Today was windy and it is forecast to get windier. We are leaving tomorrow for Paros and keeping our fingers crossed that ferries are not cancelled. The trip is a little over an hour in a 748 person/65 car capacity ferry.
We took an early morning walk along the beach road then up to the church past the marina. At every turn was a picture opportunity. It was only eleven thirty but we were ready for lunch. We stopped at Kaiki, a Greek Taverna. The owner, Yiorgos (George), was wonderful to talk to. His brother spent six years in Winnipeg and he studied for two years in London, England. He said Greece is the land of sun with 360 days of sunshine. Greeks belong in the sun, it’s who they are and it’s in their heart. He couldn’t take the bleakness of London with cloudy days and rain and had to return home. He shuts down at the end of September when the island becomes a ghost town with just one supermarket open and one bar open up in Chora.
Jill had a pork souvlaki pita. I had baby calamari with fries and salad. My portion was huge and Jill almost finished her pita. Both delicious. We went back to our place and had a snooze until housekeeping knocked. We lounged at the pool but the wind was a bit much. Off to Chora by bus where we hoped to play some pool but the Fun Bar was closed, also winding down for the season. We walked back down after stopping at a bakery to buy a piece of baklava to go with coffee and Metaxa. We set up the scrabble on our desk and kept our door open enjoying the breeze. Surprisingly, I was well in the lead for a good part of the game but you know Jill, she whipped her horse and the rest is history.
We were still pretty full from lunch so we snacked on salami, olives, crackers and cheese. We ended the day watching The Block, an Australian building renovation team completion which we’ve been watching for twenty seasons. This year is season 21.
The weather is changing. Tomorrow, Paros or bust.
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