Landmark 1/25

@ Sea Vista
Persephone steps off the boat onto Exina with fellow traveller Choose a name. Time for a look around, but first a long stretch after the voyage!
Sea Vista
A perfect place to spend a summer's day, relaxing by the sea after a busy day exploring. The ocean stretches as far as the eye can see. Wouldn't it be exciting for a group of pets to take a big boat out and spend a day sailing!

Landmark 2/25

@ Floral Delight
After months of planning, Persephone and Penelope finally agreed on where they would travel together, and they are both secretly please with their choice!
Floral Delight
A profusion of wild flowers waving in the light breeze, providing a feast for the eye with their numerous colours.

Landmark 3/25

@ Thatch & Shanty
Persephone is enjoying the view when Spearmint comes along. "Looks like you dropped something,", says Spearmint. Persephone looks down and sees something valuable. Well Persephone WAS here first ...
Thatch & Shanty
Fortify yourself with a freshly squeezed fruit juice at this beachside shanty hut providing shelter from the sun and raised on stilts to keep those paws out of the sea!

Landmark 4/25

@ Golden Maize
Persephone gazed around in awe, while Tallulah mumbled and grumbled about Persephone's shortcut being no shortcut at all, if the blisters on her paws were anything to go by!
Golden Maize
Swathes of nutrition-laden corn gently ripening under the health-giving sun ...

Landmark 5/25

@ Magical Sea
"Put your camera down Persephone," said Moriarty, "and just soak up that view!"
Magical Sea
A perfect blue sea! Swimming in the sea can actively improve a pet's health and well-being, and ease any lingering aches and pains in the muscles after a hard day's exploring around Exina ...

Landmark 6/25

@ Comber Beach
While Persephone soaked in the view, Silky was searching his backpack for the bug spray, certain that his fur would be crawling with little biting critters once the sun went down!
Comber Beach
This beach is renowned for its surfing waves. Those pets scampering down to the water's edge to get their paws wet in the foamy waves might find it's a great deal colder than it looks!

Landmark 7/25

@ Canaan's Golden Corn
Arriving at such a wonderful location spurred Persephone on to keep on trekking. However Dragondrop sat down, refusing to budge, complaining of blisters on his paws...
Canaan's Golden Corn
What is it about cornfields that inspired so many famous painters to put brush to canvas? An easy answer is that the growing of corn was so much part of the lives of the ordinary people in England, Europe and America that the countryside was covered in corn so the scenes were hard to avoid for the en plein air artists.

Landmark 8/25

@ Peaks of Golden Dawn
"Put your camera down Persephone," said Choose a name, "and just soak up that view!"
Peaks of Golden Dawn
Framed by palm fronds and tropical flowers, this viewpoint over distant peaks is a gem.

Landmark 9/25

@ Lookout Copse
Persephone tumbled out of the tourist bus, flattening Mitsy in the process, then wondering where the muffled groans were coming from?
Lookout Copse
This proud copse of ancient trees on its hill affords plenty of leafy hiding spaces to those who wish to remain hidden!

Landmark 10/25

@ Boardwalk Bridge
Persephone looked askance at Venus, wondering how she had ended up on a grey nomads' tour???
Boardwalk Bridge
Cross the river without having to get your paws wet by using this big bridge that takes you to the pastures and pines beyond.

Landmark 11/25

@ Conifer Avenue
Persephone tumbled out of the tourist bus, flattening Arthur in the process, then wondering where the muffled groans were coming from?
Conifer Avenue
There are many varieties of trees on Exina. These tall pines and their grassy domain surely inspire the most exercise-averse pet to don rucksack and start rambling!

Landmark 12/25

@ Rolling Fields
While Persephone was busy snapping photos, rex wandered off to find a suitable bush, as there was a decided lack of amenities in the immediate area!
Rolling Fields
What a contrast between the lush greenery in the foreground and the snowy mountains in the far distance!

Landmark 13/25

@ Island of Misty Dawn
Persephone looked askance at BoBo, wondering how she had ended up on a grey nomads' tour???
Island of Misty Dawn
Take a magical canoe ride along this lake in the very early morning, when everything is wreathed in mist, and discover its islands of trees, crags and dwelling-places.

