Went diving today...spent all last night waking up checking the time....my alarm hasn't exactly behaved as its supposed to since the new sim...actually cooperated this morning, so perhaps it's figured itself out...too bad I'm about to change countries, tee hee. We were up at 8 for breakfast and at the dive boat by 9:15ish. After our last dive (blue lipped shiver fest) I got 5.5mil, a shorty and a hood. (the dive masters were all wearing the same, and booties- don't judge!) first dive was a sunken cargo ship, 18meters deep at the lowest point. It's believed it was the Turkish equivalent of a "coyote boat" no name, or any identifying numbers were anywhere on the wreck. Everyone who was on the boat was thankfully found alive. The runners (much like on the Mexico/America border)get paid a lot of money to get people past immigration into Greece. If they're about to be caught, to avoid prosecution, they'll sink the boat and the coast guard is required to come get everyone and bring them to Greece...which is what happened to the cargo ship we saw today. It's split in 3 sections, and you can see where it plowed into the ocean floor. The second dive was amphora (pottery used to transport water and food on boats BC era) as the (wood) boat itself has (dur of course) rotted...and for some unbeknown reason, seeing antiquities above ground is perfectly allowed, encouraged, filmed, and often not even an entry fee...apparently, underwater, as soon as the Greek government knows about it...it's sanctioned off, and no one's allowed near...yeah, I don't get it either. Lots of really big pieces, also saw an octopus, sadly he (she?) wasn't in the mood to come play. Was a great dive day, water was warmer than Crete, I only had 8kilos of weight, it rained on Kos, but not on us (and had stopped by the time we returned- awesome) walked along the beach, grabbed some food, and continued into old town. Saw the tree where it is believed Hippocrates used to teach. (how friggin cool is that?!?) tree is HUGE, and it looks like a few of it's umm "grandkids" have also taken root. There's a kind of "jungle gym" built up around the tree to support it, apparently pruning a +/- 2,500 year old tree that represents so much is no bueno. No clue what a "plane" tree is, but that's what the Hippocrates tree is called, (miss green thumb aka mom didn't know either, neener) need me some shipping travel mojo sent my way from everyone please, fingers crossed, hail Mary, throw salt over your shoulder...whatever your good luck dance is, if ya could do your jig tonight, we could really use it! Send thoughts of seeing our wine: boxed, shipped and merrily on its way to San Francisco by midmorning (Greek time!) Tuesday May 31, please and thank you. Got myself a bottle of retsina tonight...not gonna lie, a bit frightened by the idea of pine flavored wine...but when in Greece and such. It's currently chilling, I'm thinking cold pine needles will go down better than room temp...and likely even better after cocktail #...I'll have mom take a picture of my face as I drink it so you may giggle ay my ventures into the world of Andrew Zimmerman...okay let's face it, booze, yeah, this is way more like Bourdain. ;)
(Irish toast, with the Greek "cheers" [to your health] added to the end)
May the light always find you on a dreary day.
When you need to be home, may you find your way.
May you always have courage to take a chance
And never find frogs in your underpants.
Yasas
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
May 29, 2011 Easy breezy travel day.
Least stressful travel day to date...fingers crossed, we're not yet at the destination. Ferry ticket, €20.50 car was picked up at the ferry port, just left the key and called the company. No permission needed to load the wine. Big big ferry, it's like a mini cruise ship, even has sleeping rooms. Thankfully, Kos is the first stop (we think) Athens being the final destination. Had another day to explore as the ferry didn't leave till 17:00. We found the bee museum, sadly as it is Sunday it was closed, (bummer) drove toward old town (also the port) saw a brown sign (these equal antiquities FYI) took a detour, found the remains of a temple to Apollo an amphitheater, a Hellenic home, a cave system...and something called funerary crypts with couches, yes I found them, nope I can't really give ya more info....they were fenced off, but a bit overgrown by weeds...it's a bit crazy, Americans are seen as garish as we build everything on such a large scale...yet the ancients, put us to shame (maybe not on the height, but definitely on the size...excluding Vegas.) we got back to old town, found a square, a few ancient churches dedicated to the virgin of such n such...honestly, I have no clue what a "burgh" is...must get a definition. A bit quirky, here we are snapping pictures of the ruins, meanwhile behind us, a lady is hanging her laundry...we see: interesting piece of history, she sees: my back yard.
