23. Sep 2023

Katerini - Litochoro

Photo 1: Early this morning I walked through this gypsy settlement. I know the people who saw me were curious as to who I was and where I was going, but I could not communicate with them, just prayed that God's grace would be at work amongst them.

Once I was on the main road again, a car stopped in front of me and a young man got out and greeted me. It was Dennis, one of the three young men who escourted me to the haunted village of Skotina. I said to him that I slept well that night and told him to tell his friends that the ghosts did not bother me. It was an unexpected follow up.

Photo 2: You cannot see the peak from this point, but behind these mountains is Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. I am glad that I did not need to pass over it.

Photo 3: I finally made it to the east coast of Greece! It will not last long. Just today and tomorrow I will walk along the shoreline before heading back inland. It was such a relief to be away from the road and the traffic.

Photo 4: In the distance you see the mountains before me. At some point I will need to cross over them.

Photo 5: Eventually the beach became a cliff. I stayed the night at a campground nearby. There I met a couple from Austria, Gabi and Erwin. They were celebrating with their trip Gabi's entering into retirement. We spent the evening togething eating pizza and talking about my pilgrim journey and experiences with God and people along the way.