27 May 2012: After about 3hrs driving through beautiful mountains and then across a vast low flat plane, we reached the town of Kalambaka and then the village of Kastraki where we found our campsite literally at the foot of the monoliths of Meteora. It was like driving through Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth! See www.campingkastraki.gr or www.campingmeteora.gr for interactive maps and more interesting information.

We took a short stroll towards the base of the nearest monastery and this is what we saw: Agios Georgios Monastery:

One of the monoliths with Paul in the foreground:

Roussanou Monastery from a distance:

Tomorrow we will explore further into the area.