Καλαυρία

 Καλαυρία, or in English letters Kalavria is the original ancient name of the island of Poros.  There are the remains of the temple of Poseidon in an isolated area at the top of a mountain overlooking the sea.  The day before visiting the ancient temple of Poseidon we had walked up the mountain and back down the other side in order to reach the lovely bay of Vayionia.  We had to walk up the mountain yet again to get back to our hotel.  We were so tired we did not visit the temple while we were on our way back to the hotel having climbed the mountain twice in one day in 40 degrees heat.  Two days later we returned and went back up the mountain again and found the temple and the lovely views over the Saronic gulf.  On the way back we stopped off at a church and sat in the shade and enjoyed the peace and quiet.  This drawing captures a moment when my older daughter sat quietly in the shade watching the birds flying in between the trees in front of the church.

 Καλαυρία, pen and pastel drawing, A3 (2016)