We arrived on Amorgos at 2am after a windy, rocky trip. Booking a cabin was a great idea! It gave us the opportunity to doze and read during the nine hour sailing.
Kallyroi, along with Alexandra and Miguel, greeted us with warm hugs at the dock. The crammed little car was filled with chatter and laughter all the way back to Chora where we finally threw ourselves into bed at 3am!
It was after 11am when we climbed the pathway to Jazzmin for breakfast. Theo welcomed us with big hugs. It was a steady flow of visitors for the next two hours, some known from before and some newcomers.
In the afternoon we picked up our rental car from Evi and drove down to Katapola for groceries and a visit to Caramel, the new cafe operated by our friend Armelle. During our visit with her, a hairdresser arrived to trim her hair in the cafe!
After a much needed nap in the late afternoon we returned to Jazzmin for the evening. Apparently everyone wants to cook a dinner for "the group" in the underground kitchen, so they have set up a schedule for the next week. Small cafe tables were joined together for eighteen of us to share an amazing meal. Andre and Silvie made ragou on rice for the first dish, Vivi prepared stuffed melatzana(eggplant) with a bechamel topping for the second dish and Andrea created a decadent chocolate mousse with sliced pears for dessert. Wow!!
I decided to give myself a gift during this meal. Normally I would be helping with setup, cleanup, etc but I gave myself the gift of sitting, enjoying and not feeling any guilt. It will be my turn in the kitchen next week!!
After dinner the tables were cleared away, the music was turned up and the dancing began. Jazzmin was overflowing with energy. We danced, shared stories and by 1am it was time for the walk home. The wind had settled and the moon was almost full.
Lin, your Blog is better than the Travel Channel.
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