Katerini, Greece – Day 2

Our plan for today was to hike on Mount Olympus and it turned out to be a perfect day for it. Mount Olympus rises almost straight from the Aegean Sea to a height of 2,917 meters (9,570 feet).

One of the owners of Hotel Dimatis where we are staying suggested we start our hike at an Army training facility on the mountain. They allow people to hike through the base if they show ID first. It was about an hour drive to get there.

There was a rope tow ski lift at the point we turned around. It wasn’t operating

The guards who logged us in had told us we could get a coffee at the restaurant. So on the way down we stopped and enjoyed some coffee.

The mud on the trail was a bit slippery. I managed to slip and sit down not far from the car. I had to wash my coat, jeans and shoes when we got back!

We had dinner at Hotel Dimatis again tonight the food has been really really good here. The owners are excellent chefs!