Off to Naxos 14th visit!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
Well it certainly blew last night, doors banging, worse than forecasted. I am reporting this second hand as Jean says I slept through it or, rather snored!

There is damage to the large parasols by the pool and chairs are knocked over . It`s still rough but, forecast still indicating that it will calm down a lot.

We pack, a bit of a royal we this and ask if Maria has time to do a breakfast for us, which she does and then says it`s on her and Pedros, very generous. Maria has had all the work to do in that she has been doing the rooms as well as looking after her own family. I think they are getting some help in soon.

The wind begins to calm down a fair bit and at noon Pedros takes us down to the port. To show how strong the wind was we asked Pedros and Maria as to how often they get damage and they say they never had in 25 years. It was a southerly and Katerina`s is facing that way about 200 feet above sea level.

We have a coffee in the port watching the boat approach on the screens. Pedros had told us that the Flying Cat 4 had been cancelled but, from our netbook we had seen the Aqua Spirit under way from Anafi, where it left at 7 am .

She turns up right on time and we head for the deck. She is only a small ferry and at one stage it began to roll but it eased off and we arrived at Naxos on time.
I had phoned Antonios at Liana`s a couple of days ago and said good morning and he asked if I was the famous paparazzi, referring to when I sent a picture to him of his Mum and Dad when we saw them on Sifnos.
He advised that he was booked up from the 8th so, we will have to look elsewhere. Rather surprised booked up this early but, it indicates how popular the Hotel is getting. As I write this on the 7th I am still not certain what we are paying!

We get a taxi from the port and Antonis is on the beach and comes over to welcome us for which this will be our sixth visit to Lianna`s.
Maria takes us to our room, a groundfloor studio at the front named Posiedon!

It`s off to see my friendly super market man, he is still trading but, sadly Anna`s Bar opposite is closed and up for sale, this was run by a cousin of Antonis last year.

We actually unpack everything and in the evening we visit another cousin at Nikos Taverna. Have a salad and Jean tucks into piquant pork from the spit, some great pieces of meat. I have chicken a la creme and we swill this down with a beer and some wine. We have a very complimentory dessert and another half litre.

In bed early!

Comments

2025-02-06

Comment code: Ask author if the code is blank