Biscuits and beer

We were up quite late last night and it had been a long day so a lie in was in order all round. We started stirring at around 10 and quickly realised that we had nothing for breakfast as getting supplies had not been high on our agenda last night. So Jess and I needed to get organised quickly before the girls got too hungry and also before my need for coffee kicked in. It was a hot start to the day with the sun blazing down and we tried to find our way through the maze-like alleyways, peering over the occasional wall to have a bit of a nosey at some of the properties. If i didn’t have such an amazing sense of direction it would be very easy to get lost, of course Google maps helps a bit as well. We found our way to a mini-market and a bakery and between the two of them they had just about enough to get us through breakfast and lunch.
We didn’t want to rush out this morning so made the girls laze around while Jess and I did a bit of work. It’s something we always have to factor in when we are away, it’s annoying because we would just rather be completely relaxing but of course on the plus side, it does mean we can have these nice long getaways. So we did a couple of hours before lunch and that was that for the day. We had picked up a selection of Greek pastries for our lunch and as tasty as they were, we were all in agreement that they weren’t a patch on the spsnakopita that Jess whips up at home. She must have been Greek in another life.
Our plan for the day, such as it was, was to go to a beach so that we could get into the water, even though Santorini is not known for its beaches. So we set off and drove to a random one chosen from the aforementioned Google maps without bothering to do any further research. It was a little disappointing, even given our low expectations. The sand was black and stoney and it was quite a windy day so the sea was quite choppy. We had to walk a fair way to get past all the beach loungers but eventually found a spot under some shade and set up. While sitting there we realised we were quite close to the airport and underneath the flight path. What gave it away was the planes coming in to land with engines screaming just over our heads. They were all wobbling in the wind as well, we were just happy the pilots were all on their games. The girls all went in the water while Jess and I sat and chilled, although I got hot after a while and needed to go and cool off myself. The girls were having a lot of fun wee-ing in the waves, this involved jumping with every wave and shouting weeeeee. I joined in a little bit I find it much easier to wee in calm waters. We had a bit more chilling time, with the girls making the most of the sunshine and catching some rays.
We had to head home via a supermarket to pick up further essentials for dinner and tomorrow. Once that was taken care of it was back to our apartment to shower off and relax a bit. I may have jumped the gun earlier when I said work was done for the day, poor Jess had an evening class she had to deliver. So she got on with that and I got a lovely pasta salad whipped up for our dinner. We enjoyed it greatly and waited around for Jess to finish, she managed to wrap it up early which was nice. It was nice because we had been waiting patiently and with great restraint for our late night treats A tradition we started last year was to finish the day with biscuits under the stars, they have a very wide range of creams that we greatly enjoy, today we had strawberry, banana, lemon and chocolate and managed to just about polish them all off. We also added to the experience by adding beer, for the adults. So biscuits and beer has been born, long may the tradition continue.Weiterlesen