We have a week left in Masouri, Kalymnos. Time went way too fast! We
enjoyed the last three weeks chillin in our studio, eating fantastic
Greek cuisine at different restaurants, cruising the town of Pothia
and its little shops of bakeries, cafes, and vegetable stands.
Wesatisfied our "need for speed" on our scooter rides around Kalymnos as
we explored ancient ruins, churches, panoramic views of the island,
islated beaches. and hidden cave systems littered with
stalactites, stalacmites, and gigantic columns (millions of yeard old!)
Since the last post, We have continued ourclimbing spree and flashed both of our first 12d's.
The climb named "picolous" was at least 35m of steep roof climbing using pockets,
sidepulls, tufas and stalagtites of all shapes and sizes.
The route weaved to and fro, had one definate crux, and it was necessary to
manage some serious
pump, and to manipulate the stalagtites; to get in behind them, on top
of them or smeged inbetween them to get the most of rests offered along
the way. I
It climbed out of the famous "Grande Grotto" of Kalymnian
crags.
The patio season at our studio is getting better by the day.
The sun is warm
and sets right before our eyes.
We changed the clocks ahead one hour
so we're looking forward to more sunlight during the "Golden Hour", the
most beautiful time to climb for pictures and sending.
Our buddy, Kyle, Leslie's hubby has joined us a few days ago. He
brought some more energy to the crew and more night life, which Dave
is enjoying way too much.
We have enjoyed our stay in Masouri and have met some fantastic people.
Andonis is an amazing Mini Market owner with a genuine heart and
great at conversation. Dimitrius is another great Kalymnian local
who rents us our scooters and tells us stories of his travels to
India and Thailand. Jose, from Spain and now from Germany joined our
crew of three when we first arrived. He is a true gentleman and very
kind. He enjoys our Canadian antics and we enjoy his Spanish ways...
accent, attempts at English, jokes, and his cooking. He has made
some amazing meals that we have never tried before. In the dish tonight
he is using garlic, onion, zuccini, carrots, potatoes, eggplant, eggs,
cheese in various creative concoctions.
We have a few more days of climbing and one more rest day.
We have set plans to visit Athens during the Easter weekend and we hope
that the city will be open for at least a few days.
Our next destination is Spain and we have rented a Wicked Camper van,
complete with sleeping and cooking quarters. The van also comes with
a crazy paint job that we'll show you later!
Adeio=Goodbye in Greek
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