Okay, I must ask, is it common practice in Europe to leave ones room key with the front desk when you go out for the evening?....I must admit my Nancy Drew conspiracy theory brain was in high gear last night....as previously mentioned the last hotel only had WiFi in the common areas...so I was downstairs booking our hotel, doing some banking and such...it was 11pm(ish) and pairs of women keep coming by and dropping off a room key, I mean, I've heard of late check out...but, uhhh...WHAT!? Then a couple of girls come through and get a room key, no luggage...at 11:30, and I vaguely remember noticing this going on the first night I was down using the Internet. (and only women, either single, or a pair...) Like I said Nancy Drew nose up in arms, this kitty must find out what the hay is going on (honestly thinking ummm drugs? Hookers?...) anywho, go upstairs, grab mom, make her come down and watch the front desk action (while having a cocktail and loading pictures onto facebook) not to disappoint it happens again, so now were both wondering, umm WHAT!...thankfully about 10 minutes later a family of 3 comes in and requests their room key...so clearly, we're the freaks (I guess??) because we take our key with us? Whadda I know, it would never occur to me to leave my key with the front desk. First, I like to pretend my stuff is all nice and locked safely away, (yeah yeah we all know the staff has access, but somehow with me having the key....) second, I wouldn't want to bother the desk person, you already checked me in...no need to bug you for a key every time I leave. So if anyone out there reading this has more insight I'm all ears...hope everyone is wonderful! I'm off to Kos, the birthplace of modern medicine. More on Hippocrates to come. Yup, now at the hotel, was a €6.00 cab ride. Easiest travel date so far, yay!!! And just book a 2 tank dive for tomorrow, get to see a wreck, and some ancient pottery that is believed to be from a pre B.C. wreck (wooden boat is of course no more...so) oh, and yes, they take a bit more time, but to date on chill and ease factor bluestar line, heart ya mucho!!!
Quotes:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Okay, I must ask, is it common practice in Europe to leave ones room key with the front desk when you go out for the evening?....I must admit my Nancy Drew conspiracy theory brain was in high gear last night....as previously mentioned the last hotel only had WiFi in the common areas...so I was downstairs booking our hotel, doing some banking and such...it was 11pm(ish) and pairs of women keep coming by and dropping off a room key, I mean, I've heard of late check out...but, uhhh...WHAT!? Then a couple of girls come through and get a room key, no luggage...at 11:30, and I vaguely remember noticing this going on the first night I was down using the Internet. (and only women, either single, or a pair...) Like I said Nancy Drew nose up in arms, this kitty must find out what the hay is going on (honestly thinking ummm drugs? Hookers?...) anywho, go upstairs, grab mom, make her come down and watch the front desk action (while having a cocktail and loading pictures onto facebook) not to disappoint it happens again, so now were both wondering, umm WHAT!...thankfully about 10 minutes later a family of 3 comes in and requests their room key...so clearly, we're the freaks (I guess??) because we take our key with us? Whadda I know, it would never occur to me to leave my key with the front desk. First, I like to pretend my stuff is all nice and locked safely away, (yeah yeah we all know the staff has access, but somehow with me having the key....) second, I wouldn't want to bother the desk person, you already checked me in...no need to bug you for a key every time I leave. So if anyone out there reading this has more insight I'm all ears...hope everyone is wonderful! I'm off to Kos, the birthplace of modern medicine. More on Hippocrates to come. Yup, now at the hotel, was a €6.00 cab ride. Easiest travel date so far, yay!!! And just book a 2 tank dive for tomorrow, get to see a wreck, and some ancient pottery that is believed to be from a pre B.C. wreck (wooden boat is of course no more...so) oh, and yes, they take a bit more time, but to date on chill and ease factor bluestar line, heart ya mucho!!!
