Going to Gonies

Saturday 1st March 2025

I’d not been sleeping well, worrying about getting Jez out of his parking.  Angles in tight lanes. Overhanging trees. But it was fine … what are a few more scratches!

We parked up at Kalives for me to shop and J to unload the car and fill with water. We hadn’t left the car in the parking, as we realised we’d left the spare van keys at home. J looked when he dropped the car home, but no show. We are being anal about where my set are!

We also had missing phone charging cables. I was sure I’d packed them. But we didn’t find them till the next morning when I went to pack the day walking backpack!  I now have a list of everything to bring!!!

On arrival, J nanny napped and I walked.

I visited 2 of the 3 frescoed churches. Only one was open. Lovely 1455 frescoes. The next church was closed, but the bone box storage area was open. The Greeks rent a burial plot for minimum 3 years, then the bones are exhumed.

The Internet shows pictures of the reservoir full of water. Despite only being 1st March, and a lot of rain in February, it is virtually dry.

Roza Gorge

Sunday 2nd March

Thank goodness we took poles. Not a long walk but the ascent was ‘technical’.   The second half was climbing. Corrie had to be helped / pushed three times. We did hear one whimper.  A lot of it is a very narrow track and a sheer 300m drop on one side. Fortunately, strong barriers or it would have been lethal.  But we did it. Slowly!  We watched two ladies attempt to descend, all we could hear was nervous cries! 

Signs top and bottom of the gorge do state that you enter at your own risk. 😆   The walk book authors, where I’d found the walk, declined to descend the same route, so we planned to follow suit.

The easy walking route was further but so much quicker, passing Keras Monastery.