Gallipoli to Alexandropoulos

Friday 1 May

At the Turkey/Greek border we had to show our passports about 3 times on the Turkish side and once on the Greek side before we were on Greek soil.

It rained very heavily on the trip and by the time we got to the caravan park many members had their gear quite wet. About 5 vehicles spent the night at the caravan park which was right on the beach and the rest of the group stayed at motels. The next morning it was a beautiful sunny day as we drove to Keramoti to catch the car ferry to the mountainous island of Thassos. We spent 2 enjoyable days camped right beside the beach at the foot of the mountains. To catch the car ferry to Kavala we had to drive to the other side of the island and passed some marble quarries on the way - the marble is almost white.

From Kavala we drove along a very scenic ocean road to our campsite at Plaka Litchorou south of Thessaloniki. Again a lovely campsite beside the beach with Mt Olympus in the background with the top covered in snow. That night many of the group had a delicious pizza at a restaurant on the edge of the beach.

Wherever we go the vehicles are the centre of attention with lots of photos being taken. Lang has had a message typed in Greek which we put on our windscreen when we are not in the vehicle so that people know what we are doing. It has also been advantageous when asking directions after you have got lost and this is a daily occurrence!