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It was our last day and we had decided to be leisurely about things. Clearly the locals felt the same because they offered us ice cream in place of yogurt because they were out of yogurt ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200638 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200639 and so we had ice cream on our fruit ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200640 except for those who had scrambled eggs with local cheese, tomatoes and meat. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200641 While there, we met Sandra's parents who retired to the island 14 years ago after lives in the United States and took the usual photos ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200642 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200643 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200644 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200645

After a period of malaise, we headed back to Aghia Markela where we had liked both the restaurant and the beach (and it wasn't far) and had some cheese balls ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200646 Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200647 saganacki ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200648 tsitsiki ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200649 and water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200650 which kept Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200651 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200652 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200653 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200654 and me happy ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200655 even as we started our bread ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200656 and curious (and apparently tasty) lamb chops where we thought we had ordered something else. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200657

After lunch, we swam at the beach that we liked ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200658 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200659 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200660 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200661 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200662 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200663 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200664 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200665 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200666 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200667 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200668 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200669 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../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200682 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200683 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200684 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200685 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200686 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200687 and then there was more swimming ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200688 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200689 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200690 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200691 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200692 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200693 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../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200754 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200755 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200756 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200757 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200758 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200759 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200760 under a nice blue sky ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200761 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200762 until she got to her towel ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200763 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200764 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200765 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200766 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200767 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200768 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200769 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200770 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200771 while meanwhile Suzanne continued one last swim. Gentle viewer, you might think of this as the end of a jazz concert where everyone gets their solo and their applause from the viewing audience ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200772 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200773 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200774

Back at the hotel, we posed the family with Garyfalia ad the Bulgarian waitress ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200775 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200776 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200777 and then Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200778 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200779 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200780 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200781 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200782 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200783 got ready for a feast starting with water ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200784 bread ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200785 with various toppings ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200786 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200787 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200788 wine ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200789 from this bottle ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200790 a Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200791 vegetables from the grill ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200792 more Greek salads (maybe we asked for too many?) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200793 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200794 which made my plate look like this ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200795 and then many chicken filets ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200796 followed by an after dinner drink ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200797 that we all toasted together ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200798 before the watermelon and other fruits arrived. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200799 Suzanne seemed happy with the meal and the vacation ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200800 as did Ed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200801 and Ben (who might also have been happy to not have to pose for any more photos) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200802 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200803 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200804 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200805 and we took our boxed breakfast of eggs and toast ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200806 from the waiters ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200807 and with Ben leading the way ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200808 through the darkness of a failed photographic experiment ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200809 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200810 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200811 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200812 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200813 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200814 went back to our kitchen to process the breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200815 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200816 which made sense once opened, ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200817 to change the battery for the camera ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200818 and to record one last item in our villa. Good bye Chios and Pyrgos Villages, thanks for everything!! ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/07.03.08ARelaxingFinalDay//P1200819