24. Sep 2023

Litochoro - Platamonas

This morning Erwin made me hot water so I could make a cup of black tea. I had not had that for quite awhile. While I ate my breakfast, Erwin and I talked about world events, world history and God's coming kingdom. I encouraged him to get to know Jesus better by reading what God's book says about him.

Photo 1: A Greek Fisherman

Photo 2: Today was a very enjoyable hike almost the whole way along the beach. At noon time an older man and his wife asked me where I was from and where I was going. They were from Regensburg, and so we spoke German with each other. They invited me to get something to drink before they would need to go to lunch. They are both Catholic, but the husband remarked that he was starting to lose his faith because of all the scandals that have taken place. I replied that he needed to seperate the scandals of the Catholic Church from the reality of who God is and what Jesus did for us on the cross...

Photo 3: The green line of my hike for today wanted to take me up and over this hill. As I got closer, I asked a life guard if it might not be possible to stay on the shoreline. He responded that the rocks go into the sea and there is no way to walk around them, but that there is a tunnel for pedestrians. The life guard's name was Andreas. I told him that I was a pilgrim heading to Athens. We had a short talk and I was able to pray a prayer of blessing for him.

Photo 4: The tunnel started at a restaurant and was once a railroad tunnel.

Photo 5: The old tracks took me to the next town where I would stay the night. I was planning on sleeping in my tent, but both campgrounds were already closed for the season. Across the street from the one campground I saw Hotel Paradise. The door was open, but no one was around. Finally the boss arrived and said that the hotel was shutting down for the season, no beds were made. I offered to sleep in my sleeping bag. He accepted, gave me a reduced rate, and threw in an evening meal of moussaka that was being prepared for other guests who were still there for a few days. God guides and provides.