Woke at dawn – which is now 7am and not 6. It was stunningly beautiful: what a picturesque spot this is. The hundreds of cormorants make weird noises to each other. As a solitary fishing boat glides past them, a cloud of them take to the air - black silhouettes in the sky, reflecting in the gentle waves. Spider gossamer caught in the weeds sparkles in the light. Tiny little turquoise damsel-flies flit about and one alights on my leg. I am sat here soaking this all up as I wait for the sun to climb high enough to dry my tent out completely before moving on.
It was 10am (or ‘really’ 9, to me), when finally got everything packed away and had eaten my fill of figs again. I then stopped in Arnissa for a prolonged brunch. It was very, very good – the Greeks make superior fast food, I’ve decided. I was blogging happily but got kicked out at Siesta time – around 2pm. Some places shut until 5pm – then stay open until 1am.
It was a really lovely ride to Edessa – down hill mostly. Then, as I’m pushing my bicycle around town, orientating myself- I see someone waving – at me! It’s Mavi – the Dutch woman from my dorm in Bitola! Excuse all these exclamation marks but how amazing is that?! We decide to share a hotel room on the grounds that it should be cheaper, but it’s decidedly not. Maybe we should have shopped around some more or haggled (difficult when they don’t speak English!). €30 each seems very expensive – and the most expensive room I’ve had on this trip – and the room ain’t great apart from air conditioning. It doesn’t include breakfast either. I think I’m a bit cross about it and can’t let it go.
I skype Steve – which makes me feel better: we chat for an entire 15+minutes which surprises Steve as he didn’t think he could do that on the phone! He’s bought a hibiscus shrub for Syd’s grave in the garden – and a new rug for the sitting room. Otherwise he’s been really busy at work.
Mavi and I go out for supper – and she goes out again, after I’ve gone to bed (youth!).
It was 10am (or ‘really’ 9, to me), when finally got everything packed away and had eaten my fill of figs again. I then stopped in Arnissa for a prolonged brunch. It was very, very good – the Greeks make superior fast food, I’ve decided. I was blogging happily but got kicked out at Siesta time – around 2pm. Some places shut until 5pm – then stay open until 1am.
It was a really lovely ride to Edessa – down hill mostly. Then, as I’m pushing my bicycle around town, orientating myself- I see someone waving – at me! It’s Mavi – the Dutch woman from my dorm in Bitola! Excuse all these exclamation marks but how amazing is that?! We decide to share a hotel room on the grounds that it should be cheaper, but it’s decidedly not. Maybe we should have shopped around some more or haggled (difficult when they don’t speak English!). €30 each seems very expensive – and the most expensive room I’ve had on this trip – and the room ain’t great apart from air conditioning. It doesn’t include breakfast either. I think I’m a bit cross about it and can’t let it go.
I skype Steve – which makes me feel better: we chat for an entire 15+minutes which surprises Steve as he didn’t think he could do that on the phone! He’s bought a hibiscus shrub for Syd’s grave in the garden – and a new rug for the sitting room. Otherwise he’s been really busy at work.
Mavi and I go out for supper – and she goes out again, after I’ve gone to bed (youth!).
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