May 22
We awaken to the most gorgeous weather we have seen. The view from our hotel is amazing and we can see all of the details of the cafes that line the harbor and the hillside that rises up. The houses gleam in the bright sunlight and the water is a turquoise shade of blue. We have a bit of an odd breakfast as we are the only guests currently staying in the hotel. The older couple serve us coffee - amazingly weak - bread, butter, jam and ham and cheese. We have internet service in the lobby only, so we all gather in that area with our little machines at the ready to play and catch up on news from home and any business that needs tending to. After breakfast, we head into town to find a supermarket to purchase some picnic items and find the perfect place. We stock up on bread, feta, olives and salami for an impromptu lucheon out by the pool. We all split up the groceries for the walk back up the hill to our hotel. We inquire while in town about a rental car and arrange to pick one up the following day. We also find out about an apartment that the rental car company has to offer and we get some of the detail about it for the days after we check out of the hotel. Ironically, we learn that the car rental guy is the brother of Ilias in whose restaurant we had dined the previous evening. We stop along the way to tell Ilias about the ironic meeting and he invites us to have a coffee and lemonade with he and his wife. We get back to the hotel around 12:00 and all head up to the pool for a nice afternoon of relaxation in this most idyllic location. We read, nap and swim for many hours before another attempt at showering in our hotel room. The owners insist the water is warm, no hot in fact, and they hold their hands under the tap. When we strip down and prepare to bather, however, not even tepid. This is getting old fast. We force ourselves to shower despite the cool temperature and fell all the better for it. Around 8:00 we walk once again into the edge of town and return to our new favorite restaurant, Ilias' Taverna for another great meal. After dinner, the long walk home awaits, but at least we are burning off all of the calories we are consuming at each of our many meals. Bedtime soon after our return.
We awaken to the most gorgeous weather we have seen. The view from our hotel is amazing and we can see all of the details of the cafes that line the harbor and the hillside that rises up. The houses gleam in the bright sunlight and the water is a turquoise shade of blue. We have a bit of an odd breakfast as we are the only guests currently staying in the hotel. The older couple serve us coffee - amazingly weak - bread, butter, jam and ham and cheese. We have internet service in the lobby only, so we all gather in that area with our little machines at the ready to play and catch up on news from home and any business that needs tending to. After breakfast, we head into town to find a supermarket to purchase some picnic items and find the perfect place. We stock up on bread, feta, olives and salami for an impromptu lucheon out by the pool. We all split up the groceries for the walk back up the hill to our hotel. We inquire while in town about a rental car and arrange to pick one up the following day. We also find out about an apartment that the rental car company has to offer and we get some of the detail about it for the days after we check out of the hotel. Ironically, we learn that the car rental guy is the brother of Ilias in whose restaurant we had dined the previous evening. We stop along the way to tell Ilias about the ironic meeting and he invites us to have a coffee and lemonade with he and his wife. We get back to the hotel around 12:00 and all head up to the pool for a nice afternoon of relaxation in this most idyllic location. We read, nap and swim for many hours before another attempt at showering in our hotel room. The owners insist the water is warm, no hot in fact, and they hold their hands under the tap. When we strip down and prepare to bather, however, not even tepid. This is getting old fast. We force ourselves to shower despite the cool temperature and fell all the better for it. Around 8:00 we walk once again into the edge of town and return to our new favorite restaurant, Ilias' Taverna for another great meal. After dinner, the long walk home awaits, but at least we are burning off all of the calories we are consuming at each of our many meals. Bedtime soon after our return.
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