We were ready and packed this morning to head back into the mountains, but the beach and campgrounds here are so nice, we ditched the extra day in the mountains for an extra day in Aleria. However, before splashing in the water, we headed to the outskirts of town to visit the ruins of Ancient Aleria. It dates back to 200 BC and was inhabited by ancient Greeks. Only 10% of the area has been excavated. I don’t really know how they estimate that since how do you know a percentage of an unknown size, but anyway, that’s what we were told. The markers are translated, so we could actually understand what we were looking at. Most of the signage here is not localized. The best part of the ruins was the valley views that extended to the mountains.
We returned to our campsite by the beach and headed for the water. I wrongly assumed the water would be as luxuriously warm as further south in Pinarella. It was a shock to the system to get hit with the first wave…the swim plan had come quickly to end. Instead, we just walked along the beach. Everywhere we walk here, there are packs of cats and kittens. They ALL look alike. They are much more ferral here than in the Zonza forest. They watch the people, but keep out of arm's reach. The management here takes care of them. There are bowls of food strategically placed around the property. They just keep making more kitties. The bathrooms here are nice because they are clean. Because they are open to the outdoors, I'm handling the co-ed concept better here.
By sunset the storm clouds were rolling/billowing in. They moved so fast and dramatically, everyone here was staring up at the sky. Even a German motorcyclist pulled over to watch the show. I’m hoping the storm clouds pass as quickly as the came because tomorrow it is back into the mountains for the little campervan.
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