Anothere Wonderful Day of Nothing!

Dear Friends and Family, Savoring the last days in Crete! Did very little yesterday. Got a nice 5 mile walk through the village in and then is was back home where Polley and I just read and relaxed by the pool. When we got to the Peloponnese there will be no convenient swimming hole (except for a portion of the Mediterrean!), so we are taking advantage of the last couple of days. Around noon we made our trip into Sissi and sat by the harbor enjoying the always-present breeze that has been a constant life-saver from some very warm days. Temperatures have regularly been in the low to high 90s, but there it never seems oppressive. I did go to the ATM machine yesterday and am now making a regular habit of it as the dollar seems to be weakening some. 400 euros now cost about $10-12 more than when we first arrived. As the fears about the euro seem to, at least temporarily subside, the dollar seems to be losing a bit of its strength. So, buy now. I know we will spend it. Came back home for lunch. I always enjoy the last few days where we stay as you get to finish up the last bits of all that you have previously enjoyed. Sort of the greatest food hits of the last week. I probably don’t need to mention that we got another siesta in, but will. We hit the pool a time or two more and then, about 6:30, headed down to the harbor for sunset. Again, you will be pleased to know, I resisted yet another sunset photo. The one thing that was amazing last night, was how much cooler and the sun went down. Often it remains quite warm, but last night there was a dramatically noticeable difference as it set. From there is was to dinner at Neromilos, one of the two restaurants that we visit. Last night the place was packed, but we had a lovely “romantic” table. We had to order the friend courgettes (for about the 3rd time) as they really are to die for. Then we went with a traditional Greek moussaka, an eggplant, potato, minced beef dish, a sort of Greek comfort food, that was nicely washed down with a litre of white wine. Our bill: 20 euro. In fact, it seems that no matter what we order at Neromilos, it is always 20 euro! The other night, it was 22 euro, but when Nikki, the owner/server brought the change back from a 50 euro bill, she had dropped the 2 euro and gave me back 30! It just seems to be our fixed price. Nikki and her staff are great (not just cause they only charge us 20 euro!) and they were truly scrambling all night. Part of the reason we are charged a flat 20 euro may be that no one has time to add up the total. So they guess on the fly. Tonight, Saturday, will be heading back to Liofito with our hosts, Angela and Stuart Stugis. Should be a fun evening and I might even be able to include a photo in tomorrow’s notes. Best to all until then.