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Tagged from Gypsyprincess with mt olympus

Travel blogs tagged with mt olympus:

THE Mountain of the Gods

09. September 2008 | en

Mt. Nemrut was fantastic and amazing, but I never learned about it until I was older. Mt. Olympus however was part of the mythology I was familiar with growing up. (Again my Turkish readers turn from me, Sorry!!!!) :) And so the trip was again something new and exciting, especially since we had put our road kilometers behind us. Again we could slow down and enjoy, and the road marked for us by George had turned out to be everything he had said and more. I can now say I camped on Mt. Olympus, even if I never drove my bike to the top like he did! (I am not so sure many other people can make the same claim, but he has pictures to prove it). :)

Tags: mt olympus Greece
Map: N 39° 99.490 E 22° 53.707

Created at: 15. September 2008

To logbook | Author: Gypsyprincess

Rescue A Puppy Day!

10. September 2008 | en

Last night as we drove up through Olympus we heard an inhumane screeching. Then this little puppy comes barreling around the corner to collapse next to my bike. We finished our break and continued driving, only to have him rejoin us 5 minutes into the next break. On the way back down however he lost us again. I heard him crying, but couldn’t find him.

This puppy was not a stray dog. He was too clean for one thing. The other was he was polite. He took the bread I offered him daintily, and the thought of being alone stressed him out a little too much.

And so we knew what we had to do, we had to rescue him.

The problem was how. So we put him in Patrick’s lap and he started off down the mountain.

I wish the story had a wonderful ending. But it doesn’t. But no we did not run over the dog. However when Patrick geared up to second gear he freaked out and jumped off. :( He was fine, but he only followed us so much further before laying down in the bushes as if to say I am a loved spoiled prince. STOP making me chase you already and just love me the way I deserve.

We found a box and went back for him but he was gone by the time we got back. :(

Tags: mt olympus Greece lost dog on Olympus
Map: N 39° 98.743 E 22° 46.429

Created at: 15. September 2008

To logbook | Author: Gypsyprincess

Jealous Much?

10. September 2008 | en

We camped again on the mountain, only the other side. We asked a Sheppard and he said no problem, we did however find some condom wrappers and – ugh- disposed contents as well in the area. We kicked them further away. ugh ugh.

But I wonder if that is what the crazed madman had in mind when he woke me up and frightened the shit out of both of us when he roared down the little deserted path we were on. The road went nowhere, and out of nowhere he heard a pick up truck coming at us at about 70 kms an hour on this little dirt path. The guy screeches to a halt, sees us, ignores Patrick, and drives away again.

Suspicious of who was down there?

This is the road: