Day 4 of our adventurous, ridiculous, insane, wonderful, beautiful, chaotic, delicious (food wise!) and long Journey to Turkey.
After the whole Brindisi and ferry debacle we were really happy to have a restful day in Igoumenitsa.
We took a nice long nap then had lunch at our hotel. They even brought the food to the room for us! We had some fantastic spiced chicken, chips, and salad. It was delicious!!
After lunch we decided to explore around the area for a nice beach to relax on. We drove around the outlying villages, enjoying the beautiful views. After some sightseeing, we decided to watch the waves in a little cove away from anyone. It was nice and relaxing. Just what we needed!
We returned to our hotel to find our previous parking spot filled. It was street side parking, unfortunately, and the only spot open was between a little car and a whole row of scooters and motorbikes....
Richard and I attempted to parallel park the jeep, nearly hitting several scooters in the process, all in front of the locals because it was right after everyone's Siesta! At one point Richard and I got in an argument that ended with me walking away saying "Then park your car by yourself!" We made up pretty quickly. We're not ones to hold grudges. And eventually we got it parked... We didn't really get the car in the space but since this was Greece, and parking rules don't apply, we just left it where it was...
We went upstairs to get ready for dinner, which Greeks eat at 8 pm. We decided to just eat at the hotel since lunch was so amazing.
The owner of the hotel took us to the kitchen and let us sample some of the food. He then prepared our plates and brought them outside. A bunch of locals were outside talking and drinking. A couple of them spoke English so we were able to join conversation!
Once again Rhapsody charmed everyone! She was running around, having a grand time! She has gotten really good about going to other people since we started the trip. She'll just walk right up to someone and start gabbing away. The locals loved her!
We hung around outside for a while, asking questions and just enjoying conversation. Rhaps went really fussy about 9ish, Richard took her to the room (directly above where we were sitting outside), put her to bed, and she didn't make a sound. She was out!
Richard rejoined us downstairs and we got learn a lot about Greek culture. We leaned some new words, ("Yamas" for good health in place of cheers), ate some freshly grilled fish caught that day, and had a glass of local made grape liquor called Tipar . We made new friends and had a fantastic time. We promised that if we were ever in Greece again we would stay at the Stavodri again! It was quite easily the best night of the trip so far.
We called it a night early since we wanted to get out of the hotel and on the road earlier than normal tomorrow.
***I'm not taking pictures of everything I talk about because we've just had so much fun experiencing everything that I forget about pictures!***
Playing in the rocks!
Look at that crazy hair!
Took the jeep off-roading a bit. It was pretty fun!!
Love!
Where we hung out for our relaxing waves! The surf was a bit rough so we couldn't swim...
The front of our hotel at night. It was really nice!
Dinner!! Yummy!!
I missed Rhaps and the owner (man in blue) cuddling, this was what I captured instead!
Reeeeally good fish!
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