Landmark 14/25

@ Tropical Peak View
"You know what's missing here, Persephone?"

"No, Zilly, what's missing?"

"Nothing, Persephone. This place is purr-fect!"
Tropical Peak View
A complete mix of terrain greets the adventurous pet at this point! Palm trees, green lawns and a serene lake with snow-capped mountains in the distance!

Landmark 15/25

@ Tiered Green Terraces
Persephone looked around the scenery, asking Audrey if there was any pet friendly accommodation nearby?
Tiered Green Terraces
The formal terraced gardens, with their tropical flowerbeds, are a splendid sight on the island tour!

Landmark 16/25

@ Peaks of Allure
Persephone moved on to shake the next paw, oblivious to the fact that she'd also shaken Caroline Piper, who had wandered off to pick wildflowers along the way...
Peaks of Allure
Doesn't this hilly scene make you want to explore all the way round as you get further towards the top of the peaks?

Landmark 17/25

@ Floral Kaleidoscope
Persephone and Yay pool their small change, hoping to buy some small souvenirs to remind them of this place!
Floral Kaleidoscope
A rich abundance of multicoloured blooms. Just picture a myriad bees humming and zipping their way from flower to flower in the somnolent heat of the sun!

Landmark 18/25

@ Dazzling Azure Sea
Persephone was becoming increasingly irritated with the constant clicking and beeping of Sapphire Rose's camera disturbing the peace and quiet, so Persephone moved purposefully on without her!
Dazzling Azure Sea
This ocean scene would surely have any artist groping for a paintbrush to get down the tones of deep blue and turquoise and the ripples of the water over the sand ...

Landmark 19/25

@ White Sands Haven
While Persephone was in a hurry to move along and shake some more paws, DaiDai decided to stay put and sketch the scenery for this week's Art Challenge...
White Sands Haven
Glorious white sands stretching as far as you can see—nopet will need to get up at dawn to bagsie their place with a towel!

Landmark 20/25

@ Beach of your Dreams
While Persephone normally avoids tourist hotspots, she is glad she allowed bossyboots to bring her here!
Beach of your Dreams
Turquoise sea, fine white sand, shelter from the sun. With a pineapple juice in one paw and a book in the other, it's the perfect way to spend the day ...

Landmark 21/25

@ Seafront Glory
Persephone was becoming increasingly irritated with the constant clicking and beeping of Honeycomb's camera disturbing the peace and quiet, so Persephone moved purposefully on without her!
Seafront Glory
If the pets had to vote on their favourite beach of the quest, this one would probably be at or certainly near the top!

Landmark 22/25

@ Palm Retreat
Arriving at such a wonderful location spurred Persephone on to keep on trekking. However Oscar sat down, refusing to budge, complaining of blisters on his paws...
Palm Retreat
Just the job—a sheltering palm tree providing shade on a superb beach close to the sea.

Landmark 23/25

@ Palm Beach
While Persephone thinks the scenery is lovely, she wonders where Darkling intends to set up camp?
Palm Beach
A beautiful beach for pets to sprawl out and debate whether to swim out to the little tropical island and back before the picnic...

Landmark 24/25

@ Tropical Rapture
While Persephone normally avoids tourist hotspots, she is glad she allowed lilycat to bring her here!
Tropical Rapture
Nothing conjures up the image of bright skies and a sun-drenched beach by a deep blue sea more successfully than a palm tree!

Landmark 25/25

@ Island: Exina
Persephone finally makes it back to the landing stage, where Whoot is also about to embark and go home. What an adventure it has been! Persephone pockets a map of Exina as a momento. The guidebook says:
Island: Exina
The first stop on this island might be to the wooden refreshment shack to pick up a freshly squeezed orange juice, to keep a pet's energy up for exploring this gem of a tropical island! With golden beaches, turquoise sea, and a variety of delights in between, from climbing palm trees and collecting shells, anypet will find Exina provides a wonderful adventure!
Persephone has completed the quest! Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also take part!