Peloponnese 🇬🇷 - Voidokilia and a Day Full of Cleaning Rags

Sven Walther

October 15, 2026

Pyrgos Dirou

After reaching the southernmost point, we slowly make our way north again, in several stages. The first stop is Pyrgos Dirou, where we park right by the sea. After the storms of the past few days, the coast is still pretty wild, and the waves roll foaming onto the rocks.

Waves roll onto a rocky coast, a headland in the background under a blue sky — The coast near Pyrgos Dirou

Sven sits in a camping chair with a laptop on the beach, the sea in front of him — Home office with a sea view

Lou lies snuggled in a blanket in the chair, the sea behind her — Lou makes herself comfortable

Voidokilia

Next up is the famous Voidokilia Beach, also known as Ox Belly Bay. While I set up my home office in the Mammothon, Saskia heads out: first up to Navarino Castle, then on to the mushroom-shaped bay. Turns out the view is worth every step, and only from above do you see how perfectly round this bay really is.

Navarino Castle on a green hill under a blue sky — Navarino Castle

A crumbling castle wall with two openings through which the sky shows — Ruins of the castle

A narrow path along a castle wall, a tower at the end — Along the castle wall

View over bushes onto a blue bay and mountains on the horizon — View from above over the bay

The lagoon behind the bay of Voidokilia, mountains in the distance — The lagoon behind the bay

Above the bay Saskia also discovers a cave with a lovely view across the lagoon.

View from the dark entrance of a cave onto lagoon and mountains — The view from the cave

Overnight stays aren’t allowed at Voidokilia, so after work we drive a few kilometres to another beach with a bar. The bar is closed, which means it’s wonderfully quiet. Sometimes closed really is better…

Lou stands on the beach, backlit by the setting sun — Lou on the beach in the evening

And we have quite an interesting mix of neighbours: a Morelo motorhome that prefers to keep to itself, the owner of a Tesla Model Y who actually lives and works in the car (it doesn’t get much more mobile than that), and a young surfer couple who are delighted to discover our open Wi-Fi. Happy to share: everyone deserves a little internet by the sea.

The Mammothon on the beach, the sun setting over the sea behind it — The Mammothon at sunset

We spend the evening in peace, each of us travelling in our own way. It’s another reminder that the people we meet along the way can be just as memorable as the places.

Back on the Campsite

After quite a while, we’re back on a campsite. When we ordered the spare part last week, we had it delivered there and booked a pitch for the expected delivery window. So we end up with two nights with electricity and showers.

First, the Mammothon gets a proper wash. The paintwork hides a lot, but even by our standards the truck had become seriously dirty!

The Mammothon stands in a covered wash bay, the floor is wet — Deep clean for the Mammothon

The two days are all about the little things: doing laundry, draining and refilling the water tanks and making the most of the campsite showers. No big adventures, just a few practical jobs and a little extra comfort.

We do get some animal visitors, though. The Mammothon has barely parked when a cat discovers our entry steps, and soon several kittens are sitting in the wheel arch.

A tabby cat with white paws sits on the entry steps of the Mammothon — The cat tests our steps

Two kittens sit on a tyre in the truck's wheel arch — Two kittens on the tyre

Lou stands with her front paws on a green chair, looking ahead intently — Lou keeps an eye on everything

Lou, however, is a lot less enthusiastic about all the visitors than we are, and she makes sure we know it.