I sat on the seawall outside the house and for some reason thought “poetry”. TO SPITI CHARLIE The air is so clean with light ever changing, Sea lapping and rolling. Breezes blow to rustle and cool. Our house Spiti Charlie overlooking the sea What past has it seen! Floors are all painted Greek-style to the …
Don’t open your mouth when swimming in the sea off Spiti Charlie . . . . unless you want to taste the freshest of fish! The water is crystal clear and the light so crisp. Dozens of little fish dash and dart around my body as I float in the buoyant salty waters. A marvellous …
At last a possible formula for battling the oversized Spetsian mosquito! After the first sip of the warmed ‘raki’ that Theodore brought to the table for us as a digestive at Maraklis Restaurant here in Spetses, Frank pronounced that “the good news is the mosquitoes are no longer interested. I won”t have to hide under …
Panos the Greek boatman is waiting for us on his 20-foot caique at the small fisherman”s pier in the old harbour. It is one of those morning of mornings with not a ripple nor a breeze to disturb the mirror surface of the sea. This is a day for “sea and caique” . . . …