Cyprus

Distance: 126.0 km – Elevation +510 m -480 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 33 degrees The ferry was the Via Mare, a RoRo / Passenger ship. It had originally been built in 1976 for P&O Ferries to ply the ferry route from Dover to Calais. I made several trips across the English Channel around that time and, although I have no specific recollection of having done so, I may well have travelled on this ship before.

Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 31 degrees After a really good night’s sleep, I rose at 8.00 am and joined Nelly for breakfast in the gardens of the hostel, after which we walked into Kyrenia to visit the harbour and castle. It was a warm sunny day as we walked with the temperature approaching 30 degrees. Like yesterday in Bellapais, the harbour area of the town was relatively busy with visitors. Small restaurants lined the old harbour

Distance: 121.2 km – Elevation +520 m -480 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 29 degrees After another good night’s sleep, I rose at 8.00 am and joined Nelly for breakfast. I spoke to the staff of the hostel about getting to Famagusta and was told we needed to book seats on a minibus that stops about a 10 minute walk from the hotel. The earliest bus with seats available was 12 noon, and as Nelly’s ferry

Distance: 27.8 km – Elevation +740 m -610 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 30 degrees I enjoyed my stay in the Sun Ray hostel and the old harbour and castle in Kyrenia were well worth visiting, also the day spent enjoying Famagusta. However, today was about walking again. After a leisurely breakfast, I set out around 9 am to cross the Kyrenia Mountains to reach Nicosia.  It was a glorious morning as I found my way

Distance: 22.2 km – Elevation +230 m -130 m Weather: Sunny. Thunderstorm. Temperature: High 30 degrees The Nex hostel was excellent. The rooms were clean with comfortable beds. There was a large well-stocked kitchen where I was able to prepare a simple but filling breakfast which I enjoyed on the roof terrace. It was a beautiful warm Sunday morning, very still with clear blue skies. The view from the rooftop terrace across the rooftops to the

Distance: 31.8 km – Elevation +120 m -370 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 28 degrees It was a fresh morning when I started walking just after 7 am. Yesterday’s storm had cleared the humidity of the past few days. It was a short walk to the village of Pera Chorio, and Hannah from George’s Villa sped past on a moped and waved as she rode by.  The streets of the village were deserted and quiet but

Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 27,27 degrees Tuesday 22nd October The Rebioz Hotel was located close to the main harbour of Larnaca and a 30-minute walk from the old town where the St.Lazarus Church is located which was my prime destination for today. The hotel did not have a restaurant so I was in need of breakfast when I left at 9.30 am. From the hotel I took the back streets in the hope that I would