Noseeums and Koprena Lighthouse

F said she did see 'em, but they bit her anyway. Now she's covered in red polka dots. They were more 'nohearums' - so they probably weren't mosquitos but they left dozens of really angry red and yellow spots on her. I'm actively discouraged from 'irritating' them.

Never mind the things that irritate me....like toothpaste, and having my dreadlocks teased out. Mr B has taken over the toothpaste torture. You can't trust anyone these days.

Today we visited a lighthouse - Koprena.

So there was the drive through the countryside - citrus, olives, kiwifruit, and a general appearance of only recently been rescued from a long period of neglect. Some of the orchards still look more like jungle than horticulture. One had been tackled with a serious piece of machinery that slashed up the seriously dense undergrowth - and all the pipework for the watering system.

Whoops!

Kiwifruit

The whole area has been claimed from the sea (there are drainage ditches and very tall reeds - think 'Norfolk',  readers in England), and the margins are still subject to tussle; humans push out, the sea pushes back.... The Wash maybe...??

Then there was the 1km easy walk

It is 'path' all the way.

Sea statice and Samphire

There were dogs at the taverna by the fancy new marina and fishing harbour there (no village to speak of, just a museum in the old Customs House, a taverna, and a Marina that looks like a serious investment of EU money (if the big poster signs are anything to go by). 

My humans ate fried anchovies and salad while I watched from the safety and comfort of my van.

By the way if you have read this far, I'm supposed to tell you that Amvrikikos is an important and protected wetlands and wildlife reserve. 

We saw flamingoes, and egrets, and raptors and, and, and cormorants.

We found some even less travelled roads to return by

Pictures of flamingoes tomorrow.....