Today we woke up around noon when Anna, Meredith and Spencer came by to say they were heading back to Pireaus. We dressed and went down to the beach and swam for a little until it was lunch time. The girls went to a restaurant on the beach where I had souvlaki (sp?) which was essentially just grilled chicken. We had a great time without the boys and shared all kinds of silly stories. Around the time we finished talking about embarrassing farts and moved on to peeing in the pants stories a man at the table next to us turned around and said, “So which one of you peed in their pants?” We laughed so hard because we had forgotten that people around us may understand or even speak English too! That is something we will definitely need to remember in the future!
The rest of the afternoon was spent laying by the pool at our campgrounds where there were beanbags and a dj playing all sorts of house/techno music. We showered in the communal bath house and got ready for a night on the town. The city bus picked us up at the campgrounds and took us into the main part of town. We walked around trying to find a neat restaurant and found the most amazing sunset on the water’s edge. The restaurant nearby had tables outside so we had dinner as the sun was setting, watching for the green flash that supposedly happens when the sun goes below the water on the horizon. There was no flash to be seen but my lamb was very tasty.
After dinner we got some champagne and drank it by the harbor watching the families pass by with their children. It is very different but pleasant to see families out every evening just enjoying each other’s company. I don’t think families at home spend time together like that, at least not out in public as often as I have noticed here. The parents seem very involved, playing at the child’s level, not talking to the other parents while the children play elsewhere. Once the champagne was gone we headed to the famous “Skandinavian Bar” with the free entrance cards we had received on the street. Once there we enjoyed some mojitos and Mythos with a huge crowd. The bartenders were passing out Skandinavian Bar shirts and we all wanted one. Not everyone could have one so the bartender cut up some straws and said whoever got the short one could have the shirt. Sam cheated and saw ahead of time which one was short so she won. (I don’t mind because later we realized the shirts are too tiny and awkward.) At one point in time this small boy came in and started dancing near us. He was a really good dancer and we thought it was random and funny so I started dancing with him. We had ourselves a little dance off before the bartender took him aside and was arguing with him. That was when we realized the children who had gathered there were trying to get money from us. They were selling glow bracelets for a Euro. I bought one because I felt terrible that they had to practically beg for money that way. I think there is a good video of the dance off if anyone is lucky enough to see it someday. We hopped on the last bus back to the campgrounds and fell back into our tiny beds totally exhausted.
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The sunset I saw tonight was the prettiest thing I have ever seen. I have a post card from Mykonos that I received more than two years ago that I found the other day. Looking at the picture I can point to the exact spot where we sat tonight and had our champagne. We toasted to Greece and our very memorable summer.
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The men next to us at lunch might have heard about every embarrassing moment of my entire life.
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