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We had a special week hiking into mountains and along the gorges of Zagori, Greece. Nana and Pops hosted our inn-to-inn adventures that took us to four idyllic villages: Kipoi, Monodendri, Vikos, and Megalo Papingo.
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The week started out wet and cold. Some highlights included walking along Zagori's famous 18th century stone bridges and taking in the spectacular views of Vikos Gorge - according to their signs, it's the steepest gorge in the world!
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On our third day of hiking, the weather became beautiful - spring had once again arrived, hopefully this time staying around. Our trail took us down into gorge and along the rocky riverbed. Wade and I debated whether or not we were prouder of the septuagenarian grandparents or the grandkids for handling the physical challenges without complaint. We were all grateful for the seven sets of hiking poles that Nana and Pops toted over from the US for us.
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Each village was complete with cobblestone streets, old stone houses, and delicious local food. The tourist season is about to start, so we were lucky to get there before the onslaught of the crowds.
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Best of all, though, was spending some quality time with grandparents. After six days of hiking, we said goodbye to Nana and Pops. They headed south to tour the rest of Greece, and we loaded into our massive van for a drive north, back into Albania.
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