Greece - Day 33: Olive groves and a gorge

Another day, where my motivation wasn't great. It didn't help that the clouds were hanging in the mountains and I had 3 sheep-dog encounters in the morning.

So my decision was made quick: no detour to Delphi! Instead, I decided to take the direkt way, not even trying to stay off the pavement.

I had a lunch break on the graveyard of Biniane, before I started my way up through a gorge. It was slow and exhausting walking in the gravel of the dry creek bed. And for a short time I did some unnecessary efforts, climbing over boulders in the river bed - there was a perfectly nice trail above the river, as I discovered later on...

Once I was on the trail, things were faster and easier. Also the sun tried to break through the clouds. Views not only on steep cliffs but on snowy mountains appeared and I decided to call it a day early. The trail was going up, leaving the creek and forest  so I stopped on a flatter outcrop. It was already cold enough, where I was and the trail continues up over a pass.

Btw, even if I decide to camp early, my tent is set up maybe an hour later. It take ages to find a spot with the least amount of stones and then dig them out (if possible). Normaly, I don't like to make too much changes, trying to leave no trace, but with all this stones its impossible!

Another gray day 

Lunch time