I hate to keep harping on it, but wow! Another perfect day in Crete! The nights are just cool enough for perfect sleeping. The days are bright and sunny but not too hot. The people are delightful and pleasant. The girl at the pharmacy, which is our version of a corner drug store, asked why we were here in the off season. We do kind of stick out amongst the locals as the only tourists this time of year. We told her we didn’t like crowds of people and she laughed. She said, “You like it here and I like to be in America”.
The handsome young Greek man in the souvenir store asked us the same thing, “why are you here in the off season? Do you have relatives, or are you on holiday.” We told him we were on holiday and we just came now to avoid the crowds. He said, “oh, this is wise. Look outside! This is winter, but it’s not winter. (here he kissed his fingers and blew it into the air) This is Eutopia! It is sunny and warm and I swim in the ocean every day.” I told him it was pretty cold to swim. And with great drama and flair he said, “oh, no, it is not cold, it is perfect.” He was very happy that we were having a good time and he didn’t even mind that I paid him 25 euros in coins. Jay has been throwing them in a cup just like he does his change at home. The difference here, there is no paper bill less than 5 euro so all those coins were worth 1 and 2 euro. We had over 40 euro in Jay’s little change cup.
If I could just find a way to bring Moose, Daisy, Tater, the parakeets, the chickens, the grandkids, and oh ya, my kids, over here, I would stay here forever. This is my kind of lifestyle.
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We'll work with you to find a way to get the grandkids there, unfortunately we will have to come too, all for the grandkids :-)
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