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Day 71: Thessaloniki to Camping Asprovalta, September 10th.
Back on the bike for a relatively short day. Up at 8ish to pack and have a cuppa in the reception. Nicoleta said it felt like I was...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 70: Thessaloniki and Athinos, September 9th.
Beach day! Up around 8 to meet the others for the beach. We walked to the centre, got a bus out to a terminal, then bought a ticket for a...
Sep 15, 20243 min read


Day 69: Thessaloniki, September 8th.
Woken early again by alarm, then kept up by Charlie’s snoring. I got up at 9, rolled out of bed, and got a cup of tea. Then I met Oryan...
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Day 68: Thessaloniki, September 7th.
I woke late today – after 12. I was woken first by an endless alarm, then by Charlie’s snoring. Once up, I showered and hosed down my...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 67: Kozani to Thessaloniki, September 6th.
I woke at 9ish. I regretted my choice from last night. I wanted to move on. I packed and put on my linen trousers – possibly a mistake. I...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 66: Kozani, September 5th.
I’m bored out of my mind. I woke at 9. C texted back. She’s up for calling [...]. There’s nothing to do. I moved out of my room at 11 and...
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Day 65: Kozani, September 4th.
I woke at 3:30, stressed about my passport, and struggled to sleep for 2 hours. Eventually I decided to just call the campsite myself at...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 64: Meteora to Kozani, September 3rd.
It was cooler this night, so I slept relatively well. I was up, packed and out by 9:30. I stopped in town for a spanakopita and snacks,...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 63: Trikala to Meteora, September 2nd.
Up at 8 for a short cycle. Only 25km today. I packed and picked up some snacks from the supermarket, including a red velvet croissant! It...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 62: Camping Venezuela to Trikala, September 1st.
I decided to go for Trikala, so was up at 6:30. Most of the day was pretty uneventful. I spent much of the morning having to dismount and...
Sep 15, 20242 min read


Day 61: Delphi to Camping Venezuela, August 31st.
Up and out around 10 today. I was aiming for another campsite further on, but a puncture put paid to that. I noticed it early on, but on...
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Day 60: Galaxidi to Delphi, August 30th.
Was tired and slept well. Up and out of the hotel by 11. I went into town to post my postcard and have some water and a croissant. Back...
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Day 59: Patras to Galaxidi, August 29th.
The cycle continues! I’m off to Istanbul (hopefully). I woke at 8:30 today as Nik had suggested, in time to have a send off breakfast and...
Sep 15, 20243 min read


Day 58: Patras, August 28th.
I think I woke up early as Nik’s dad got ready for work or something, but I pretended to be asleep, and then I was. Up properly at 11. I...
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Day 57: Patras, August 27th.
Awoken once again at 10:00 by Matts endless alarms. He and Miles were leaving that day at 2:30 so we had a lazy morning of packing,...
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Day 56: Patras, August 26th.
A quiet(ish) day today. We were planning to go to the beach but Nik got scared off by the prospect of rain. Instead we ate some pastries...
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Day 55: Patras/Olympia, August 25th.
Woken at 10 by Matt’s endless alarms and wrote the previous 3 entries. Nik arrived around 2 and we drove 1.5 hours to Olympia. I slept...
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Day 54: Athens to Patras, August 24th.
Up and out of our hotel by 11. We caught a metro into town and went to a new Athenian cultural centre. A lift to the top – the lighthouse...
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Day 53: Ikaria to Athens, August 23rd.
Up, out of the hotel and in the car by 11. We drove to Aigos Kirikos, dropped the car, got some stuff from a bakery, then took a bus to...
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Day 52: Ikaria, August 22nd.
I’ve gotten behind on my journaling. It’s now the 25th and I’m back in Patras as I write this. So I’m going to try my hardest to remember...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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