Greece -- Athens and the Peloponnesos, September 2017
Messinian peninsula
We spent five nights in a lovely (even, luxurious) hotel on the hill overlooking the Bay of Messina, with infinity pool and nearby beach.
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View from our balcony across the Bay of Messina towards the Mani Peninsula on the other side.
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Sunrise over Mani and the Bay of Messina.
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We stayed at the Camvillia Resort, which has a lovely big pool.
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They also have a shuttle to take you down to the beach, 10 minutes away.
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What is it about doing nothing?
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A floating Swede.
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The beach is below a steep incline, almost a cliff. Not to worry, there is an elevator!
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One more sunrise, with small clouds seeming to float above the bay.
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Pool and bay.
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Siv at the nice restaurant down by the beach. They have good fish...
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... and this nice cat, waiting for a handout.
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View of the beach from the restaurant.
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Clear water of the Bay of Messina.
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Moutains of Mani across the bay.
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Siv found the mountains of Mani to be very mysterious in the evening.
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The town of Koroni lies on a peninsula south of Camvillia.
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View from the Camvillia restaurant.
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One more sunrise.
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Sunrise, bay and pool.
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The sun playing on the clear water of the Bay of Messina.
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There were even wavelets one day.
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The highway north takes you to Athens in a few hours.
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