Paulette

Carla and I walked into the town of Stalida today.  What we thought would be a 1/2 hour walk ended up being about 1 1/2 hours.  We walked along the road.  We shopped along the way.  We didn’t buy much though.  It seemed to be the same touristy stuff at all the shops.

Soon it was lunchtime and we were hungry and tired of walking.  Carla spotted a place that looked like a restaurant but it had a pool.  We weren’t sure if we could use it or not so we asked.  Sure they said.  Have lunch, jump in the pool stay as long as you want.  We each had a salad and a drink.  The bread was delicious.  We soon learned that when they ask you if you want bread they are charging you extra for it.  I’ll remember that next time.

The pool was warm and we swam then lounged for a bit and then swam again.   After a couple of hours we figured we should start walking back.  Eva & Manoli will be wondering where we are!

We walked back along the beach.  We saw a lot of resorts and play areas.  We each bought an air mattress for our stay in Santorini.  We walked straight back to Eva’s because we were so late getting back.

Although Manoli had an evening planned for us we begged to stay home.  We had been on the move every minute since we got here.  After dinner, Carla and I walked down to the beach for a plunge into the waves.  We shopped a little more - how can you say no to a cute little purse for 3 euros!

Back at Eva’s we looked at her family albums.  We saw her wedding album, her son Anthony’s christening and heard many wonderful stories.  It’s been quite an experience staying with them.  I hope they get to visit us in Ottawa.