Quotes:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Saturday May 28th aka sometimes a water closet is a highlight of your day
Would you like your beer for here or to go? Yup, I love Greece (on this front, Vegas also gets a shout out!) oh, forgot to do a write up on fishie feetsies in Crete. Hee hee, so so cool! It tickles, was glad I had a beer with me! I'm officially now part of at least 2 peoples holiday photos. If you're able, do a salt scrub prior, get as much of that old skin gone as you can. :) Dr. Fish, seriously looking into this as a business option back in the states.
Okay, back to today! When staying at a hotel with a buffet breakfast, it is advisable to refrain from sleeping in. Surprisingly, I really wasn't hungry till 5ish. We drove up to butterfly valley, walked about 1.5 kilometers (1 way up hill) saw lots of waterfalls, some river crabs....butterflies, 0. Got to the sign that said monastery 100meters ahead, the black cloud that had been gathering above us was rather vocal at this point, so we figured a covered area, was very good planning...after a pit stop. (pleas see post heading) butterflies! Not a TON, but double digits worth-yay...and we only discovered them because we went by the restroom. Ha! One landed on mom, and I got it to crawl up on my finger. I passed sir flutterby off to a 10 year old, kid was thrilled. (cute) had a plate of Greek doughnuts at the monastery, they were quite nice, drizzled with honey and sesame seeds. Headed back down the trail. (so happy I parked at the bottom!) going uphill fresh and new, and headed back via down hill, yay....the rain wasn't too bad, was still 22 degrees today, and a lot less muggy. After walking through the valley and back, we drove to the golden beach, and on to Lindo. Lindo was very cute, reminiscent of Mykonos town. At the top of the hill is (what's left of) the headquarters of the knights of St. John, within the walls is what remains of a temple to Athena Lindia. Sadly, we weren't able to walk within the hodgepodge of times merging together, as the gates closed at 2:40pm (random.) had a Greek plate for lunch: moussaka, stuffed tomato, a meatball, and 2 dolmadas, yum! Found the ancient theater, and made our way back to the car...I managed to get myself where I intended to go all day long, woo who to me! Even saw a few bonus items including a very cool monastery dedicated to a St. Nektarios http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/nektarios/nektarios.shtml made it back to the hotel in time for sunset, and booked our ferry tickets to Kos. Another reason I <3 Greece, you can change the drop off location of your rental car, no extra € involved, umm awesome.
Quotes:
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
″A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” – Moslih Eddin Saadi
Okay, back to today! When staying at a hotel with a buffet breakfast, it is advisable to refrain from sleeping in. Surprisingly, I really wasn't hungry till 5ish. We drove up to butterfly valley, walked about 1.5 kilometers (1 way up hill) saw lots of waterfalls, some river crabs....butterflies, 0. Got to the sign that said monastery 100meters ahead, the black cloud that had been gathering above us was rather vocal at this point, so we figured a covered area, was very good planning...after a pit stop. (pleas see post heading) butterflies! Not a TON, but double digits worth-yay...and we only discovered them because we went by the restroom. Ha! One landed on mom, and I got it to crawl up on my finger. I passed sir flutterby off to a 10 year old, kid was thrilled. (cute) had a plate of Greek doughnuts at the monastery, they were quite nice, drizzled with honey and sesame seeds. Headed back down the trail. (so happy I parked at the bottom!) going uphill fresh and new, and headed back via down hill, yay....the rain wasn't too bad, was still 22 degrees today, and a lot less muggy. After walking through the valley and back, we drove to the golden beach, and on to Lindo. Lindo was very cute, reminiscent of Mykonos town. At the top of the hill is (what's left of) the headquarters of the knights of St. John, within the walls is what remains of a temple to Athena Lindia. Sadly, we weren't able to walk within the hodgepodge of times merging together, as the gates closed at 2:40pm (random.) had a Greek plate for lunch: moussaka, stuffed tomato, a meatball, and 2 dolmadas, yum! Found the ancient theater, and made our way back to the car...I managed to get myself where I intended to go all day long, woo who to me! Even saw a few bonus items including a very cool monastery dedicated to a St. Nektarios http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/nektarios/nektarios.shtml made it back to the hotel in time for sunset, and booked our ferry tickets to Kos. Another reason I <3 Greece, you can change the drop off location of your rental car, no extra € involved, umm awesome.
