I said the track got a bit hairy. This is what I meant. In my experience, the worst driving conditions aren't found in the mountains or on the Akamas, they are in the valleys. This isn't one of them, by any stretch of the imagination. But the valleys are criss-crossed with tracks that have been long abandoned and are part washed away. Some of them look fairly decent when you start but deteriorate rapidly. Also, if it has been raining, the best maintained tracks will become quagmires. We always carry a shovel with us, and I once had to dig us out of a mudbath in fading light, which was not much fun. So don't assume if you are out exploring, that a lack of a cliff means you will have a safe drive. Always ensure that if the worst comes to the worst, you can go back the way you came.

Spring is definitely on the way out. Compare this to how it looked last year.

Briefly returning to tarmac past the bridge, we come to a signpost for Evretou. This is another off-road route though not too bumpy.

This tree reminded me very much of some of the magnificent specimens that grew in the woods back in the UK.

At this point you have a choice. You can either head for Evretou and cut across the reservoir and up the track opposite, or head for Trimithousa by taking the turn to the right of this picture. For the sake of this blog, and because it was fun, we have taken both options. First, we went across the reservoir.