The Greek Diaries, Tuesday the 24th of July 2012

Today I again frequented Fanari beach for a short tan and swim and then returned to Spartohori on the 1:00pm bus. I then went for walk down to the bay to see what new additions had been made to the island since I last visited. I love everything about this place. The walk down the hill is scenic as the path down is adorned with Cyprus trees and undergrowth paving the way to the dock where the ferry and numerous boats are moored. My father told me that his primary school class planted the Cyprus trees some 55 years ago!

I spent the rest of the afternoon perched on the beach in a café reading a book and drinking frappe- definitely not a bad way to pass some time. I accidentally fell asleep in the sun and made the trek back up to town feeling slightly sorry for my beetroot self. 

On the way home I decided to visit Lakis taverna to say hello to everyone, Lakis son Spiros is an adorable 18 year old boy, who in my eyes, will always be the 12 year old boy who snuck into my house 6 years ago and surprised me with a homemade bow and arrow to my head- cute right?!

I stayed at the restaurant for dinner, and later went to Vathi, the next town, with Spiros on his scooter to meet some more people for drinks.

The crowd is different to a few years ago, and for the first time I was one of the oldest there! Luckily for me, everyone was convinced I was lying about my age and counted me as being 20 years old.

I love Greece!