Day 6: Apollo's Temple, Caving in the River Neda and the Tour de la Pelopponese!

 Day 6 Photo Album

When we all got up for the day of Apollo's Temple and the walk in the River Neda, the whole group was excited. We made a stop at an outdoor amphitheatre right above the River Neda. The view was incredible and there were so many mountains, trees, and the river right below, hidden by hills, not to mention a great view. Did I mention a great view? Apollo's temple was covered in a giant tarp, to preserve it from the weather. The view inside was very nice and almost all of the columns were preserved quite well. I heard that they were restoring the temple and it would be fully restored in about 50 years. After that, we got ready for biking down the mountain where Apollo's temple was on top of.

Marshall

Yesterday was a great day! After visiting Apollo's Temple, we biked down the mountain it was on. We started off and collectively gasped at the view of the steep drop into the river valley, littered with small towns and winding roads scattered across the mountain sides. As we sped down the mountain, slowing down only for the sharp turns along the winding roads, a hot breeze - which felt like mist - came up and added to the beauty of our postcard perfect ride. At one point we could see each other across a valley, which was truly a magical moment. Continuing down, we wound our way through several small villages, observing the very small town lifestyle. As with all good things, it had to come to an end, and we took a break under a big tree for lunch.

Logan

Today we went to the River Neda, named after the famous nymph i Greek Mythology. It was an amazing day and very cool to see the river where Zeus was born. Because of my love for Greek mythology, I was really excited to be there. Yannis and some of the kids we met in the triathlon accompanied us which made it even more special.

We wandered through the river which was a bit slippery in places and my Keen's really came in handy. It was hot but the water helped cool us down. The scenery was beautiful throughout! My favourite part of the journey was when we came across a cave where we were greeted with a surprise - bats! We were able to swim i the cave with the bats overhead which was awesome. The next section was also very beautiful. Because it was more remote, it seemed more untouched and you could imagine how Zeus felt way back when.

At another section of the river we found some ropes which we used to climb up the rocks to get to two pools of water connected to the water fall. There were 7 foot drops which you could jump off of into the water. The brave ones jumped off bit I didn't use the experience to get over my fear of heights....maybe next time.

We then took a trail to the van. That is when we ran into a little bit of trouble. One van had a flat tire ad another got caught on a rock. Just a little hiccup at the end of a fabulous day!

Samuel