Itisallgreek2me

Saturday, 6 August 2022… Sacrificed going to the beach this morning, to allow me to go and see a travel agent about my Sky Express flight from Crete to Athens. I’ve been unable to Manage My Booking online… turns out, what I thought was a zero in the reservation number is actually a capital O! Enjoyed a walk around the town at the same time.

The Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated on 6 August, that is today and those on a strict fast, which precedes 15 August, are allowed to eat fish on this day and so everyone eats fish.

After siesta, sitting in the courtyard having our afternoon coffee… first Maria, then Katerina (Anna’s great granddaughters) arrived. In the evening visited Vanna (granddaughter) and Roma… transported there by Vasilis on the back of his motorbike. When we returned to the house around 11.45 hours, Vasilis and a friend were off to listen to live Cretan music where, no doubt, much drinking would take place. They asked me to join them and I was oh so tempted. However, declined the offer… thanking myself in the morning for allowing good sense to prevail.

Sunday, 7 August 2022… Caught up with a few family members today. Anna’s granddaughter Kostoúla came to visit us from Plataniás… so lovely to see her. Maria, her daughter was here too for lunch… Pastítsio – yum, yum! Later in the day Katerína was back and ‘Ioánna (sister of Vasilis and Kostoúla) came from Chania.

Here we have 5 dogs… Leon and Parapóthi are allowed inside, as well as 5 cats, one of whom is pregnant. Then, of course, there are the uncountable number of budgerigars (has to be more than 100), chickens and one solo rabbit. From daybreak the roosters are crowing, the cicadas are singing and the budgerigars are chirping… it’s such a different life here in Kastéli Kissámou.

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