Ten Days in the Greek Mountains

With over 550km completed and an altitude gain exceeding 13000m its been a tough but enjoyable 10 days. The weather (from a cool start) got increasingly hot reaching 30C before plunging back down again to give us rain, a cold northerly wind, spectacular hail storms, fresh snow on the road and a 0C morning. Mainly the roads/tracks have been great although we keep ignoring advice that our route is unsuitable for bikes due to condition/steepness. Constant maintenance is required on the mountain roads with frequent rock slides and many sections with precarious overhanging boulders. Hugely rewarding though with rough tracks winding up wooded passes to reveal vistas of snow capped mountains and remote villages perched on precarious slopes.

Greek Mountain Slideshow