After breakfast, we strolled around Monemvasia Castle for awhile. There is apparently a path that leads to the top of the mountain, but unfortunately, we didn’t have time to climb it (this is the story that we are sticking with). We retraced our route, going through two fairly small towns. Lesson 7 - there is no such thing as a single lane road in Greece, only roads with creative opportunities. A derelict ship on the beach gave us an opportunity to stretch our legs. Apparently, the owner ran out of money, the crew abandoned it and drifted onto the beach in a pretty little cove (on December 23, 1981, according to Wikipedia).
We stopped in Gytheio for lunch, over another mountain to the western coast of Peloponnese. Most of the towns were high above the water, but we occasionally dipped down to the shore, only to climb back up to the mountains again.
Our villa is on a small hillside with an infinity pool and a spectacular view of the Mediterranean. The plan was to use this as our base for exploring, but we have decided to spend the time recovering from our prior explorations (this is our story that we are sticking with).
On our way to dinner we stopped at the local market to get some wine, cheese and fruit. There were not a lot of people eating dinner in Stoupa, even though we waited till after 7:00 to eat. Since we were the only people eating at the Mango Garden Restaurant, the waiter (owner?) gave us special attention, and lots of it! Lamb Kleftiko and Beef Giouvetsi both slow cooked. We tried to convince him to open a Greek Restaurant in Portsmouth.
We sort of saw a wonderful sunset, driving back to the villa. Tomorrow, we will try for a better view.
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