Away from the tourists.

Yesterday saw the start of a new adventure, we headed off to Platres in the mountains to get hiking maps and books from the tourist office. The forecast for the weekend was rain and as we started climbing towards the hills it started spitting by the time we got to our destination it was hammering down - not a good start, however after getting the info we headed back to the coast and the rain eased off and touch wood has stayed away. We arrived at our secret destination at dark o'clock so we didn't know what the place looked like until this morning and what a pleasant surprise it was waking to the sun streaming through the window. The two bedroom apartment we booked is immaculately clean and in a lovely location and for three nights it is costing what you would pay for a night at a Premier Inn. 

My apartment

I have been out today exploring and on a 6 mile nature walk, it is hard to believe that I am still in Cyprus - the vegetation is green, I have only met two tourists and the locals are unbelievably friendly, everyone waves and says hello and I came back from my walk with a bag of lemons, oranges, pomegranates and tangerines and also two slices of cake all given to me by people in the village. I had to turn down the drinks in the local bar because I am going to a restaurant for dinner tonight and half a dozen glasses of ouzo or brandy would not have improved my driving skills.

When I got back down to the coast after the walk this was the sight that hit me, I don;t know why it is called sunset beach and there was no one else on the beach I could ask.