to north through Greece. We have about 700 kilometres ahead of us, and it will take us two days.

We fill our Felix with the best feta, which is now rocking in a huge bowl in brine in our fridge. Kilos of fresh oranges, a bag of kumquats and a few jars of Peloponnese honey are also on board. Somehow we try to take a piece of Greece with us with the food.

pure life 230426 11 43 002

pure life 230426 11 56 003

pure life 230426 11 57 004

pure life 230426 11 57 005

pure life 230426 11 59 006

pure life 230426 16 18 007

Arriving in Patras, we take the ferry instead of a bridge. We read that the view from the boat is much more beautiful. The filigree bridge shines in the most beautiful sunshine, and the ferry ride only takes 15 minutes. So we can admire the bridge much better than from the boat. And, what is interesting, the crossing only costs half.

It is with a heavy heart that we now leave the Peloponnese, the Greek peninsula that has become so dear to us and that feels a bit like home.

pure life 230426 17 03 008

pure life 230426 17 07 009

pure life 230426 17 16 010

We look for a windless spot for the night and realise that we have taken one of Heiner's two house keys with us. We wonder if this could be a sign. Man, this is stupid. Eventually we reach him and agree to send him the key by post. He trusts the post office, we not so much, see here:
https://www.leben-pur.ch/griechenland-briefkasten-vertrauen-teil-1/
https://www.leben-pur.ch/griechenland-briefkasten-vertrauen-teil-2/
https://www.leben-pur.ch/griechenland-postoffice-im-koroni-style/
https://www.leben-pur.ch/griechenland-postkarten-abenteuer-in-koroni/
https://www.leben-pur.ch/griechenland-die-ratselhafte-post/

Heiner later writes us: "I'll send you the house-sitting contract for the next five years if Mohrle agrees." Oh Heiner, how happy we are to come back. And we assume that Mohrle agrees. After all, we are the best cat pamperers in the world and have cats wrapped around our fingers (paws?).

In the morning I take my first ever beach shower, yikes, cold and windy. But our water in the van is old, unused for 4 weeks and we actually want to renew it. Only we don't know where yet.

After a refreshing shower and a cosy cup of coffee, we are off: the last stage is waiting for us. We drive through the mountainous and fantastically beautiful north of Greece. We know: We have to go here again, then with much more time!

pure life 230426 17 52 011

pure life 230427 09 25 012

pure life 230427 09 33 013


Merci for "travelling with us

Here you can find our future lectures:

Our current and past lectures are listed here. You can register via the links next to the dates. There will probably be new ones every now and then, so make a note of the link!

Date: 25 & 26 October 2024
Our lectures: 25. 10. 14:00 & 26.10. 10:40
Location: Switzerland, two Vanlife lectures at the Suisse Caravan Salon Bern
Registration: not necessary, but you have to pay admission to the Caravan Salon (or contact us, we can give away a few day tickets).

Date: 25 & 26 October 2024
Our lectures: 25. 10. 12:00 & 26.10. 14:00
Location: Switzerland, two Vanlife lectures at the Suisse Caravan Salon Bern
Registration: not necessary, but you have to pay admission to the Caravan Salon (or contact us, we can give away a few day tickets).

Date: 24 November 2024 4 pm (doors open at 3 pm)
Location: Germany, Landgasthof zum Mühlenteich 15345 Eggersdorf near Berlin
Registration: https://forms.gle/5XFgSz31NKzmCzmT8


Do you think our travel experiences might be of interest to others? Then you can share the Share post quietly. By e-mail or however you want to do it.

In addition, if you haven't already done so, you can use our Newsletter subscribe. Here you will receive all our experiences in your mailbox whenever we publish something new or once a week on Fridays: live-pur.ch/newsletter

We are also very happy to hear your views, your tips or your questions. Just comment on the post!

 

Share:
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
en_GB