Quotes:
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
″A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” – Moslih Eddin Saadi
Friday, May 27, 2011
Happy 3 day weekend Friday America
Walked around Rhodos old town today. Saw the old pier where colossus (one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient world) once stood, an earthquake took the statue out awhile ago. There are now 2 columns with a deer on each column, not clear of the symbolism there, I shall google it and get back to you. I did however wonder, why 7 wonders, seems a bit of a random number...apparently, I'm not the only one who's wondered this, and yes I did google this question, (funny, google has really taken over the term "looked up" or "researched") anyway answer is: http://www.new7wonders.com/file/download/mediendb/1/id/16635/
Walked for 6 hours today, I love you reefs! Was rather muggy out, and it's really warming up! Must have been at least 22 out today. Lots of really cool things in old town, a church of St. Francis of Assisi (yes San Francisco, he is who our city is named for) saw the knights of Saint John castle, the Grand Masters gate, a few mosques, a few byzantine churches, lots of shops, old roads, among other things. Lots of fountains. Plenty of gazebos, made of cement...which was unexpected...) On our way to old town, we passed a diving platform, pretty cool, someone built a 3 tier dive platform out in the ocean. Favorite sign of the day: (in front of a taverna) Greek happy hour from 3 -7, buy 1 pay for 2. Haha! (in Crete, a restaurant proclaimed: we are not the best) the sense of humor here is great. Learned about a local saint. (walked by a church dedicated to him, took a picture, and googled it when we got back to the hotel) St Phanourios, and the link: http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html saint of lost things...wonder what he'd be in today's world...
Walked by a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WWII (appropriate given this weakened is memorial day in the states)
Tomorrow, plan on driving round the island, kinda hope to find a winery or 2 (they apparently date back to pre BC, friggin' cool!) also hope to find the butterfly valley, some ancient ruins and mayhaps a beach or 2. And if anyone out there knows how to ship wine from Rhodes to the US...I'm seriously considering calling it "olive oil"
The prayer of St. Francis:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
Walked for 6 hours today, I love you reefs! Was rather muggy out, and it's really warming up! Must have been at least 22 out today. Lots of really cool things in old town, a church of St. Francis of Assisi (yes San Francisco, he is who our city is named for) saw the knights of Saint John castle, the Grand Masters gate, a few mosques, a few byzantine churches, lots of shops, old roads, among other things. Lots of fountains. Plenty of gazebos, made of cement...which was unexpected...) On our way to old town, we passed a diving platform, pretty cool, someone built a 3 tier dive platform out in the ocean. Favorite sign of the day: (in front of a taverna) Greek happy hour from 3 -7, buy 1 pay for 2. Haha! (in Crete, a restaurant proclaimed: we are not the best) the sense of humor here is great. Learned about a local saint. (walked by a church dedicated to him, took a picture, and googled it when we got back to the hotel) St Phanourios, and the link: http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html saint of lost things...wonder what he'd be in today's world...
