The entries in my travelogue for today refer to last night through to early this morning. I thought long and hard about how much detail I should reveal, but I believe this is an honest and accurate account of a strange time. The evening began with 3 or 4 glasses of red wine in our … Continue reading Big Trip Day 70 – Matala
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Big Trip Day 62 – Matala
And this morning we were told to move on by the police; had 2 and a half bottles of retsina last night; quite nice. Such is beach life. The police were just going through the motions. It was back in the late 1960s that they evicted the hippies from the caves. I will still be … Continue reading Big Trip Day 62 – Matala
Big Trip Day 60 – Matala
The opening words of this travelogue entry are taken from D. H. Lawrence's short story On The Lago di Garda as I remember, but I have not been able to find the actual quotation... And before I go to sleep, there are the stars above me...and the moon and silent clouds and darkness...and waking during … Continue reading Big Trip Day 60 – Matala
Big Trip Day 58 – To Matala
The boat departed Piraeus around 19.00 hrs on Day 57 and arrived at Heraklion at 07.00 hrs this morning. I don't think I had the luxury of a cabin so I must have huddled down somewhere on board to get a bit of sleep. I need to reprimand my younger self for not keeping a … Continue reading Big Trip Day 58 – To Matala
Big Trip Day 57 – Piraeus towards Heraklion
This morning at 09.40 finds me sitting by the harbour in Praeus, having just bought my ticket to Heraklion. If anything deserves a sit down and time to write in my notebook, then spending money for travel is right up there! The equivalent of £2 for a 12-hour trip. The only draw back is that … Continue reading Big Trip Day 57 – Piraeus towards Heraklion
Big Trip Day 56 – Mykines to Piraeus
A little leftover from yesterday - I finished reading Henry Miller's Colossus of Marousi and started Hemingway's Snows of Kilimanjaro that some guy gave me. So already this trip has also been a bit of a literary journey for me as well as a geographical and psychological one. I hit the road at 09.00 this … Continue reading Big Trip Day 56 – Mykines to Piraeus
Big Trip Day 55 – Mykines
Note: Day 55 refers to 5th June 1973. I am a day late in posting this in real time. The day began with a visit to the Treasury of Atreus (or Tomb of Agamemnon). These names were probably confected in the 18th century because the structure dates back to around 1300 BC, during the Aegean … Continue reading Big Trip Day 55 – Mykines
Big Trip Day 54 – Andretsaina to Mykine
This has been quite an eventful day. It began with my final breakfast with Liz and we said farewell on the street… Such is life; we drift towards each other and we drift away on the great tide of time, caught occasionally, and spun. I was feeling great as I walked along the mountain road, … Continue reading Big Trip Day 54 – Andretsaina to Mykine
Big Trip Day 53 – Olympia to Andretsaina
The day began with Liz and I hitching a ride to Pirgos in an open truck. We caught a bus from there to Krestena. We got two quick lifts in vans carrying milk churns between villages. I lost my sunglasses on the first ride due to the wind, but it was fun. We then picked … Continue reading Big Trip Day 53 – Olympia to Andretsaina
Big Trip Day 52 – Oh Olympia, my Olympia
This place is starting to grow on me, notwithstanding my failure to leave it. Today I toured the ruins again, this time with my new Australian friend Liz. Actually, the site starts to have more meaning this time round and starts to resonate with me. Not passing through it but passing with it. We saw … Continue reading Big Trip Day 52 – Oh Olympia, my Olympia
Psychologist on the Move 