The Stupidity Of Not Buying A Proper Pair Of Walking Boots Becomes Apparent During Our First Day Of Hiking Seven Miles Through Undergrowth And Fording Mountain Streams

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We are following the instructions of the relevant authorities, health authorities and police," he said, declining to elaborate. The local governor of the southern Pelion region, Michalis Mitzikos, said: "The relevant authorities are aware of the presence of Mr Johnson here and will act accordingly.





But there are compensations later. The beaches of Agios Ioannis are beautifully clear, fronted by a succession of tavernas.
Chris, desperate to check the financial markets (his mobile phone is a constant feature on our walks), is delighted by the hotel wi-fi, while I provide a bit of visual contrast on the beach — a pallid interloper surrounded by bronzed Greeks.

If a citizen from these countries arrives in a different way to Greece, of course they can come." Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said: "We have banned flights, direct flights from UK and Sweden until July 15.





Our night is spent in the wonderfully quirky Lost Unicorn Hotel in Tsagarada. This early 19th-century building is full of telescopes, books and prints, while outside you can take tea or drinks in the hotel's own treehouse. In between these two, poor reading of the directions (again) causes us to accidentally climb a hill that must surely be known locally as the Greek Matterhorn.

Greek government officials confirmed on Thursday that author Stanley Johnson had arrived, likely via Bulgaria, in the northern region of Pelion, where he has a holiday home, but said there was nothing untoward in his arrival.

The travel company Macs Adventure has arranged our trip (yes, I really did just type ‘adventure holidays' into a search engine), which includes transferring our luggage between hotels and providing us with route notes for taxi prices Volos each day's walk.





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Mr Bayley said that the changes showed a lessening of the state government's commitment to protect the area, shown through the removal of the pledge included in the previous management plan to 'strive to maintain the property and leave it in as good or better quality than it was found'.

However, the draft, leaked from the Office of Environment, Parks and Heritage, removes the term of 'wilderness' from the title, which Mr Bayley said will enable the government to 'rewrite' the activities legally allowed in the region.

Blaming my inadequate footwear rather than lack of fitness, I struggle on — and soon the prospect of a lunch of Pelion sausage in peppers and aubergine and taxi transfers a Mythos beer has lubricated my joints. By this stage my blisters are less of a problem than the fact that my knees no longer seem to be functioning.





You may not be a tree person but I defy you not to be impressed by the giant plane tree in front of the church in Agia Paraskevi.
It is more than a thousand years old and about 58 ft in circumference, the sort of natural wonder that lends credence to the legend that Pelion was favoured by the gods.





We actively promote ourselves with that label, it's on everything,' he said. 'The label is central to Tasmania's identity. If the Wilderness zone no longer has protection, that is an attack on the brand.



Despite the latter, a fatal combination of overconfidence (I am seized by the delusion that I am a born explorer) and poor map-reading causes us to set off in the opposite direction to that in which we should be heading.

Narnia is the theme of our first stop: the village of Chania, near the top of Mount Pelion. The forest, descending from the terrace of the Hotel Manthos, spreads out like a green carpet to the sea, while swallows patrol the sky above.

I was certain before we set out that a well-worn pair of Converse trainers would suffice as footwear, but am horrified to discover that they offer neither enough grip nor Volos airport bus support. After only one day of walking, my legs are covered in cuts and grazes.