Itisallgreek2me

Monday-Friday, 15-19 August 2022… Many days this little house with a big heart is full, inside and out, with family, friends, dogs and cats. Greeks tend to talk a lot and all at the same time… it can be difficult for me to get a word in edgeways. After a meal (and they seem to be never ending) I quite like escaping to the kitchen sink. The more dishes there are to clean, the happier I am… sounds strange I know.

Often the only place to find peace and quiet is at the beach. You can’t imagine how much I enjoy my mornings there… sun, sea and strolling along the water’s edge where I spend hours musing over the thousands upon thousands of beautiful pebbles.

Monday afternoon’s siesta was disturbed by the very loud meows of our very pregnant cat who in true form, eventually took herself off, not to the spot carefully chosen for her by Vasilis but rather to one of her own choosing… inside a discarded 20kg heavy paper sack. By Tuesday we would discover 3 new additions to the feline family… sadly, only 2 survived.

Tuesday began as most days do in Kastéli with time spent at the beach, lunch, siesta, shower, then downstairs for my afternoon coffee. What a surprise to find Anna’s daughter Kiki here, visiting from Chania… I hadn’t seen her for maybe 10 years. Together with her late husband Sifi, Kiki lived in Germany for many years, where their children and grandchildren still live. However, many are currently holidaying on Crete and today for the first time in almost 40 years, I got to see Kiki’s daughter Voula and son Yani again, as well as meet their children for the first time.

Had a wonderful catchup with Kiki while the families enjoyed time at beaches nearby and Katina put together a meal for everyone. Multi lingual conversation… Greek, German and a little English, finishing our evening back in the courtyard.

I never come to Kastéli without visiting the cemetery where Costas and other family members have been laid to rest. Walked up the hill Thursday morning before the intense heat of the day… lovely views of the town from up there too.

Not many days left now… Tuesday I fly to Athens and late Wednesday I begin the long journey home.

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