02. Arkoudilas - Gardenos

Starting early lets us enjoy the morning coolness, so the short ascent to Spartera is no issue. We take a short break at the graveyard before we continue until just short of Lefkimmi, where we make ourselves comfortable in an olive grove to wait out some of the midday heat. After napping and playing cards for a bit, we continue into town and grab lunch in a nice taverna at the side of the canal.
A quite long walk through the whole town brings us to a supermarket at the city bypass - we stock up on water, lemonade and some food and continue onwards down to Gardenos beach (with fresh water shower). Here it's still quite full, but as soon as it gets dark the beach is more or less empty and we can set up our tents again.