Athens to Meteora: Day 3

The alarm sounded in every room at 6.00am, this didn't please all members of our group! However, there was some pleasure for some to discover that the Vicar woke to the sound of his phone alarm at 2.50am - a set reminder call for Wednesday morning church back at Albert Park.!!!

We boarded the bus loaded with the help of our delightful driver Panos. Voula, our super guide filled in hours of travel with an amazing array of information, commentary and even a the occasional mini sermon.
 

Panos our bus driver

We had a couple of pit stops along the way to the mountains of Meteora and the town of Kalambaka. By mid afternoon we had come close to our destination and so the group agreed to stopover at an Icon making workshop. It was a special privilege to see icons being made in the traditional way and for us to meet the local priest and his wife and team. Many within the group purchased icons to take home as gifts and to remind them of their time in Greece.

Pilgrims at the icon workshop

We ran out of time to get to a monastery so instead Panos took us on a sight seeing tour of the incredible monoliths that house the six monastries of Meteora. This is undoubtedly one of the wonders of the world.

Then we had a quick walk around the town of Kalambaka and then on to our hotel for a quick refreshing swim before prayers and dinner. The meal was fantastic and the day relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed by all.