I missed “international talk like a pirate day”. Busy, busy life being a pirate, I have no time to play like one. Others celebrated the day, my brother went to a favorite pirate haunt in New Orleans naked, I apologize to those who witnessed it. It has been a while since I wrote, sorry. The excuses: my laptop has a virus which makes it impossible to connect online (except for iTunes, hallelujah!), I have not seen a computer store to find a specialist to help me with the virus, the going rate for internet cafes is $10US an hour, these cafes have erratic hours and i am at work for most of them, most public computers will not allow you to use a USB or any other device to upload info, and I am worn out form work. whaaaaa
One week until the guests and owners depart! We will arrive in Athens, Greece on the 26th and everyone will be gone the 29!!! There has not been a plan beyond that. I do not know where we are going in October, it could be anywhere.
I could even tell you where I have been. Quit often it’s a new day and a new island, I rarely get off the boat to see it. Last night I did get off the boat! I made it ashore and into the only place open, a hip little café/bar. In the few hours I was there, 4 other people came in, sleepy little town. It is also getting cooler, so the tourists have gone. Summer is over. I am not ready for summer to be over, I barely had one.
Summary since I last wrote:
We have been in Greece since July 14, through the Ionians, all over the Cyclades, back and forth in the Dodecanese, and in the southern half of the Northeast Aegean. Also a few random days in Turkey, Kushidashi and Bodrum. Weather kept us from Crete. the melitami is not to be messed with, strong winds that have legendary destructive powers (feared in Greek mythology and modern day).I did get to see quite a bit of Samos, very pretty and covered in ancient sites, to the point that is a hassle for the locals who cannot build on what looks like a pile of rocks, but is actually a pagan alter to Zeus. We stayed in a marina a 10 minute walk from very cute Pathigoria, named for Pathgorius the creator of mathematical torment. The island has a few hidden thermal springs and dramatic hills with active monasteries hidden in the shadows of wind combines.
6 years ago
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