September clearing
We welcomed our first Greek volunteer recently, Dimitris Zachos. It was good to have a strapping lad around, capable of lifting heavy logs. We gave the Retsina Trail a clean up and put up a sign at the Platanakia end. … Continued
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER TRAIL CLEARING
I’ve been overwhelmed by volunteer applications for this period. If only I had the resources to accommodate and feed everyone who wants to help; we’d get the trails cleared in no time at all. The clearing will start on Monday … Continued
TRAIL CLEARING AND BOOK/MAP MAIL ORDER SERVICE
I think we can safely say that the trail clearing season has well and truly closed. No more volunteers until 1 September. It was a very successful spring and all the volunteers were marvelous. Thanks to them progress is being … Continued
ILLEGAL FENCE
Somebody is erecting an illegal fence on The Resina Trail. The portion is on Anania Hill. They are blocking the top, near Ag Nikalaus and the bottom near Ag Paraskavi. It’s very make-shift and easy to dismantle so don’t be … Continued
GEOCACHING
If you don’t want to buy my book but still wish to hike, get the www.geocaching.com app and try to find where I have hidden a cache. Using the gps co-ordinates I have put on the site, you can easily … Continued
THE BOYS FROM NEW YORK
Michael and Matt left this morning. They were great volunteers and did an excellent job of clearing the trail from where the others had left off, up to the church of Ag Reginos. So this section is now totally open … Continued
VOLUNTEERS
Three volunteers have just left and two more will be arriving tomorrow. It was particularly sad to say goodbye to Sylvan and Morag from New Zealand. Sylvan was a dab hand with the chain-saw. We have now cleared the calderimi … Continued
OLD RESIN COLLECTORS TRAIL
Trail portion Ag Reginos Pirgos is now open.
TRAIL TO PANORMOS
Today was spent clearing the forest trail of fallen trees from Ag Ianni Skleri towards Moutero. It is now clear and open for use.
WE’RE THROUGH
Walk 18 to Elios. The portion of trail from Pirgos up to the tiny church of Ag Reginos, page 63 picture 69 of Skopelos Trails, is now open. It’s about 1km long and took the two of us 5 days … Continued