Lost our joie de Greek

Today we are giving Paul a break from writing so you get me (Jess). So now we are properly spoilt and have seen and been to the best beaches and also eaten the best Greek food that we have officially become snobby and complacent. So we started the day like any other with some work and the girls sleeping until 11. We decided to shrug off our peak Greek attitude and get out there and test out the beaches of Skiathos. So off we went to the first beach and the first thing we noticed is that it was like an English beach so no crystal clear water, it was a dirty beach with lots of dark sand and seaweed and the water was really rough so you could not swim. We tried our best to give it a go but like Goldilocks and the three bears this beach was too windy, too dirty and the water was not crystal clear enough so we decided to move on. The second beach was more our style it was sandy and calm and that crystal clear water we have now become accustomed to was there but it was mobbed. You could not move for people but we stuck it out and found a parcel of sand at the end of the beach and it was all good until another family claimed half our parcel and we were sardines like everyone else. We made it work and spent a lot of time in the sea which was very cool from a snorkelling perspective with lots of fish who swam right up to you. Me and Paul loved this but the girls are not as keen so missed out on this experience. After the beach we set off to find some lunch as although Paul and Olivia went off in search of some they came back empty handed complaining about hot burned feet on the sand. We went back to our old faithful bakery and tried some more exotic goodies, this time a marzipan style white mini cake with rose water. We all agreed it was a bit strange but for some reason you just wanted to
keep eating it so they did not last long. We were all excited as we were booked in at the restaurant which was always full so finally we were going to see what all the fuss was about. At 8.15 off we went and we ordered what sounded like amazing dishes and then sat back and started to relax for our freshly cooked feast. What felt like 10 seconds later our food arrived. This was not a good sign, and pretty much after this point we were all very disappointed with the flat and flavourless food that was served. We were not used to this disappointment as so far every restaurant has been exceptional. Small, touristy, big, remote, empty, packed all of them served amazing food. But the only one we had to book and wait 3 nights for was rubbish in comparison and the most expensive. The girls quite fancied the waiter so it was not all bad for them. Anyway the moral of the story is that we have basically become Greek island snobs. We have however been told by Lily in no uncertain
terms that if this attitude continues when she is here she will not be happy so we will need to get out of our Greek funk and find the joie de Greek sharpish. Let's hope tomorrow is better. Maybe Lily not being here is the problem as I do miss her lot. I think when we see her our joie de Greek will be tenfold and we will all be happy as we will all be together again. Bring on that day.Читать далее