Pefkochori to Loutra

A beautiful morning for our first full cycle ride on the Halkidiki Peninsula tour! Today we rode about 22 miles, with some good climbs throughout. It was great to get the cardio going again, after several days without cycling. I can tell I wasn't quite as fit on the climbs. We stopped at St. Nicholas Church on a scenic little peninsula, and arrived in Loutra in time to spend a couple of hours at the beach. Tom sat there with a beer and said, "This is pretty great!" Then, after a refreshing swim, with the second beer they brought a little bowl of mixed nuts, and Tom said, "It doesn't get any better than this!" But...then a Chinese man walked by with his massage bag, and Tom had a 40 minute massage. OK...it CAN get better! He said it was his best massage ever! We closed out the day with an excellent dinner (and view) with Andrey. A very good day, indeed!Read more