The students all received their letters they wrote to themselves and from their parents at breakfast this morning before heading out to the Old Town of Kyparissia to check out Kyparissia Castle and the ruins inside its walls, a really neat amphitheater is still in tact, (it dates back to 1205 BC).
Fun Fact:
The Castle of Kyparissia is also known as the Castle of Arcadia, which is the medieval name of the town.
More about the Kyparissia Castle.
The Second attempt at The River Neda was a spectacular success! Zeus did not even think of visiting us this time, (being the God of thunder and lightning he prevented us from our river excursion yesterday).
After our short explore we headed out to The River Neda to begin our trek along one of the only few rivers in Greece that still offer an environment untouched by human activity. Yannis told us the myth of the River Neda, beginning with the fact that it had been given a female name, in honour of the nymph Neda, a deity of the waters. Neda, according to the Greek Mythology, had bathed the infant Zeus in the river Gortynios (Lousios), together with the nymphs Theisoa and Agno. Yannis led the way down this majestic river towards a neat network of caves and ending at the platania waterfall. He was keen to clear out the branch and tree debris that had fallen into the base of the waterfall and we had an impromptu service activity! We moved a few trees that were waterlogged and required all hands on deck.
We enjoyed a well deserved picnic on along the banks of the river before heading back to Kyparissia and then over to Yannis land for a very authentic Greek evening with Greek musicians and all.
The atmosphere was Greek to a tee, the food, the dancing, the socializing and the emotions. Everyone was so pleased to have the Canadians see their part of the world and share with us the amazing things they have to offer. All the students received a gift from Yannis, a Greek CD and some hand made magnets.
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