700 – a long walk in 1997

In 1997 we walked on our first day from Docheiariou to Paulou. We did not stay long in Docheiariou and Xenofontos.
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Then we came at Panteleimonos. Further to Dafni for a drink in the bar. Then the path becomes a less interesting dirt road.
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At Simonis Petras they were friendly and they gave us coffee, water and raki.
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Then again the mule paths.
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Mules
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We passed Grigoriou and then Dionisiou was in sight. Checking the map because it looked not far away but it was still a long walk. This was a beautiful but tough part.
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Finally our destination Paulou. The last kilometers we rode in the back of a truck. Pretty exhausted as we were after 35 kilometers. It was a beautiful hike with 7 monasteries on the way.
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The team: Fred, Jaap en Herman (hv)
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