Travel Is Better With Friends
By Helen Grubner. Filed in Uncategorized |
Prior to leaving New Zealand and coming to Greece, Anna… a very dear friend of mine from Montreal, Canada, made plans to meet me on Sifnos for a 2 night stay – exciting!
Early Sunday morning Anna messaged to say she was on the Sifnos Jet waiting to leave Piraeus… expect her to arrive around 09.00 hours. In spite of an on time departure, they eventually arrived at 10.30 hours. No explanation, however, I over heard someone claiming the operator was travelling slow to conserve fuel.
Anna was somewhat tired after a 15 hour bus journey from Bulgaria and I was still getting over jetlag. With 3 years between this get together and the previous one, we had lots of catching up to do and I think it would be fair to say, we both exhibited a case of having verbal diarrhea. 🤣
After settling into our accommodation, we walked to O Simos Greek Restaurant for lunch. At a table right on the waters edge, with masses of tiny fish swimming around, we enjoyed Rivithia… Chick Pea Stew (on Sifnos, it is traditional to eat this after church on Sundays) with a Greek Salad (again, Sifnos style with Mizithra soft cheese and Kaperi (capers) and a white wine. In Greece, the latter served in a jug and ordered by the 1/4 kilo (enough for one person), 1/2 kilo for two and so on.
Returned to Theodora Rooms for a siesta and in the evening, around 20.30 hours, walked to 7Seas Infinity Pool Bar at Hotel Delfini in Agia Marina to watch the sunset. Shared a 200ml bottle of Tsipouro… a strong distilled spirit made from the residue of the wine press, together with meze. The perfect way to end our first day.
