There was a huge downpour yesterday morning with very dramatic lightning and claps of thunder. The run off from the surrounding areas made gushing rivulets of water which ran into the sea turning it a ruddy red colour.

Red water in bay of Katigiorgis

It made the atmosphere cool enough to walk so we went to Lafkos again to walk the other path which went right to the opposite coast, a little place called Palsty. The walk was stunningly beautiful, with every shade of green imaginable with the huge variety of trees. The rain had enhanced the smell of the different herbs and heathers and you could see why there are so many bee hives around and would explain why the local honey is so delicious. 

Brightly coloured bee hives

Doug (the Australian tracker) was just saying how many goat tracks there were when we heard some whistling and shouting in the valley and we watched whilst four or five men on foot mustered a huge herd of goats that were coming in to the gorge from all directions. The lead goats were wearing bells around their necks and you could imagine this scene being played out centuries ago.
As it happened we didn't make it to Paltsy as we had no idea how much further it was and we had already been walking two hours and we were worried about getting back when it was still light, so we had to give best and took the circular walk back to Lafkos. there was another huge cloud burst on the way back, so it was a wise move. We then took the car there (much easier!) and were blown away by the beauty of it. It reminded me of the North Cornish coast but without the people and with turquoise sea. Annoyingly I can't post photos from here until I have downloaded them onto my computer, but will do when we get home. It is our last day today and we are going to walk to our favourite (hopefully deserted) beach and enjoy the last of the Greek sunshine.

Palsty