{"id":11075,"date":"2019-04-07T01:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T08:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=11075"},"modified":"2020-12-30T02:31:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T10:31:17","slug":"peloponnese-greece-blog-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/07\/peloponnese-greece-blog-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in Greece and headed to the Peloponnese."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After two weeks in Paris, we are back in Greece. Our van was parked at a longterm airport parking lot while we were away exploring with our friends.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46678551275\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7812\/46678551275_1124697128_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bags put down and we had to immediately check on the puppy dogs here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46678589145\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7846\/46678589145_589d224f90_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for protecting our little home while we were away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33717083858\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7858\/33717083858_40538d1c7d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Off to pick up some groceries before we head toward the Peloponnese. Looks like we need to add more kitty kibbles to our grocery list.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47541114302\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7836\/47541114302_0ed2bf533c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46678592055\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7901\/46678592055_f32bb47d9c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We drove past the beautiful Corinth Canal on our way to our first wild camping (boondocking) spot in the small village of Palaia Epidavros. No photo of the canal though because I wasn&#8217;t expecting it and when it saw it, it was too late.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46678477875\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7809\/46678477875_616ce57b08_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Why is Ava jumping for joy? It&#8217;s a nice feeling to be back on the road. It&#8217;s home to us, our happy place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47541038382\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7830\/47541038382_e45ede9971_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47594010371\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7801\/47594010371_510d112871_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>He said he was going to throw her into the sea but she knew better. She knew he didn\u2019t want to deal with wet clothes drying inside the van for the next three days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33717040198\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7822\/33717040198_847092f35b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quick hike to get a feeling for our surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47541038412\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7822\/47541038412_9df00fd85c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46869981574\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7840\/46869981574_f103afc837_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our happy hour spot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32651591857\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7917\/32651591857_e43844cd77_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a new friend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46678476995\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7878\/46678476995_0cb3b06201_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47540997112\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7850\/47540997112_0e96163c37_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A rainstorm was on its way so we settled down at a new spot in a marina called Paralia Agiou Andrea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/54511820_2247789045480791_1225177207468631491_n1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/54511820_2247789045480791_1225177207468631491_n1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"966\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/54511820_2247789045480791_1225177207468631491_n1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/54511820_2247789045480791_1225177207468631491_n1-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/54511820_2247789045480791_1225177207468631491_n1-1024x916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/54511820_2247789045480791_1225177207468631491_n1-768x687.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47541044252\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7871\/47541044252_4bfdc21fa7_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46869848194\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7837\/46869848194_547e4dec5b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the rain stops, we explore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46869846984\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7830\/46869846984_f621448c5a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46869934634\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7882\/46869934634_084e80cfba_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32650518257\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7880\/32650518257_83d35e99ee_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Met new friends here who were traveling in a can as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33716009198\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7926\/33716009198_ff8659c169_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They alerted us that we were not alone. Do you see it?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40627957753\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7878\/40627957753_1e7781907c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ribbit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46868961764\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7885\/46868961764_d89b93f6a9_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32650519117\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7909\/32650519117_05fc9e9cf9_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sun&#8217;s out the next morning. Dan chatting with our new French friend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46677440565\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7867\/46677440565_50a2d03003_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kids couldn&#8217;t resist dipping their feet in the <span>coast of Arcadia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33716010868\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7903\/33716010868_4cd61c7680_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47540994052\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7847\/47540994052_e3f9099e4a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We said goodbye to our new friends and continued on. Decided to spend a night street side of a little town called Pl\u00e1ka.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46677095235\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7894\/46677095235_4a0307b917_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46678443575\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7847\/46678443575_2f8fbf4300_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46677094125\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7914\/46677094125_e6b3161afb_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46677070535\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7909\/46677070535_0d8b09469b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Fried anchovies, grilled pork &amp; chicken and feeding stray cats next to the water. Peloponnese villages feel pretty much like the Dalmatian coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40626654633\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7801\/40626654633_b2df83f9d9_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33715652748\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7900\/33715652748_9620c82146_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But more colorful.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40626655223\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7832\/40626655223_9a4226ac66_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539523992\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7901\/47539523992_1655c1ca49_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539509902\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7850\/47539509902_fceae6ffda_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hey! We like to be fed too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40626655503\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7883\/40626655503_394c349449_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539520402\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7860\/47539520402_e4f2f18a51_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hungry animals everywhere. Kitty kibbles for all!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539521002\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7811\/47539521002_063b70283e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539528872\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7802\/47539528872_afc326a4d4_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46868640724\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7830\/46868640724_33df7380d2_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32650168217\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7804\/32650168217_66bd37a4d7_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our view across the street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40626519343\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7834\/40626519343_d136ff22b0_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So many sheep walking down the street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539407162\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7831\/47539407162_5dda071e5c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Full bellies&#8230; it&#8217;s beach time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539410432\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7914\/47539410432_de998ef6da_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>-A-v-a-<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46868365244\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7837\/46868365244_69675b6817_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46676830585\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7842\/46676830585_ef897652d5_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Napping or fishing?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46676836685\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7876\/46676836685_20b6184522_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Introducing the baddest warrior of all the lands&#8230; Toilet Warrior!! He rose from the ashes of a toilet that got used and abused by five traveling butts. A new toilet emerged stronger and much much cleaner (for now). <\/span><span>Thanks for the toilet,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dometic.com\/en\/se\/about-us\/our-brand\/dometic-ambassadors\/mali-mish-2019\" tabindex=\"0\">Dometic<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46676848505\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7838\/46676848505_dca912f901_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who needs toys? Not these kids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46676837015\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7891\/46676837015_be767b3563_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46676835735\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7818\/46676835735_b085962937_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47592378171\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7897\/47592378171_0b318c5a1d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47539411162\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7914\/47539411162_2c22c5bebc_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes, we take care of business in our \u201challway\u201d and then store the toilet away under the fridge. As you do. ?<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46676831455\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7913\/46676831455_030d60ab65_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love when I get to leave the side door open of the van and watch the kids play with all the room they need.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46868366474\" alt=\"Peloponnese, Greece blog 1\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7914\/46868366474_b5228af1d6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a couple little Instgram videos to go with the post. I will insert our vlog here once Dan completes it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oWnE2YmDOj0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcP6mFeJZCI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along,<br \/>\nMarlene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After two weeks in Paris, we are back in Greece. Our van was parked at a longterm airport parking lot while we were away exploring with our friends. Bags put down and we had to immediately check on the puppy dogs here. 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