Achna Dam

Up early and out for the day, first stop Achna dam which is according to all the signage and observation posts very near to the border (some very interesting military history of the area can be found here: http://www.militaryhistories.co.uk/greenline/sba ). The water in the dam was full - when Ian visited with James two years ago they walked around easily - this time Ian and i were bushwhacking 😂

There were many Common Swifts flying around over the lake in the early morning which was lovely to see. An unusual sighting for here were two Great Crested Grebes our on the water, i believe they are scarce winter visitors.

We had a good walk around and it was warm and sunny and there were masses of flowers out making it feel very much like spring. We had parked by what must be some kind of zoo as we found a large bird looking through the fence at us (a Rhea maybe? see photo).

We spent the rest of the day in the Larnaca area, visited Kiti Dam, Larnaca Sewage Works again, Oroklini Lake then as it was getting quite late we called at Agia Napa on the way home and had a lively meal at Isaacs near the harbour.Read more