May 24
Today we take our time getting going and only show up for our funny little breakfast at 9:30. We continue our lazy streak by sitting around and taking care of computer stuff and waiting around for the landlady's sister to show us her home next door that will be available tomorrow if we want to rent it for our two week stay. We wait until the appointed hour only to learn that the current tenants want us to come back at 2:00. At this point, we decide to head into town to do some shopping and to grab a bite to eat. We find a small cafe on the edge of town and seat our selves for lunch. At this point, we only have about 30 minutes to eat and it is clear that we will never finish in time for our 2pm meeting. Hudson and I return to the hotel to meet and the sister has brought along her son who speaks good English to help broker the deal. The house is ideal with two bedrooms and a day bed in the living area. It has a wonderful kitchen and balcony with an amazing view of the harbor below. The bathroom is a good size and comes with a washing machine which is much needed. Best of all, there is plenty of hot water. We negiate a great deal and will settle in tomorrow around noon. When we get back to the lunch spot, our food is waiting for us and we eat greedily. Afterward, we split up into groups of boys and girls and Annie and I have fun window shopping for a change. We return to the hotel after stocking up on fresh oranges - the kids are eating them by the dozens. Dinner is, of course, at Ilias' restaurant where we dine on a special offering they have prepared with vegetables from their garden and fresh Skopelos sausages. Dinner is great minus all the imbibing from the night before and we get home and off to bed. Looking forward to a hot shower tomorrow!
Today we take our time getting going and only show up for our funny little breakfast at 9:30. We continue our lazy streak by sitting around and taking care of computer stuff and waiting around for the landlady's sister to show us her home next door that will be available tomorrow if we want to rent it for our two week stay. We wait until the appointed hour only to learn that the current tenants want us to come back at 2:00. At this point, we decide to head into town to do some shopping and to grab a bite to eat. We find a small cafe on the edge of town and seat our selves for lunch. At this point, we only have about 30 minutes to eat and it is clear that we will never finish in time for our 2pm meeting. Hudson and I return to the hotel to meet and the sister has brought along her son who speaks good English to help broker the deal. The house is ideal with two bedrooms and a day bed in the living area. It has a wonderful kitchen and balcony with an amazing view of the harbor below. The bathroom is a good size and comes with a washing machine which is much needed. Best of all, there is plenty of hot water. We negiate a great deal and will settle in tomorrow around noon. When we get back to the lunch spot, our food is waiting for us and we eat greedily. Afterward, we split up into groups of boys and girls and Annie and I have fun window shopping for a change. We return to the hotel after stocking up on fresh oranges - the kids are eating them by the dozens. Dinner is, of course, at Ilias' restaurant where we dine on a special offering they have prepared with vegetables from their garden and fresh Skopelos sausages. Dinner is great minus all the imbibing from the night before and we get home and off to bed. Looking forward to a hot shower tomorrow!
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