{"id":7059,"date":"2023-06-01T19:53:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T18:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/?p=7059"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:57:23","slug":"its-alright-once-youre-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/2023\/06\/01\/its-alright-once-youre-in\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Alright Once You’re In !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rodney on the beach at Methoni<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday 31st<\/sup> May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wandering around Methoni Castle for at least two hours was our next \u2018looking-around-corners\u2019 stop. It was a fabulous castle and it needed that long to cover the whole area; although I do believe we did miss some corners. Then the prawn salad lunch at Modon Restaurant in Methoni was delicious; best meal in ages, we agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The entrance to Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rodney inside Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Laura in the meadow in the centre of Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Laura on the path out to the Bourtzi in Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Bourtzi on Mothon Islet at Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The chapel inside Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Methoni Castle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After lunch. We moved on to Finikounda, or is that Foinikounta, or Finikous, Finikounta, or \u03a6\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1. It seems to be the same with every town and village; no wonder we keep getting lost in Greece. Camping Thines is quirky.  Not very big, but the bathrooms are clean and interesting. There\u2019s cool jazz playing over a music system and a strip of red lights above the door inside each shower cubicle. Bit different from your average campsite bathroom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anniversary drinks in a Finikounda bar<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, 1st<\/sup> of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a new month and the day felt different, although I\u2019m not quite sure why. Our breakfast was different. The pharmacy, in Finikounda, had been closed yesterday\u2026.. closed because it was a Wednesday! So we had made a purchase at a bakery instead. One large spinach and feta pastry and one sugary doughnut, \u201cfor breakfast tomorrow\u201d, we had agreed. Definitely a rather different breakfast.  In the bathrooms, cool jazz was no longer playing, it\u2019s now ambient elevator music! But with no barking dogs (despite plenty of cats wandering around), and no screaming children \u2026.. it is pleasantly peaceful.  It\u2019s a curious little campsite next to the beach. Our tiny pitch has flowering pink and white oleander hedging on three sides, and if I angle my chair close to the driveway, I can glimpse the sea. The shop, the caf\u00e9 and the restaurant are still not open for the season; which does seem a bit silly considering the campsite is just about full (mostly Germans) and to my mind that’s a fair amount of missed business.  So we\u2019ll have to cycle to a supermarket because we have run out of drinking water. Plus we could do with stocking up on a bit more food; there\u2019s a long weekend coming up in Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driving back in Reggie from a supermarket is so much easier than cycling back. One full bag of food was hung over my handlebars, one on Rodney\u2019s handlebars and the six pack of 1.5 litre bottles of water was strapped on top of my battery rack. By avoiding most of the bumps on the road, we somehow got back with it still strapped on !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We could hear the waves while sitting outside Reggie, so despite it being a bit breezy, we trotted down to the beach with our books and towels in hand. After an hour with no shade, we had to brave the sea …… for the first time on this trip. Jeez, it was cold! But as we always seem to say, \u201cit\u2019s alright once you\u2019re in\u201d…… sort of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will Laura go in…..?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yes, she did !!! It’s alright once you’re in…..<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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