Two Greek guys in their 20s, George Mathea and Perciles Stonailos, (see below wiht their truck) took me up into the mountains for an mostly all day four wheel drive trip on back roads on Samos Island. George drove and Perciles did most of the talking as his English was excellent and George also spoke English. If you go to Samos, whch I highly recommend, and you want to get off the beaten path and see the mountains and the interior you should contact George Matteau at: [email protected]. He is working on promoting alternative tourism on Samos and will take very good care of you. On Wednesday you will see a description of the second trip we did together.
We did some hiking and went to the top of one mountain. There was a small Greek church on the summit. George is a rock climber and on our walk he checked out a cliff for a possible route. We also visited the highest village, Platanos, and saw a lot of the islands mountainous interior and vineyards. There are vineyards everywhere. The large picture is from the summit of Mt. Ambelos (3,780 ft.). The day was in and out of clouds with some rain. You can click on any picture to enlarge it.
Rugged and beautiful, Bill.
Posted by: Mick Mather | April 16, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Thanks. Mick Yes they are inspirational. I have started a few paintings of them and the sea.
Posted by: bill Ives | April 16, 2012 at 11:26 AM