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Evdokia, Costas and I – Bar Spetsa

Here in Greece, it is only the first month of summer, however, this past week temperatures have been more akin to the month of August … by day in the low 30’s, only cooling down by a few degrees at night.  I try to leave the house early each morning to walk my 5 kilometers but even so, it can be very, very hot!  One morning last week, a dog decided to accompany me and to my surprise, he came the whole way.

My garden cleanup is complete and I must say, I feel very pleased with myself for what I have achieved.  We will go together one day to buy plants and potting mix … our small pebbled courtyard now needs colour.  On many days we are able to meet up for coffee in the Dapia then in the afternoon, spend time at the beach … our daily dose of sun and saltwater, how blessed we are to be living on this island paradise.  An afternoon siesta – that wonderful Greek institution, completes the day then most evenings I spend time in the Bar with Costas and friends.

Dave and June, together with Paul and Margaret are visiting from the U.K.  On Monday they joined us for lunch at Bouboulina Restaurant, lots of wonderful Greek food, including our favourite Babounakia (small red mullet).  That night in the Bar I met Evdokia, a young Greek Australian woman.  We arranged to meet again last night and went together to Pachni, my favourite restaurant on the island where the salad ingredients are all from their own garden and Costas cooks the most delicious barbecue meats.  They have their own wine too and I understand when that runs out, they close for the season.  Sitting there in the garden, with it’s giant sunflowers, stock, lemon verbena, mint and much more on a balmy summer’s evening, not a movement, quietness and the scents of the flowers – just amazing.

Walked back down to the Bar to keep company yet again with some of the regular suspects … Ray and Heather, Pandelis, Nikos, Roland – ended our evening at Abari Bar with Roland and Evdokia, before stopping off at the bakery on the way home to buy two Spanakopita (spinach pies) for our breakfast.  A somewhat late night/early morning … no wonder I have verged on zombie state today but looking forward to an early night.

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