Unfortunately I have not been able to figure out how to bring my recent photos into the blog so this will have to be a narrative until I find a way to add images.
We are staying on the island of Andros with our friend Kalliroi. She lives on the upper floor of a house near Chora and cultivates a small garden at the back. It has been a joy to eat freshly harvested lettuces, spinach, arugula, onion and radish salads at the end of March.
The weather has not been balmy...rainy yesterday but sunny today. We are still wearing long sleeved shirts and jackets. Still, it is much warmer than the temperature in London where we spent our first night...2 degrees!
As well as jetlag we have to adjust to the Greek eating habits...our main meal in the late afternoon or late at night. The first two nights we shared our dinner at 10pm and needless to say, I was starving!
Today we explored Chora, the island's capital city where all of the civic business takes place. It was really bustling, street cafes were full, groups of students were on outings, the narrow main road was impassable. Green peace was in the harbor and some of the crew were talking to the students about overfishing in the Aegean and Mediterranean.
Later we shared a late afternoon meal at a small taverna. The table was loaded, in typical Greek fashion, with plates of octopus, goat, baked cheese, wild greens, local sausage, wine, raki and finally sweet cheese pastries.
Ater a long day of walking, climbing, eating, discussing, beach combing ...John was in bed at 7pm. Our young friends expect that we will reemerge around 10pm for more merriment but it is doubtful.
We are staying on the island of Andros with our friend Kalliroi. She lives on the upper floor of a house near Chora and cultivates a small garden at the back. It has been a joy to eat freshly harvested lettuces, spinach, arugula, onion and radish salads at the end of March.
The weather has not been balmy...rainy yesterday but sunny today. We are still wearing long sleeved shirts and jackets. Still, it is much warmer than the temperature in London where we spent our first night...2 degrees!
As well as jetlag we have to adjust to the Greek eating habits...our main meal in the late afternoon or late at night. The first two nights we shared our dinner at 10pm and needless to say, I was starving!
Today we explored Chora, the island's capital city where all of the civic business takes place. It was really bustling, street cafes were full, groups of students were on outings, the narrow main road was impassable. Green peace was in the harbor and some of the crew were talking to the students about overfishing in the Aegean and Mediterranean.
Later we shared a late afternoon meal at a small taverna. The table was loaded, in typical Greek fashion, with plates of octopus, goat, baked cheese, wild greens, local sausage, wine, raki and finally sweet cheese pastries.
Ater a long day of walking, climbing, eating, discussing, beach combing ...John was in bed at 7pm. Our young friends expect that we will reemerge around 10pm for more merriment but it is doubtful.
