This was our first full day on Chios and we slept late, but still Ben looked pretty tired at breakfast, ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190819 though Suzanne was all smiles ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190820 and I was incognito ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190821 as the orange juice ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190822 and coffee arrived ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190823 to be accompanied by eggs and ham (but the eggs were thankfully not green) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190824 breads ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190825 pastries ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190826 and sweet breads ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190827 to be eaten with jellies ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190828 and fruits ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190829 which got Sarah and Ed up for the task of the day which was to explore the beaches near our hotel so that we could slowly acclimatize to the driving. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190830

We began with the beach at the Aghia Markela Monastery ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190831 with Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190832 and then Ed, Sarah, Ben and Suzanne trying out the water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190833 which was very clear ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190834 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190835 as they entered ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190836 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190837 and then after a swim, we sat under the trees ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190838 as Ben examined his bites ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190839 and Ed and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190840 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190841 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190842 enjoyed the scenery at both ends of the beach and in the middle ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190843 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190844 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190845 before I decided to walk down the beach along the water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190846 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190847 and found this path ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190848 that led past this sign ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190849 along the way with the waters seeming rougher ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190850 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190851 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190852 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190853 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190854 until I came across this cross ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190855 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190856 but still I continued ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190857 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190858 until I came upon this memorial ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190859 which was labeled ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190860 and looked in to note the contents ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190861 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190862 before beginning my walk back ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190863 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190864 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190865 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190866 until I got into the shade of our tree ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190867 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190868 and recorded my foot ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190869 as I watched Ben and Sarah swim ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190870 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190871 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190872 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190873 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190874 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190875 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190876 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190877 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190878 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190879 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190880 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190881 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190882 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190883 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190884 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190885 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190886 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190887 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190888 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190889 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190890 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190891 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190892 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190893 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190894 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190895 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190896 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190897 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190898 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190899 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190900 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190901 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190902 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190903 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190904 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190905 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190906 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190907 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190908 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190909 while meanwhile a game of Kadima was happening next to us ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190910 and the lady whose hair color matched her bathing suit color went for a swim ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190911 and Ben and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190912 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190913 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190914 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190915 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190916 were joined by Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190917 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190918 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190919 and the others ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190920 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190921 who passed by leaving Suzanne, Ben and Sarah in my sights ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190922 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190923 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190924 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190925 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190926 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190927 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190928 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190929 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190930 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190931 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190932 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190933 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190934 until Ben decided to exit (and I decided to record this) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190935 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190936 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190937 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190938 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190939 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190940 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190941 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190942 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190943 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190944 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190945 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190946 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190947 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190948 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190949 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190950 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190951 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190952 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190953 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190954 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190955 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190956 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190957 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190958 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190959 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190960 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190961 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190962 and then Suzanne and Sarah started to move ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190963 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190964 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190965 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190966 but I focussed my attention on Suzanne's journey ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190967 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190968 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190969 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190970 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190971 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190972 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190973 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190974 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190975 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190976 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190977 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190978 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190979 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190980 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190981 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190982 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190983 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190984 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190985 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190986 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190987 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190988 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190989 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190990 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190991 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190992 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190993 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190994 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190995 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190996 until she reached Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190997 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190998 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1190999 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200001 with Sarah in the background ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200002 and Ed settled in ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200003 as we recorded the stones Suzanne had found ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200004 Ben's injury ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200005 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200006 and my dying battery ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200007 and so decided it was time to walk by the monastery with the interesting sign ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200008 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200009 and take the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200010 before going to the restaurant and ordering Pepsi Light ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200011 getting some bread ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200012 and water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200013 and a Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200014 and another with bacon and cheese ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200015 to go with the tsatsiki ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200016 garlic dish ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200017 and pies and fried cheeses of various sorts (some of which surprised us for their contents) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200018 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200019 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200020 and then Ben's burger with egg on top arrived complete with fries ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200021 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200022 which amused Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200023 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200024 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200025 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200026 and me ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200027 even as we recorded the fruits and bee attractors in the nearby tree ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200028 having neglected to get our complimentary watermelon ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200029 for which we had to return though we used the occasion to get a picture with our waiter ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200030 and to have him take these pictures of us at the table ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200031 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200032 and these pictures with the sea in the background ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200033 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200034 which set the stage for us to walk back past this sign ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200035 and take another obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200036 before traveling to the next beach, getting out of the car ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200037 looking around a bit ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200038 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200039 and then following the boards ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200040 to the water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200041 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200042 before exploring the length of the beach ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200043 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200044 as Suzanne made her way forward ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200045 and the scenery was beautiful ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200046 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200047 until Suzanne found her rock ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200048 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200049 as Sarah photographed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200050 and Ed joined Suzanne's search ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200051 though I seemed to be the one to find this sea glass ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200052 as we explore a bit more ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200053 including the garbage ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200054 and changing place ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200055 and shade tree ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200056 before we headed on to the beach at Limnos ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200057 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200058 where we did a quick explore ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200059 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200060 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200061 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200062 recorded the menu ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200063 and then headed back to the hotel where we found the swimming pool ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200064 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200065 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200066 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200067 and Suzanne enjoyed the rest. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200068

Next, we headed out to dinner in Sidhirounda where we had our first retsina of the trip ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200069 with a Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200070 and the local breads ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200071 along with pies ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200072 stuffed tomatoes ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200073 water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200074 salty's (aka sardines) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200075 and a bean dish. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200076 After recording Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200077 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200078 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200079 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200080 and me, ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200081 we recorded the name of the restaurant, ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200082 took a picture of the owner (who was nice enough to give us pins to repel the evil eye) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200083 and bought ouzo for the road. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.29.08TheLocalBeachesOnChios//P1200084