Climbing the summit of Spathi - 28th February 2006
The summit of Spathi (2040m)
On the way up - you can see Souda bay, Akrotiri and
Drapanos peninsulas in the background
Spathi (2040m) is located on the northern edge of the White
Mountains, overlooking Apokoronas. This is where I was this
weekend, in nice weather but very poor snow (melting because
of the warm temperatures we have had in the last few days).
So not much snow (for Crete in late February).
Click on the
top photo to get a panoramic view of the northern White Mountains
from there (taken with my back to the Apokoronas region).
As I write this a strong south wind is blowing again, dust
turns the light yellow...so I think that it will be the last
mountain picture for a little while as there might be very
little point in going up there. Also I want to try my new macro
lens - just received it yesterday - and that's best done in
the lowlands. Guess that I'll go creeping in the macchia looking
for orchids.
