The van with the barking dog had moved a little further up the track towards Plakaki so there was a little less barking. Unfortunately, Skinny went to investigate as soon as he left the field with an obvious result. Otherwise the walk was what is now becoming the usual but extended walk to Plakaki and back twice.
With my dental visit in mind, there was no need to ride into Paleochora so I spent a little time with Bona to find out the result of her hospital appointment. She told me that she has to reduce her coffee intake and, if I understand correctly, she is going to have another examination in due course. So far, she’s had a camera stuck down into her stomach. I eventually extracted myself to return to the dogs and feed them.
Georgia and Zoe arrived the previous evening as I could see from the pickup parked nearby. I went for a shower and then off to my dental appointment. The previous victim was released early so I was out of the door just after one. The experience was more uncomfortable than painful and I have another appointment in two weeks.
My next stop was Woof where I became the first customer to pay by card and via ApplePay. I also took a photo before riding back to Grammeno with a quick stop at Petrakis. There, I met Manos and Zoe who were shopping for the evening meal.
The dogs were inside except for Isabella who managed to keep quiet so I understand. I had a call from Georgia inviting me to join in for some gemista and horta later. Georgia was assisting in the preparation. Just as the food was ready, an Austrian couple arrived so I had a quick camping tour before eating. It was very nice as the gemista were made by Martha. Apparently, the Horta is not easy to prepare but very pleasant. I took a doggy bag back with me so I’ll be ok for tonight.
In the meantime, I’d received a message from Maria to expect a couple around six so I went to feed the dogs to get that out of the way. Their rice had been put on earlier. I went to see Janne and Erica to update them on some matters of particular interest and, quite surprisingly, got chatting. The arrival, a single woman in a van, called around eight so I begrudgingly stomped off to meet her. She is a pleasant person who was happy to be put into a motorhome bay and was interested in a decent shower. I steered her towards the solar showers as it was late and windy making the main bathrooms very cold and uninviting. I also put on a timed wash for her.
I went back to the dogs who’d waited patiently in the darkness so we went inside and watched the box for a little while until bedtime. I made myself a banana sandwich to top off my evening repast.
During my conversation with Erica, I discovered that Gregory, who lived in a caravan amongst the greenhouses at Krios with his two dogs, had died in January. He was seventy-three. I used to see him quite often but then came the pandemic and I changed my route to Paleochora and the possibility of the mountain climb. I’d not seen him in ages as he wasn’t walking over to Grammeno anymore. Erica read the news on Facebook in January.
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