Kato Paphos Part 2 - The Sea Front
The Municipal Baths
Now we shall turn our attention to an area that is about to undergo a bit of a facelift. The municipal baths are a semi-sheltered area perfect for more nervous swimmers to swim in. I am not sure what improvements will happen here, but they are due to begin work soon. This whole area is also very good for snorkelling.
Turtle Power!
Indeed, while we were on our walk, a turtle had swam into the baths to have a look around. You can just about make it out here.
Approaching Rambo
I should mention that traffic along the sea front is one way. You can only approach it from the direction of Geroskipou, heading towards the castle. So if you are exploring the area and are crossing the road, focus your attention on this direction. Occasionally the road is closed to traffic altogether, but you should never assume this to be the case.
At this particular spot there is a junction. We will cover the area to the left in a future part of this series. Before we go further, I want to show you a picture taken a few years ago though.
When It Rains, It Rains
This is the same junction, taken back in November 2015. I remember the night well. We had stopped at a kebab house when the rain came down. My wife was in a wheelchair so I had to leave her there and walk back to collect the car. It was surreal walking down all the streets as they were all flooded.
We need rain like this now, to be honest. A couple of years ago the reservoirs were all full, but now they are all half empty again. And that is without the usual quantity of tourists. If we don't get rain soon there will be shortages in the months to come.
Decision Time
At this point I have a choice. I can either carry straight down the road or go via the Municipal Baths. I chose the latter route. But look on the right side of this picture. There is a pink tree. Once we are finished with the baths we will pick up again from there.
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