|
|
Post by Peruano on Oct 22, 2024 10:58:27 GMT -5
I'm in Greece for a short vacation and the Air b N B we are in has some striking Grey and rose colored flint specimens. My casual glances at small stones at stops along the roads today produced some nice cocoa brown stones. There are no patterns evident but the purity of the colors makes me want to stow a few smalls in my luggage. Anything more than a couple of pounds is out of the question, More to follow if I get some material home.BTW Greece is wonderful and the Greeks are among the friendliest and most handsome people I've encountered of late. Tom
|
|
|
|
Post by RickB on Oct 22, 2024 11:19:57 GMT -5
Have fun. Daughter and granddaughter just spent two weeks in Greece. Don't, don't, don't ever tell a Greek chef that you don't like his calamari. "You Americans prefer food that comes out of a cardboard box."
|
|
|
|
Post by Peruano on Oct 22, 2024 23:15:51 GMT -5
All calamari here is wonderful. It's not so certain in the USA. Im5 looking forward to trying to polish these flints. No capability of posting photos from here.
I'm noticing the more common spelling is Kephalonia. It's a medium sized island in the Ionian area west of the Pelopenese. It's mostly limestone with patches of chert/flint nodules. Topography is complex, roads narrow and winding, but drivers are capable and aggressive with the accelerator. My little Fiat Panda performed like a sports car on steep accents but I only got to use the lower 3 of a 6 speed manual transmission. Winding roads, yes!
|
|
