So we ended our Eastern European adventure at the Black Sea in Bulgaria where we decided to head into Northern Greece for a Souvlaki.  We had been to Greece before but only to Athens and the islands so we were quite surprised with Northern Greece and how incredibly beautiful and different it is to the islands.  Biggest difference was the houses.  More Mediterranean than the white and blue houses of the islands and were instead cream with an orange tiled roof.  Our first night was spent in a campground that has a restaurant which according to the reviews made the best Greek Salad and Souvlaki in all of Greece.  When we arrived the lady at reception looked at us as though we had three heads.  And this is when we realised that Greece doesn’t open until the 15^th of June.  They weren’t ready for us and we ended up being one of two campers in the whole campground.  Also, as the restaurant wasn’t open Nigel and I had to use one of our emergency dinners that we been carrying with us and so first night in Greece we had Hungarian Goulash and some form of pickled vegetable salad from Romania.  They did have free washing machines and so we used our evening to create a Chinese laundry out of the volleyball nets and wash everything we owned.

With our camper smelling like laundry we headed off further along the coast to a seaside resort town to have a swim in the med.  The resort was very typical of Greek beaches.  Rows and rows of sun loungers with an umbrella and you can either pay to rent them or buy a drink form the bar.  The water was incredibly clear and warm like a bath.  We basically parked up and spend the afternoon swimming and sunbathing and enjoying the chilled out atmosphere.  Then we went to dinner!  Souvlaki, Greek Salad Tzatziki and grilled eggplant with peppers.  It was the best meal I think I had ever eaten.  Parked up on the beach beautiful weather and some seriously good food.

The next day we headed inland to an area called Meteora.  Wow it was beautiful.  The mountains are washed and smooth and there are a multitude of monasteries built within the hills and perched on the sides of the mountains.  We stayed in the best camping ground that we had stayed in the whole trip.  It was a family run affair whereby they crank up the outdoor grill every night and serve souvlaki and mixed grills and Greek salads and tzatziki and grilled eggplant and everything you could want.  I then decided that that meal was the best meal I had ever eaten and that Nigel and I should move to Greece.  The next couple of nights we cooked our own souvlaki and made our own Greek salads and bought tzatziki from the supermarket.  After almost a week of it we decided we were good to go for Souvlaki and could move back to something else.