Early in the I heard a rooster crowing in the valley and actually stayed awake to listen to it crowing as the noise echoed down the valley and sounded very spooky. Breakfast was a freshly made omelette with vegetables and fresh bread, good enough for anyone.
I was up at 0730 hours for breakfast with no hangover (specially for daughter Sally)
There is a beach about 20 minutes walk away but one has to pay 5 lira to go through the ruins first! We did find out that if a 7 lira ticket was bought then anyone could go through for ten times, even by going through the gate then handing the ticket to someone outside the gate, it was for ten passes no matter who used the ticket. I walked down the river bed with others and paid nothing!
The campsite is in a deep rocky valley with forestry on both sides and with a river which goes underground for a short distance before reappearing again. It is not the tourist time here yet, two more weeks to go before it starts as far as I know, so there are many empty sites about. Some are quite attractive with the one shown below being decorated with old wheels and pots and pans.
At 21.00 hours some of us went by minibus to be dropped off to see the Chimera Yanartas where fumes escaping through the ground flame up and are quite interesting to see. I was allowed extra time to climb the last 30 minutes as the driver said that I was old! I was also watched by three of the group to make sure that I could manage and not fall on the very uneven ground and steps. The myth surround the chimera is quite complex so I will leave it out as it mixes up a lion, goat and snake, difficult to describe. There is something that if one was to see a chimera then one could expect storms, bad luck and volcanic eruptions! It was a hard climb up and down but it was worth it in the end, which was midnight when we arrived back at the camp site.
On the morning of 5 May I went down the river to see the ruins and the beach at the end of the valley, Olympos Beach.
There were quite extensive Roman remains either side of the river and which I found quite impressive. There must have been a large settlement here in Roman times judging by the ruins of the amphitheatre, temples and housing. They were poor compared to the like of Ephesus but were very interesting nonetheless.
The rest of the day was spent doing blogs, difficult as there was an intermittent problem with the internet, and thinking of having to be on the road at 0600 hours tomorrow.
I was up at 0730 hours for breakfast with no hangover (specially for daughter Sally)
There is a beach about 20 minutes walk away but one has to pay 5 lira to go through the ruins first! We did find out that if a 7 lira ticket was bought then anyone could go through for ten times, even by going through the gate then handing the ticket to someone outside the gate, it was for ten passes no matter who used the ticket. I walked down the river bed with others and paid nothing!
The campsite is in a deep rocky valley with forestry on both sides and with a river which goes underground for a short distance before reappearing again. It is not the tourist time here yet, two more weeks to go before it starts as far as I know, so there are many empty sites about. Some are quite attractive with the one shown below being decorated with old wheels and pots and pans.
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| I liked the wheels! |
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| Treehouses at another hostel |
At 21.00 hours some of us went by minibus to be dropped off to see the Chimera Yanartas where fumes escaping through the ground flame up and are quite interesting to see. I was allowed extra time to climb the last 30 minutes as the driver said that I was old! I was also watched by three of the group to make sure that I could manage and not fall on the very uneven ground and steps. The myth surround the chimera is quite complex so I will leave it out as it mixes up a lion, goat and snake, difficult to describe. There is something that if one was to see a chimera then one could expect storms, bad luck and volcanic eruptions! It was a hard climb up and down but it was worth it in the end, which was midnight when we arrived back at the camp site.
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| A general view of chimeras and various chimeras |
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| A view from the river inland |
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| The river meeting the sea at Olympos Beach |
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| Olympos Beach |
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| The remains of the Roman Theatre (100 AD) possibly destroyed in an earthquake in 141 AD |
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| The bath house ruins |
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| Entrance door to the Temple |
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| Hoplon family sarcophagus made of white marble (500 AD) |
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| Remains of the mosaic building (500 AD) |
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| The sarcophagus of Antimachos (200 AD) with a pseudo-door on one end indicating the entry to Hades |
The rest of the day was spent doing blogs, difficult as there was an intermittent problem with the internet, and thinking of having to be on the road at 0600 hours tomorrow.
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