Walked by a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WWII (appropriate given this weakened is memorial day in the states)
Tomorrow, plan on driving round the island, kinda hope to find a winery or 2 (they apparently date back to pre BC, friggin' cool!) also hope to find the butterfly valley, some ancient ruins and mayhaps a beach or 2. And if anyone out there knows how to ship wine from Rhodes to the US...I'm seriously considering calling it "olive oil"
The prayer of St. Francis:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
Travel day May 26, 2011 (no really, I checked, this date is correct)
Got a flight to Rhodes, €69 one way, bit more than a ferry...but they weren't running to Rhodes from Crete today apparently (or were sold out, not clear on the subject) when given the option to ship wine from a wine shop...take said opportunity. A post office is a nightmare wherever you may be. 3 line changes later...the wine went back in the car with us. And barely made it on the plane...we had to ask the pilots permission to bring it on...friggin nuts! I did see a fed ex office here in Rhodes, and apparently they have pre BC wineries on the island...so fingers crossed we'll be shipped by tomorrow!!! Driving was another saga of got close then walked. BTW, the car...we're big time now. Ford festiva baby, pretty sure there's blue tooth, oh yeah! My hamsters have been officially upgraded to something akin to a zoom. (I know this because 60kilometers/hr now lives where 100 lived on the last speed gauge, that and I wasn't singing the little engine that could up the mountain side...) so grateful I learned how to drive on a stick shift!! It's saved some major € renting cars! Got into the airport around 5:30...after numerous failed attempts of finding the hotel on the map(think I've finally got mom convinced to give up map reading, and use it more as a loose reference tool) we were actually able to call the hotel (score!) and were told they were by the water. Parked, gyro, beer...found it! Also went by the aquarium, which is supposedly one of the biggest/best worldwide...unless most of it is underground....uhhh, as long as it's not too much €...I will be checking this apparent optical illusion out. There's a temple for Apollo 3 kilometers from here, on the way to the car, I saw a neon sign through an alley..kinky (no really that's what the sign said) it must be explored....during daylight hours. Our hotel is 3 buildings away from the beach, you can see it from our balcony, schweet. We have a (albeit tiny) tub! I'll be soaking with my knees up to my chest here soon! (I only miss a bath when it's not an option...some sort of Murphy Law, I'm sure...) Internet only works in the main waiting area...bummmer on one hand, but on the other, leads to meeting more interesting people! Headed to bed now, it's 2:30am here.
A few tips I've garnered along the way:
1)You really don't need that much crap, leave that behind, you'll be carrying it the next 2 months, make friends with laundry, wash and dry quickly items. (and if you really need it, buy it cheap
1a) this doesn't apply to your drugs, having claritin in massive quantities, and Naphcon A, has saved my life!! Don't for a second think it will be available or the same version where you're headed, save the heartache, bring it.
2) packing in zip locks = genius idea, no more tearing everything out to find the 1 thing you're looking for, underwear in one bag, shirts in another, beach stuff another- awesome
3) use the old fashioned pinch close zip locks...those stupid zippy thingys, break, friggin annoying!!
4)always always have tissue paper, you never know when it will need to be TP...
5) bringing your old ratty, were about to go to the goodwill clothes, best plan ever. (this only works if you amend the first tip, and actually DO leave stuff as you go) Wear it till it stinks, leave it behind, ahhh bag is now lighter...or you know has room for the stuff you've bought along the way...and the stuff that you were sucking it in to fit into...bring it, by week 3, you'll fit. (walk everywhere if you want this to be true!) I'm sure the locals think I'm nuts, but hell, so does anyone who knows me...so not like that's anything new. I still revel in my crazy, hope you revel in yours too!
Quotes:
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. -Albert Einstein
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?-Albert Einstein
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. - Albert Einstein
A few tips I've garnered along the way:
1)You really don't need that much crap, leave that behind, you'll be carrying it the next 2 months, make friends with laundry, wash and dry quickly items. (and if you really need it, buy it cheap
1a) this doesn't apply to your drugs, having claritin in massive quantities, and Naphcon A, has saved my life!! Don't for a second think it will be available or the same version where you're headed, save the heartache, bring it.
2) packing in zip locks = genius idea, no more tearing everything out to find the 1 thing you're looking for, underwear in one bag, shirts in another, beach stuff another- awesome
3) use the old fashioned pinch close zip locks...those stupid zippy thingys, break, friggin annoying!!
4)always always have tissue paper, you never know when it will need to be TP...
5) bringing your old ratty, were about to go to the goodwill clothes, best plan ever. (this only works if you amend the first tip, and actually DO leave stuff as you go) Wear it till it stinks, leave it behind, ahhh bag is now lighter...or you know has room for the stuff you've bought along the way...and the stuff that you were sucking it in to fit into...bring it, by week 3, you'll fit. (walk everywhere if you want this to be true!) I'm sure the locals think I'm nuts, but hell, so does anyone who knows me...so not like that's anything new. I still revel in my crazy, hope you revel in yours too!
Quotes:
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. -Albert Einstein
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?-Albert Einstein
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. - Albert Einstein
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Dive day!
