1 April
2025 – A Change In The Weather
Miles
driven today = 77
Total Miles
to date = 2,697
We had a
fair bit of rain hitting the roof of the van last night and when I finally
tracked down a member of staff this morning to pay for our stay at Camping Interstation he
confirmed what we had already read, that there was plenty more forecast to come
over the next couple of days. Our
embryonic plan had been to initially head for some of the hill villages in the
northern portion of the Pelion Peninsula but some of those sit at 600+ metres
above sea level and as we skirted around Volos we could see that they were almost
certainly enveloped in thick cloud and therefore probably not worth the effort,
so we had to find a Plan B.
So instead
we started to make our way down the West Coast of the Pelion and headed for
Camping Sikia, which is a really nicely appointed €25 a night ACSI site overlooking
the Pagasetic Gulf and situated in between the neighbouring villages of Kato
Gatzea and Kala Nera.
We’ve decided that
having had 5 consecutive days on the road we’ll probably stick around tomorrow
while the worst of the forecast weather moves through.
Having said
that we haven’t had anywhere near as much of the wet stuff today as we had
feared.
So this afternoon we had a
little walk along the beach to Kato Gatzea.
It’s a very
pleasant looking little village with a nice harbour.
A couple of tavernas looked as though they
might have been open but there was hardly anybody around so business wasn’t
exactly brisk and I got the impression that the only people we spotted sitting
in them were probably staff.
Most of the
properties along the prom appear to be guesthouses of some description.
Some were very nicely done out.
Whereas,
sadly, others seem to be rather unloved and completely derelict.
How about this for a fixer-upper with Sea
views.
We even saw
a fair amount of sunshine as the afternoon wore on.
Enough to get the camping chairs out anyway.
But the
clouds belligerently clung to the higher ground so we are comfortable that our
decision to stay on the coast for now was probably the right one.
Assuming it’s not completely thrashing down with
rain in the morning we’ll have a wander into Kala Nera.
There’s a bit more going on there by all
accounts.
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