It's been "animals in the road day" today. We've had cows, dogs and even a 2m long snake! Went to see one of the monasteries this morning and this afternoon headed off to Pertouli in the mountains, and one of the best biking roads on our trip so far. Even better as we didn't have all of our heavy luggage with us. Over 2 hours of constant turns and s bends. A fun but tiring day!

Spent today exploring Meteora. Most unusual / spectacular scenery so far. Lots of strange rocks with monasteries on top. Staying at the very nice Hotel Doupiani which has great views of Meteora. Website says it featured in a recent BBC series - possibly Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey? Finished the day by cooking another balcony meal - Thai red curry - our first one for a couple of weeks. Meals have been very cheap recently so hasn't been worth doing our own ...

What a difference nice roads make. When you can concentrate on taking a corner without coming face to face with a lorry overtaking a donkey cart and with nowhere to go because of potholes. Big day of biking yesterday covering 230 miles plus. Were now within 130 miles of the coast and looking forward to seeing some of the monasteries on top of rocks today.