And it's sunny out! Woo who....well it was sunny and I did woo who...but that frigging water is COLD! I've also discovered my first dive boat with no drinks (water people, water)...ugh, good thing breakfast was included at the hotel. The sea is super salty, and frigging COLD. I've got on a 5mm wetsuit, and am using 10kilos of weight...perspective, in grand cayman, I carried 4.5 kilos. But the dive master has the same amount of weight as me, and yes, my tan's darker. Went through a cavern, so awesome...and um, happy there's no sharks here...glad my first experience in a cave system didn't even include the probability of sayin wuz up to Mr. Sharkie...yeah, I'd have burned some air on that! Not a ton of fish here,(ahem, years of over fishing does take a toll) but some super colorful little guys, a few starfish, and some urchins. Started off sunny, second dive...pretty sure my lips turned blue. Gorgeous cave system...honestly though, I nearly called it, I was swimming faster than the dive master to stay warm, glad I stuck it out, coming up theough a lava tube...friggin awesome.
Soapbox time. You have been warned, so if you read further, thank you, I appreciate it, and again, you have been warned. This goes out to all the "it's not my problem" state of mind people....especially if you like seafood. The lion king had it right peeps...it really is "the circle of life" that shit you throw on the ground, and in the water, the fish eat it...which means you in turn eat it....mmmmm cigarette butts, just the flavor I was looking for in my fish plate. Yes, I saw fish nibbling on a cigarette butt some ass tossed in the water. The Pacific gyro (google it, you need to know) sadly very real, sea life dying from mistaking our plastic crap for food is all sadly very real. You are not immune, you ARE responsible, it is your problem. Take care of this planet...you wouldn't be here without it.
Quotes for today:
when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. (Cree Proverb)
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. (Chief Seattle)
Soapbox time. You have been warned, so if you read further, thank you, I appreciate it, and again, you have been warned. This goes out to all the "it's not my problem" state of mind people....especially if you like seafood. The lion king had it right peeps...it really is "the circle of life" that shit you throw on the ground, and in the water, the fish eat it...which means you in turn eat it....mmmmm cigarette butts, just the flavor I was looking for in my fish plate. Yes, I saw fish nibbling on a cigarette butt some ass tossed in the water. The Pacific gyro (google it, you need to know) sadly very real, sea life dying from mistaking our plastic crap for food is all sadly very real. You are not immune, you ARE responsible, it is your problem. Take care of this planet...you wouldn't be here without it.
Quotes for today:
when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. (Cree Proverb)
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. (Chief Seattle)
I'm just a big black rain cloud, hovering over Chania town (May 25, 2011)
So much for diving today...headed towards Konosos to see the ancient palace, built by the Minoians 7,000 years BC. And yeah they had running water, and drainage...and took baths more than once a year. It's believed that when Santorini blew, the gasses and ash cloud killed the civilization. What's left is pretty gorgeous. Got to see a very famous painting, dancing with the bulls (moms art history major coming in handy!) it rained a bit...still needed sunglasses but there was enough rain to need to stand under something for a few minutes...then it went away. Found a gyro place and lunch of 2 gyros and 1/2 liter of wine = €9.19, sweet! Headed back to old town (130 kilometers...oyi) there's fruit stands (mostly oranges), and little road side mom and pop cafes (tavernas) and thankfully, lots of gas stations. (they're only open till 9ish, fuel up early!!!). Ate at tamana, and had some of the local booze (retsina, I think?) with the dessert...okay, we all know, I'm no stranger to taking a shot, but DAMN...they claimed it was 40, maybe 45% alcohol...clearly this is some home made jungle juice, I'm telling ya, it could peel paint. Both mom and I were up to get water later!! Food was awesome, and price was great! Here's hoping the weather clears for the dive tomorrow...
Live your own life
"We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people's expectations. The tongue of the original self is the language of the heart." -- Julia Cameron
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. ...I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing." -- Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Live your own life
"We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people's expectations. The tongue of the original self is the language of the heart." -- Julia Cameron
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. ...I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing." -- Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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