Ok, so I drew a blank at getting to Foinikas. I decided instead to see if it was possible to get anywhere close to Roudia Bridge. During the summer you can drive all the way upstream, and the bridge is at the edge of the forest. However, that was out of the question now. I was curious to see how far I could get though.

I should perhaps explain that I wasn't out on an "official" trip. My wife and daughter are both ill with winter bugs at the moment, and I had set off to Paphos to get some bread. Um, I got a bit distracted on the way. But the key point is I hadn't really come prepared for any major excursion, so there was only a certain amount of risk I could take roadwise.

The road to the donkey farm and Kelokedara had been closed. There was even police tape, which the local hunters had obviously driven over.

To be honest, I've seen deeper fords in my time. I guess at the height of the rains this was more dangerous though.

As I obey police cordons, I didn't cross the river, and instead elected to continue on the left hand side of the river. It occurred to me that I had never actually been up this stretch of the road, because normally I drive up the riverbed, as it is so much fun. So what would I find up here?

I liked the view here, especially how the river had carved a muddy path through the landscape.

Ok, finding a ruined church isn't big news in Cyprus, but it is still worth investigating.