Lovely afternoon/evening out at Eftalou yesterday at the rustic retreat of my English friends and their talented young musical daughter, swapping songs, stories and YouTube videos, and feasting on barbecued lamb chops washed down with beer from Lidl (yes, my favourite surprise supermarket, where you never know what you’re going to end up with, has a branch in Mytilene). Sadly, I forgot to take any photos – was enjoying myself too much to think of things like that. However, I have taken a wrist selfie, showing the fabulous olive-wood-and-leather wristband I bought there when I first visited them last week, that I’ve been wearing ever since.
I’ve just crammed everything into my holdall – it’s rather more stuffed than it was when I arrived ten days ago – and will set off across the mountains for Mytilene in a little while. I’ll go the scenic northern route I think – the weather’s nice again so there’ll be some spectacular views (not that you can risk gawking at them too much as the driver…).
I’ve met a bunch of different people during my ten days here, and have come away with a mixed view of Molyvos and what it must be like to live in such a small town where everyone knows everyone else. Not sure it’d be for me, but I’ve loved being a tourist here in the peace and quiet before the season proper begins – the locals had much more time to while away the hours with me than they would in the height of the summer, and the weather has been perfect for me – not too hot, but enough to get a bit of colour in the old cheeks (of the facial variety).
I’m ready to head home now though – can’t wait to see my darling dogs :) Speaking of which (although I know she's not one), Fluffyopoulos was sitting on the sun chair on the balcony waiting for me to wake up this morning, bless her, so I gave her a little sausage I'd purr-loined for her at breakfast yesterday, and some milk, as a parting gesture. I still haven’t worked out what ‘Goodbye’ is in Greek – any time any farewells have been said so far, it’s been ‘Bon voyage’ or ‘Adios’… I’ll find out from Athena and Adonis shortly though, I’m sure… One thing I do know – it’s not ‘Calamari’…
I’ve just crammed everything into my holdall – it’s rather more stuffed than it was when I arrived ten days ago – and will set off across the mountains for Mytilene in a little while. I’ll go the scenic northern route I think – the weather’s nice again so there’ll be some spectacular views (not that you can risk gawking at them too much as the driver…).
I’ve met a bunch of different people during my ten days here, and have come away with a mixed view of Molyvos and what it must be like to live in such a small town where everyone knows everyone else. Not sure it’d be for me, but I’ve loved being a tourist here in the peace and quiet before the season proper begins – the locals had much more time to while away the hours with me than they would in the height of the summer, and the weather has been perfect for me – not too hot, but enough to get a bit of colour in the old cheeks (of the facial variety).
I’m ready to head home now though – can’t wait to see my darling dogs :) Speaking of which (although I know she's not one), Fluffyopoulos was sitting on the sun chair on the balcony waiting for me to wake up this morning, bless her, so I gave her a little sausage I'd purr-loined for her at breakfast yesterday, and some milk, as a parting gesture. I still haven’t worked out what ‘Goodbye’ is in Greek – any time any farewells have been said so far, it’s been ‘Bon voyage’ or ‘Adios’… I’ll find out from Athena and Adonis shortly though, I’m sure… One thing I do know – it’s not ‘Calamari’…
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