Well - we're just back from first visit this year - missed all the snow in the UK
Got to P early Sat Jan 31 and had first dip at far end in the afternoon. If there are any cryo physicists reading this I can recommend the sea for your experiments – I reckon it was about minus 272 C.
Not much competition for the umbrellas and beds since 1) there were no beds and 2) there were no other people. Anyway we managed a dip (just) in January. Had more swims over the next days but for the last few days it was too stormy.
Did the Mill walk to Myrthios most days except 2 days when we walked up to Spili and another day when we did the Timeos Stavros ?? walk (Ok - just the top bit from the first church – but that's the interesting bit.). There was one entry in the book before ours (Feb 4 (a couple from Belgium) – we were Feb 
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Most bars and caffs shut of course – Xechorista ?? open (I think Georgia and Adonis keep it open 11 months of the year) and Niko (fish n chips) opened for one evening – all 3 main supermarkets open.
All in all it was shorts and teeshirt weather (for me anyway – the locals were in Arctic gear) – quite a bit of sun – some light wind – some rain (when it rained it was A-level) – good break – back there soon.
You were brave...we were there from 16th december to 1st Jan & although fairly warm for the first 5 days the sea was wild and then it was much colder & mega rain & storms but the sea was calm! but somehow it didn't have the same appeal to take a dip by then!
Plakias was as wonderful as ever & although fairly quiet there was still a local Christmas atmosphere & some bars were packed particulary on Christmas day night.
Smeerna, Notus, Ostraco, bars were open & Sifis & Nikos were open for food & the Taverna Mariou in Mariou was open. If you've not been there yet go, good food, wonderful hospitality (sister of Nikos Sovlaki's wife). & best of all the view go in whilst still daylight, We have been to Plakias & the area around 22 times & never until last year have we seen such a great view. You see the mountains & the whole landscape in a completly different way.
Anyway if you fancy Plakias in winter, go it's wonderful, ok not a sunbathing holiday but great for walking, cycling etc & taking in it's true beauty.
Rowena
Rowena
