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Author Message   Tony_willis  Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 02:46 pm EST :    Here are some details of my trip to Greece. Although what I have to say may sound a bit difficult I had a very good time with lots of success. When I arrived I travelled up to Naoussa at the foot of Mt Vermion and it started to rain with great force for 40 hours. My trip up the mountain was very difficult and when I got to the top it was torrential rain and dense cloud. I could not move more than 20 metres from the car because I would not have been able to find it again. On the way up I saw some very nice ramonda nathaliae in flower and some orchids. Another problem was that I had been told by Melvyn that part of the mountain was closed because of land mines and this was true. The woods where the galanthus grow and where I had previously wandered about had signs for mines and was closed with tapes. I do not know if these were from the war because there was very heavy fighting in this area during the second world war. I did find a few galanthus in one area and still have both feet. There was a film festival on in Naoussa and I told them at the hotel I was an English film star and really enjoyed my fame. I then visited Kymachalan to look at crocus pelistericus and there were thousands but they had all been killed by a late snowfall. On the way up I saw many wonderful flowers ,orchids and violas and a number of fungi so it was excellent although disappointing at the top. Next I moved over to stay at Drama to visit Mt Falakro and here it was freezing and heavy hailstones at the top so no crocus but on the way up again many wonderful plants, saxifrages orchids hellebores, muscari. Whilst at Drama I was then going to find the haberlea but a national petrol strike started and I only had enough petrol to get me part of the way back to Athens and so I drove back to stay at Mt Olympus. So no haberlea. I was then stuck with no petrol but it could not have been at a better place because I spent 3 days cold sunny and dry walking on the mountain which was superb. The flowers were excellent and I found the jankaea in full flower. I then got some petrol as the strike ended and went south to Parnassus which has ben ruined by ski developments and it was very dry but I found a few very nice crocus sieberi. I then came home having had a most enjoyable holiday. Here are some pictures of some non flower things I saw.I will putr the rest in flowers and nature Mt Kymachalan crocus veluchensis site Mt Falackro THe Lion of Amphissa,ancient greek relic Galaxidi one of the picture post card villages Windmill overlooking Galaxidi Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Plantynut  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 04:01 am EST :    Other than the fog and lack of fuel it looks like you had a good time Tony. Plantynut - New York, Zone " 7"   Heirloomgardens  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Garden Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 06:59 am EST :    I love your story and pictures. It sounds like a wonderful trip, despite the disappointments. Heirloomgardens - Massachusetts, Zone "5b"   Growit  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Time Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 03:00 pm EST :    Sounds like it was quite an adventure all in all. Strikes, snow, hail, torrential rain and mines...what more could you ask for lol! Galaxidi certainly is picture postcard, so pretty. Such a cute windmill too. Growit - Hants UK, Zone "8/9"   Susanq  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 08:37 pm EST :    I like the sunny, non-foggy or snowy pics the best :) Strange weather but made for beautiful photos, Tony. Thank you! SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin   Kniphofia  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 11:35 am EST :    Great photos, I love the foggy one and that beautiful village. Kniphofia - Northumberland, Zone "7"

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