Just Some Observations

I'm trying to stay very positive about this beautiful country, but some days it's hard. Today, I am suffering from a pretty bad migraine and wish I had some Lipton's Chicken Noodle soup to ease my tummy. Unfortunately the little corner store doesn't carry things like that and the food that my sister in law sent over today is inedible for me. She did some fish in sauce and beans and normally I would try to eat it but today it nauseated me just to look at.

My sweetie just went out to score a loaf of bread but since it's already six in the evening here they were sold out. I have no cooking utensils to speak of, one pot and tiny frying pan are all that's available to me. I might boil a couple of potatoes and scramble some eggs. Being in the crappy mood I'm in I told him I was going to starve to death in Greece. He was hurt...

Yesterday we were expecting the plumber to hook up the solar panels and hot water tank and maybe fix the toilet. Stavros the brother in law arrived with a hundred pounds of meat (seems like) and the barbeque was started. The entire family arrived in due course and by the time all was said and done, the plumber no longer felt like working. Interesting way of life here and maybe it's only this family, I haven't a clue. Did I mention that the plumber did the cooking?







Later that afternoon Stavros took us out on his fishing boat and some swimming. Now my brother in law is a strange character who I haven't quite figured out. It's a language issue. Most of the time he comes across as gruff, chauvinistic and always complaining so when he does something nice he surprises me. Yesterday in the water, when I got tired (that's the fybromyalgia) and couldn't go further, he swam over, took my hand and made sure I got back to the boat. I was wearing a lifejacket but the currents were pulling me in a different direction.








The water was full of Jellyfish, I'm told they sting. They were the weirdest thing I'd ever seen.



When we got back to the marina he insisted on hosing me down including washing my hair. I was shocked, the water was cold and everyone on board was laughing at me. Good thing no one knows how to use my camera, or understands my swear words (except Steve) it was down right funny.

The scenery was splendid. More pictures tomorrow, my internet connection has slowed to a crawl.