Travelled: 24 kilometres from Gythio to Kamares, on the Mani Peninsula in the Peloponnese
Visited: Gythio and on the beach in Kamares
Stayed: Kamares, on the fine pebble beach. Free no services N36.67923, E22.52240
It’s only a couple of kilometres into Gythio and we’re looking for a parking spot. It’s apparently market day and stalls are set up on the esplanade and another road running up the hill. We have a bit of a wander about, purchase some bread and an interesting piece of pizza from a bakery. Gythio is a port village, lots of fishing boats and a few cruising yachts. We move the Hymer onto the break wall behind another motorhome and have a late breakfast and coffee.
It’s a picturesque place with a lovely waterfront but there’s no beach, so after a quick supermarket stop we continue south on the eastern side of the Mani. The road is good but hard work, bend after bend rugged coastline on our left, barren hills on our right. Half an hour later we turn off to Kamares. It’s a long sweeping beach, we can see 6-8 motorhomes at the far end and feel comfortable already.
We spend the afternoon swimming and sunbathing. The old Dutch couple parked in front of us tell us the bread van comes at 10am so we head off to bed thinking Kamares may do for a few days. About 5am the sound of thunder has us stirring, by 5.30 the lightning has our interest, still dark at 6am it starts to rain. At first light around 7am the heavens open up and the wind and rain hammer the Hymer for two hours. After 9am it eases and just after 10, true to his word we hear a horn sound and it’s the bread man.
Michael and Pam
