May 28
Our usual routine is now in full swing...wake up around 8:00 (or later) have our Nescafe on the porch and look out at our gorgeous view, visit the baker on foot or by car and make a lovely breakfast of some kind that always includes cheese and bread. By 10:00 we are all checking our email and using the internet during the very limited time it is available to us. Generally, we are out of the house by 11:00 to 11:30 and ready to explore. Today we are heading over to the northeast shore to see what treasures those little coves might have in store for us. We follow the path that we found during our rainy drive last night and go down some impossibly narrow streets until we are starting our ascent up the mountain. The view of the water and the town is amazing and we can see things in town we had not realized existed before....like a huge field that is part of the local school. We continue on our way making hairpin turns and climbing up the mountain in our little red car. Finally, we start our descent and arrive at a small cove called Glisteri Beach. We park our car in the nearly deserted lot and put out our blankets and recline in the sunshine. There is a little beachfront Taverna and the entire scene is postcard perfect. The kids take a dip and then re-warm themselves in the sun. Hudson and Sam have fun skipping stones and hurling stones and burying themselves in stones....you get the picture. After we have toasted sufficiently, we go up to the taverna for a snack and discover a hidden gem of a shipyard museum contained inside the cafe. There are photos of the launching of a ship from 1926 in the museum along with the ancient tools that were used to construct the ships by hand. There is also a arrangement of what the old style Skopelos house used to look like complete with small fireplace and old photos of ancesters. To complete the museum, there are long poles displaying the sheeps bells in all shapes and sizes and they can be used to play music much like we might hear in a church when the choir plays handbells for Christmas. Hudson gets some toxic goo in his eye and we have some assistance washing it out. Once we have cleared up his eye, we browse the beautiful jellies and veggies that are being canned along with the dried herbs that are for sale. We pick a few items including canned yellow plums in syrup, sundried tomatos and mountain tea. Then we decide to eat a light snack of Tzatsiki and Lemonata after which the hostess offers us a complimentary "milk pie" which she says will be right out of the oven and which is not available anywhere else on the island. We are a bit cautious since the last time we were offered a home-made desert it was a grainy pile of mush that did not taste very good and had a horrible texture. We nod and wait to see what she is bringing out. She soon arrives and we are astonished to see it looks like fried dough from the fair covered with powdered sugar. It is VERY hot and we all burn our lips and fingers while trying to cram it in our mouths. By far one of the best things I have eaten in a long time. We return home and stop by the Carrefour to pick up some last minute items for our dinner only to discover that all stores are now closed as it is Sunday. We also learn that Hudson has left his shoes back at the beach. We pass by Ilias' tavern to see if we can get a little wine for our dinner and then drop off the rest of the crew at the house. Hudson and I return to Glisteri Beach to pick up the shoes. We get lost underway but discover that our wrong turn is actually a shortcut back to town....happy mistake. We grab the shoes and pass by the turkey bin so Hudson and the turkey can have a short conversation...gobble, gobble, gobble. After returning home, it is Sam and Paulie's night to cook.....Risotto. Yum. We play cards while they prepare dinner and have a fabulous meal
Our usual routine is now in full swing...wake up around 8:00 (or later) have our Nescafe on the porch and look out at our gorgeous view, visit the baker on foot or by car and make a lovely breakfast of some kind that always includes cheese and bread. By 10:00 we are all checking our email and using the internet during the very limited time it is available to us. Generally, we are out of the house by 11:00 to 11:30 and ready to explore. Today we are heading over to the northeast shore to see what treasures those little coves might have in store for us. We follow the path that we found during our rainy drive last night and go down some impossibly narrow streets until we are starting our ascent up the mountain. The view of the water and the town is amazing and we can see things in town we had not realized existed before....like a huge field that is part of the local school. We continue on our way making hairpin turns and climbing up the mountain in our little red car. Finally, we start our descent and arrive at a small cove called Glisteri Beach. We park our car in the nearly deserted lot and put out our blankets and recline in the sunshine. There is a little beachfront Taverna and the entire scene is postcard perfect. The kids take a dip and then re-warm themselves in the sun. Hudson and Sam have fun skipping stones and hurling stones and burying themselves in stones....you get the picture. After we have toasted sufficiently, we go up to the taverna for a snack and discover a hidden gem of a shipyard museum contained inside the cafe. There are photos of the launching of a ship from 1926 in the museum along with the ancient tools that were used to construct the ships by hand. There is also a arrangement of what the old style Skopelos house used to look like complete with small fireplace and old photos of ancesters. To complete the museum, there are long poles displaying the sheeps bells in all shapes and sizes and they can be used to play music much like we might hear in a church when the choir plays handbells for Christmas. Hudson gets some toxic goo in his eye and we have some assistance washing it out. Once we have cleared up his eye, we browse the beautiful jellies and veggies that are being canned along with the dried herbs that are for sale. We pick a few items including canned yellow plums in syrup, sundried tomatos and mountain tea. Then we decide to eat a light snack of Tzatsiki and Lemonata after which the hostess offers us a complimentary "milk pie" which she says will be right out of the oven and which is not available anywhere else on the island. We are a bit cautious since the last time we were offered a home-made desert it was a grainy pile of mush that did not taste very good and had a horrible texture. We nod and wait to see what she is bringing out. She soon arrives and we are astonished to see it looks like fried dough from the fair covered with powdered sugar. It is VERY hot and we all burn our lips and fingers while trying to cram it in our mouths. By far one of the best things I have eaten in a long time. We return home and stop by the Carrefour to pick up some last minute items for our dinner only to discover that all stores are now closed as it is Sunday. We also learn that Hudson has left his shoes back at the beach. We pass by Ilias' tavern to see if we can get a little wine for our dinner and then drop off the rest of the crew at the house. Hudson and I return to Glisteri Beach to pick up the shoes. We get lost underway but discover that our wrong turn is actually a shortcut back to town....happy mistake. We grab the shoes and pass by the turkey bin so Hudson and the turkey can have a short conversation...gobble, gobble, gobble. After returning home, it is Sam and Paulie's night to cook.....Risotto. Yum. We play cards while they prepare dinner and have a fabulous meal
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