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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The freezing weather has caught several hikers off guard, including a Brisbane man aged in his mid-40s who was rescued by helicopter on Monday afternoon after getting into trouble at Lake Petrarch near Lake St Clair.
It has been reported by some Greek press that one topic of discussion during the meeting could be how to better manage and preserve the Tatoi estate, once the summer residence of the Greek royal family.
The prosecution had alleged that Hoile, of Benfleet, Greece Tours Essex, used his warrant card while under the influence of alcohol to 'exert control' over the victim, 'inappropriately interrogate' her, and compel her to answer questions.
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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. Narnia is the theme of our first stop: the village of Chania, near the top of Mount Pelion.
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.
By this stage my blisters are less of a problem than the fact that my knees no longer seem to be functioning. Blaming my inadequate footwear rather than lack of fitness, I struggle on — and Volos bus station soon the prospect of a lunch of Pelion sausage in peppers and aubergine and a Mythos beer has lubricated my joints.
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.
Our night is spent in the wonderfully quirky Lost Unicorn Hotel in Tsagarada. 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. 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.
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 support. After only one day of walking, my legs are covered in cuts and grazes.
The beaches of Agios Ioannis are beautifully clear, fronted by a succession of tavernas.
Chris, Pelion sightseeing 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. But there are compensations later.
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 each day's walk.
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And that's if all goes to plan. As we all know, someone's passport has always expired, someone has forgotten their driving licence counterpart, or to print out their boarding pass, Dion greece taxi prices and it's all a living nightmar
