Biking by the lake in Athalassas Park
Back in the summer we went to Athalassa Dam lake at the nearby park and found the lake dry, a mat of dried algae with the scattered remains of crayfish and other lacustrine creatures. See the post here.
As the unusually heavy rains fell in autumn and winter, the lake quickly filled up. It’s now a beautiful environment, with fish and noisy frogs in the water, waterfowl swimming on the surface, and various shades of brown and green on the trees around it. The well-maintained paths all around the lake are great for walking, skating and cycling, and the whole park has a sense of being maintained by people who love Cyprus’s natural beauty while being actively managed for a variety of purposes. A great place to start the year.
Factoid: the park, which is managed by the government’s Department of Forests, is 840 hectares in size.
January 1st by the lake - an unusually autumnal scene
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