Cyprus - Mandria walk

 The Wednesday group walk was quite close to home so we didn't have to leave, and pick up Jimmy, until 9:40, which made for a relaxing morning start.

We met in the village of Mandria and walked through potato fields

to the coast. 8 of us. Rick chatted most of the time with Terry, who had plenty of stories to tell about his round the world sailing trip.

It was a lovely flat walk beside

empty beaches

and rocky shoreline.

Snow covered mountains behind the coastal plain

and a tethered donkey.

Fishing for Sea Breem

and hunting for wild Asparagus.

A mothballed desalination plant.

Veering away from the coast and looping back towards the village we passed numerous greenhouses.

I slipped my camera in through a flap to see what was being grown....red peppers.

About 7km, very flat and sometimes muddy. We finished at a restaurant in Mandria with a Chinese Chef. I had an excellent prawn curry and rice, Rick; stir fried vegetables. Of course wine and beer too.