May 25
Today we wake up pretty early and have our normally odd breakfast before getting completely packed up and ready to move over to the new house. The previous tenants moved out early this morning and they are now cleaning the house for us to move in sometime around noon. We take a few bags over around 11:00 and leave them on the porch with the remainder over at 11:30 which we are allowed to take inside. The landlady, Nina, is still cleaning so we opt to go off to a nearby beach instead of just hanging around. We go ahead and pay her for the rental and we are off. We drive through town, pick up a couple dozen oranges and out the other side driving south toward Glossa. The first beach that appears is Stafilos which we choose for its proximity to town. The beach is down a steep walkway and we make our way down to the rocky shoreline. There is no sand here, just very small pebbles on the beach. There are a few other people, but we are able to find a place for us all. This is a lovely bay with steep cliffs ringed around the edges and the beautiful blue Aegean filling in the middle. There is not a cloud in the sky and it is the almost violet blue, a hue you rarely see in North Carolina. Sam and I erect a semi-shade type structure with sticks and my beach wrap. We have also incorporated our handy sleeping bag for comfort on the beach. We lounge in the sun for several hours, flirting with the idea of actually swimming in the water. Sam and Annie are the bravest among us, with Hudson joining in sometime later. I attempt a dip, but it is short-lived. We are all growing a bit hungry around 3:00 and return to town to our luncheon place for a bite to eat. As usual, we start our meal with complimentary fried cheese balls, followed by lunch and completed with complimentary Baklava. After lunch, we go off shopping at the butcher who was closed the night before. We take the kids home and then Paulie and I set off again to enjoy the shopping experience for a change. We get back home and Paulie and Hudson set off to cooking a wonderful meal for the family. It is so nice to have space to move around and to play games and read a book comfortably. We eat and clean up and head off to bed not too late.
Today we wake up pretty early and have our normally odd breakfast before getting completely packed up and ready to move over to the new house. The previous tenants moved out early this morning and they are now cleaning the house for us to move in sometime around noon. We take a few bags over around 11:00 and leave them on the porch with the remainder over at 11:30 which we are allowed to take inside. The landlady, Nina, is still cleaning so we opt to go off to a nearby beach instead of just hanging around. We go ahead and pay her for the rental and we are off. We drive through town, pick up a couple dozen oranges and out the other side driving south toward Glossa. The first beach that appears is Stafilos which we choose for its proximity to town. The beach is down a steep walkway and we make our way down to the rocky shoreline. There is no sand here, just very small pebbles on the beach. There are a few other people, but we are able to find a place for us all. This is a lovely bay with steep cliffs ringed around the edges and the beautiful blue Aegean filling in the middle. There is not a cloud in the sky and it is the almost violet blue, a hue you rarely see in North Carolina. Sam and I erect a semi-shade type structure with sticks and my beach wrap. We have also incorporated our handy sleeping bag for comfort on the beach. We lounge in the sun for several hours, flirting with the idea of actually swimming in the water. Sam and Annie are the bravest among us, with Hudson joining in sometime later. I attempt a dip, but it is short-lived. We are all growing a bit hungry around 3:00 and return to town to our luncheon place for a bite to eat. As usual, we start our meal with complimentary fried cheese balls, followed by lunch and completed with complimentary Baklava. After lunch, we go off shopping at the butcher who was closed the night before. We take the kids home and then Paulie and I set off again to enjoy the shopping experience for a change. We get back home and Paulie and Hudson set off to cooking a wonderful meal for the family. It is so nice to have space to move around and to play games and read a book comfortably. We eat and clean up and head off to bed not too late.
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