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The next day we could sleep in which was fortunate because we had gotten back quite late from the play. At the airport, we found Ed and he joined Ben and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190717 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190718 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190719 as we waited for our plane to launch ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190720 so that we could enjoy the food ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190721 and the scenery from above ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190722 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190723 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190724 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190725 before we landed at the airport ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190726 and met this classics professor from Reading who knew many Princetonians. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190727 Unfortunately, even his knowledge of ancient Greek and Ben's excursions into the Iliad were not sufficient to make things fit ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190728 into the trunk of this car ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190729 but we persevered until we got to Pyrgos Village where this map did little to help us find the reception ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190730 but once we found it and found our villa, we were sent off to have lunch so that another villa could be readied for us. Lunch was on the patio (or started there) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190731 of the restaurant with this menu ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190732 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190733 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190734 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190735 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190736 with this view ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190737 and Ed and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190738 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190739 were ready to eat ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190740 but we began with Mythos, the local beer, ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190741 as Ben had his Fanta OrangeAde ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190742 and the first labels were collected ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190743 as we dug into the bread ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190744 and dips ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190745 as Ben and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190746 became concerned about the bee situation ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190747 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190748 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190749 including the one who dove into Ben's drink ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190750 so that we moved inside (where the bees weren't much better) and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190751 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190752 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190753 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190754 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190755 settled in with our water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190756 and water label ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190757 and began with the little nibs of bread ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190758 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190759 before moving on to cheese and tomatoes ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190760 stuffed peppers ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190761 a chicken salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190762 and a Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190763 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190764 which made my plate look like this ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190765 as I studied the water glasses ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190766 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190767 and the breads ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190768 that came with the coffee ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190769 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190770 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190771 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190772 and fruit ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190773 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190774 which graced my plate like this ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190775 as the bill came and was paid ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190776 but the bees continued to provide challenges for those who wanted the perfect picture ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190777 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190778 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190779 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190780 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190781 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190782 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190783 only to be occasionally distracted by a water glass photo ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190784 and then final bee pictures. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190785 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190786 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190787

Our rooms were now ready, so we could check out the baths ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190788 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190789 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190790 and bed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190791 and bath ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190792 beds ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190793 dining room ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190794 living room ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190795 and staircases of various persuasions ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190796 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190797 not to mention further bathrooms with controversial curtains in their showers ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190798 another bed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190799 the downstairs family room ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190800 and kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190801 before I enjoyed my first piece of mastic candy ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190802 in front of the fireplace. It was a nice villa. Unfortunately, we would move again. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190803 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190804 But first, we drove to Limnia where Ed and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190805 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190806 and Ben and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190807 settled in to enjoy our first ouzo of the trip (fortunately we didn't finish it because the ride home raised challenges of its own) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190808 and toasted ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190809 before digging into the Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190810 tsatsiki ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190811 cheese pies ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190812 saganacki ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190813 fish ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190814 and chicken souvlaki. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190815 Having done a good job on the fish, ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190816 Ed sent an email ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190817 as our watermelon arrived and we began the challenging drive home (but more on that later). ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.28.08OnToChios//P1190818