Peak Greece

There was a strong wind last night, well about 6 this morning actually, and it woke Jess up and she was worried about the washing drying on the line off our balcony so she got up to bring that inside. That woke me up and the noise of the wind ensured I would not be going back to sleep, although this was not a problem that Jess had. Since I was awake I started reading a book, while everyone else slept. Between about 9 for Jess and 1.30 for Olivia the others eventually woke up, although it was still so windy that we weren’t that keen on heading out as we didn’t think it would be particularly pleasant. That was fine for Jess as she had some work to get done, and it was fine for me as I was getting into the book I was reading.
Once everyone was awake we decided we would have some lunch and work out some plans. I had had a thought that possibly there was such a thing as peak Greece, the idea that you could reach a point where you had had enough of sun and beaches and feta, so I raised the question as we ate. The girls agreed that it was possible, Ruby actually pointed out that it was a bit of a rich, white person lament, and interestingly enough Jess said that she had had exactly the same thought. We are so connected. It’s fair to say that Ruby is absolutely spot on with her assessment, but that doesn’t mean that the feelings aren’t valid, we all know how lucky we are to be doing what we are doing, but there are definitely some days and some things we do that are more fun than others. And the feeling of always having to have amazing experiences can be a bit much, so we decided that we would not do much today, not go searching for some spectacular beach or crystal clear water, not try to have a unique experience, and just do not much.
Of course there is a difference between doing not much and doing nothing and we do find the latter a little difficult so we did decide to just head into town and check it out. We did a bit of shopping, mostly just wandering the streets but Ruby and Jess did get some dresses and we got another fridge magnet for our collection and then we sat in a cafe and had some milkshakes. Tranquille, as the French might say. We picked a few things up from the supermarket, it’s a daily adventure, and then headed towards home.
Last night when we had tried to go out for dinner but the place was full, Jess had reserved a table for tonight. She had booked for 8 but as time was getting on we thought we should push it back a bit so stopped at the taverna on the way home. They couldn’t find our booking in their notebook, until they checked tomorrow night, they had put us down on the wrong day. Since they were already full for tonight they couldn’t squeeze 5 extra people in and so all we can do is go back there tomorrow. We are really hoping that the third time will be a charm and nothing will go wrong tomorrow, Also that it will be worth the wait. This did mean though that we needed some dinner for tonight so we headed back to the supermarket which is sometimes a twice daily adventure. We got what we needed and headed home.
We feel like we have been a little lazy while we have been here, normally we would be energetic with our activities, with at the very least some long walks. It’s the heat that has been stopping us from the doing the same here, but as it was late and a bit cooler we thought we would take a bit of a stroll, just down the road to stretch our legs a bit. It was nice just to have 30 minutes or so, there are such amazing views around here and sometimes you miss them when zipping around in a car. After the stroll it was time to get some dinner organised and enjoy a few beers and relax. We may do a bit more tomorrow but we will wait and see, I am sure Greece will woo us with its charms once again.Read more