Imaginary walk - Limenaria, Thassos

I said imaginary walk and I already realized I was wrong. I don't mean an imaginary walk that was supposed to take place in places I've never been. No. I'm talking about a walk that happened once, long ago, and that I remembered, of course with a big help from photos I took once...

And yet, it's an imaginary walk now that, looking at the photos, I feel like I'm walking there again. A place that I don't know if I will ever be able to revisit and which must remain in my memory as the ultimate beauty that the sea can offer, even when you can't see it, but feel it in everything.

When you're on an island!

This walk I took when I first stepped on an island.

The island of Thassos in the Aegean Sea, Greece!

Every time I traveled to Thassos I lived in Limenaria. The second largest town (or village) on the island. On the outskirts of town, next to a pine forest.

A long path, almost 4 km long, went through the forest to the next village. A very small resort and beach. Pefkary!

When they are so close, to a path and a forest, what can happen? Plenty of walking, of course!

I even did a little trick. I decided that the coffee in Pefkary (actually not in Pefkary but in the next village, Potos, which is next to Pefkary) is better than the coffee in Limenaria. So I had an extra motivation for a rather long walk...

Morning Coffee
_{A song by a Romanian singer, Doru Stanculescu, about morning coffee. It is in Romanian but can be listened to. It's melodious and so you can hear what the Romanian language sounds like... if you want that, of course!}

_{The Morning Coffee
Helps you to escape the nausea
And your morale grows
To be able to endure
Yet another day....the carnival
Yet another day...the carnival.Source}

Such a long path could not fail to pass by a church. Greece is full of churches.

A very good place for a short rest.

I said a short rest, not a final one!

A long walk, but not monotonous. Because it's not just through the pine forest. There are plenty of olive groves by the sea.

Then the landscape changes again. The trees disappear. Small bushes and shrubs take over the nearby hills. Typical Mediterranean landscape.

I notice some shrubs I've never seen before. The fruit of one looks like an acorn made from oak... but it's not oak.

I notice that there is a lighted path, I see the lamp posts. I think it may be a special night walk. This I have to imagine because I haven't had the courage to walk there at night.

Around the corner, if I can put it that way, is the small village of Pefkary. A small resort, a few hotels, a few terraces, a long beach, and beautiful water!

I have done this walk dozens of times. I can say I have this route tattooed on my brain. Fortunately! Because I can retrace it, in memory and with the help of photos. Although I haven't given up hope that next year I'll get there again.

Make a point of looking around and up and see what you can find to get shots of that otherwise you may miss.

This is one of the recommendations made by @tattoodjay for those who prefer walking and are used to sharing impressions and photos in his community, Wednesday Walk, every Wednesday, like this one today.

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