Ipsos factos

The dinner we had last night was so good we thought there was nothing else for it but to go back to the taverna for breakfast this morning. It is fair to say that a full Greek is a much healthier option than a full English! We had juice, cheese, tomato, cucumber, olives, a small amount dead pig and what seems to be some obligatory feta. Wrapping up the savoury side was some omelette and toast. Then there was a variety of fruit and nuts with some Greek yoghurt (just called yoghurt here), honey and a strawberry and a fig marmalade. I was hoping for some figjam, but instead had to make do with telling the girls just how good I am. A couple of coffees to wash it all down and it’s hard to imagine a better start to the day. Time for a rest after that, though not for Jess who had to battle a rubbish internet connection to join a work discussion that went on way too long. The girls and I had a short stroll up to the village to check it out, there was not much to report, but we did manage to pick up the first fridge magnet of our travels.
Soon enough Jess was done and we could go out for the afternoon. First port of call was a supermarket, we hadn’t brought suncream with us because of plane liquid rules, so this was vital in this heat. The first place we stopped all they had was 30+, we bought some and started lathering. Then got back in and headed for the delights of Ipsos. Back in 1995, Jess had spent a summer working there and to this day we hear new stories about she got up to in those wild and carefree days, quite a few of them are not suitable for a younger audience. We wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and the short answer is not much. The long answer is fairly similar. But there were shops there and we managed to pick up some 50+ suncream. You would think that would resolve our suncream issues for quite some time to come, although as I will explain later, you would be wrong.
We were all getting hot and bothered so it was back in the car and heading a bit further up the coast to a beach so we could finally get into the water. It was nothing special but bloody amazing at the same time, the water so cool and clear and just what we needed. After a while we decided to move on and drive a bit further around, we had a bit of a plan but nothing concrete. Jess then decided that the 2 bottles of suncream just weren’t going to be enough and I decided that we would stop at the first mini-mart we saw. So we did this, but it was rubbish and there was no luck on the suncream but we picked up a few supplies we needed. Then back in the car, and 5 minutes up the road we came to a large town with a large supermarket so we stopped again, luckily our 50+ dreams came true. At this point we decided to head for home which involved some more very narrow, windy roads but we made it safely and enjoyed a cooling off swim in the pool here. It is an infinity pool that seems to have a view of half the island, it’s very cool. For dinner we thought we might wander up to the village but when we got there it didn’t seem like anywhere was doing food so we just came back to our trusty taverna. We proceeded to gorge ourselves on Greek salad (funnily enough not just called a salad) and way too much cheese, including several slabs of feta. A cold beer to wash it down with goes without saying. One of the servers is a young boy of about 10, I assume part of the family who own the place, and last night Jess was full of the joy of being here and in her kindness gave him a €5 tip. Tonight she seemed to be busy trying to partner him up with one of the girls, telling him their names every time he was at the table for no apparent reason. Anyway, at the end of the meal he came over and gave us all a complimentary ice cream, so that was €5 well spent, and needless to say he now has his choice of bride.Leggi altro