Celebrating the 30th anniversary from the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday 9 November, a very large group of Strollers, from diverse nationalities, hiked in Platres, under a rather hot sun. Exchanges over lunch varied from a comparison with divided Nicosia; to places threatened by the rising sea level, where building a wall seems to be a measure for good; to the brave steps taken by the Nobel Peace prize winner 2019, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Mr. Abiy Ahmed, who brought peace with neighbouring Eritrea, as so touchingly recounted by Selam. Compliments to Dimos, Panayiotis and Stathis for the photos. Join us on 17 Nov. at Platania https://cyprus-strollers.org/activities-description/platania-kyperounda-17-nov/

It’s hard to imagine an easier and more enjoyable way to cover 13 kilometres, than the route along the dirt road from Platania towards Agios Nicolaos, on Sunday 3 November.

The large group of Strollers once again spanned several nationalities and age groups, who could all enjoy this very accommodating hike. The forest, the partly cloudy skies and the flowing conversations made the moderate uphill and downhill sections even smoother, allowing us to fully enjoy the natural features of this area, where autumn makes a clear statement: we could hear the stream burbling in the river bed below, the strawberry trees were heavy with their ripe red berries, and the high plane trees – Platanus – were preparing to shed their yellow-orange-brown leaves.

As always, we made regular brief stops to reunite the first Strollers with the last and keep the group together. After the walk it was only a few minutes’ drive to a nearby taverna for a shared meal and impressions of the day, in good spirit. Compliments to Dina for creating this summary and to Panayiotis and Stathis for the photos. Join us on 9 Nov. at Platres https://cyprus-strollers.org/activities-description/platres-mesa-potamos-9-nov/

The excursion of Saturday 26 October was smartly described, over lunch, by one member as varied, just like life: with its ups (uphill) and its downs (downhill); at parts on narrow (trail), other parts on wide (dirt road); in sunshine and then under the clouds; over long views and then in dense forest. Overall, a wonderful experience in the company of cheerful Strollers. Compliments to Dimos, Nicoletta, Maria and Stathis for the photos. Join us on 3 Nov. at Platania https://cyprus-strollers.org/activities-description/platania-agios-nicolaos-3-nov/

For the start of the club’s 11th season on Sunday 6 October we had a very large gathering of regular members and newcomers, of all ages and various nationalities. Conversations flowed generously, participants triggered by the core message in the welcoming speech that “the more you give, the more you get back”. The trail along Pouziaris mountain and back, over 13 km, took place in perfect weather conditions. Compliments to Nana, Maria and Stathis for sharing their photos. Join us on 12 Oct. on Artemis https://cyprus-strollers.org/activities-description/troodos-artemis-12-oct/

The Cyprus Strollers is distinguished for the pleasure it offers its members, a consequence of the hikes in attractive surroundings, the well-organised lunches, the intelligent and witty conversations, and other characteristics. This piece is dedicated to those with a sharper sensitivity. Notice how two events ago we spoke of white butterflies; how one activity ago we spoke of indigo blue butterflies; yet we could not feature an appropriate photo on either occasion. It was third time lucky then on 25 May, when Nicoletta’s expertise, persistence and luck captured the accompanying photo of a beautiful butterfly on a rock rose flower!