Bits

Friday – 7/23

No internet except at internet cafe . . .

I went swimming at 5:30 a.m.  Beautiful!  The water was delicious and I was in sole possession of the beach. 

Snafu or politics?  Last night we had two competing musical events in the village within a hundred or so yards . . .ah, meters . . . of each other.  A couple of the local bars had their annual karaoke night, while up by the church a three-piece band from Postira, another village on the island, sang and played powerful rhythmic numbers from 10 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.  They were great: a six-string uke (just like I long for), a drum set, and a clarinet . . . started and ended with Lou Reed . . .

I see about 4 – 6 new businesses down toward the marina . . . all tourist oriented, of course . .

Ran into my neighbors as soon as I arrived . . . great grandparents, grandparents, parents, a four-year old girl and a 8 month old boy . . . they were immediately off to their secluded property on the other end of the island for a few days (the vineyard adjoining the naturist beach)  but managed to fill me a bottle of the red wine we made last year . . .Ivo was apologetic as to the quality, but I thought he was too sensitive on this . . .  it was wonderful, light and dry . . .

ATM ate my debit card . . . dang!