Internet access got temperamental again so that left me to some other choices. Maybe one was to watch television but I don't like watching television and the broadcasts are in Greek so I wouldn't understand them anyway (laughs). I do think it would be very funny to watch "The Big Bang Theory" in Greek with subtitles, tho.
Another choice was to take a walk so here's how it went. I told Cat I would take her everywhere I went and sometimes that means walking, Baby!
This is the road from where I live down to Thalassa Bar and that's quite a large crop of thistles along the way.
Thistle is quite possibly the most insidiously-invasive weed anywhere in the Universe but even they look pretty in Greece. (It's not possible to get them out of your garden by pulling them up as they spread by seed and also by rooting underground. The roots go in multiple directions so there is almost no chance of getting all of them and you bet whatever is left will come back up again.)
The water is relatively shallow between the beach and this little island which is just about all that's left above water of Pheia (WIKI: Pheia (Elis)). Sometimes people will camp on the island and live from fishing. In times long past, there were pirates working the Sea around here and Harry seemed quite proud of this sordid side of its history. He has an exceptional knowledge of the history of Katakolon and Greece in general but so do many Greeks as there is a lovely pride in the country's history, all of which is based on its extraordinary accomplishments. It's the same pride Cat takes in Germany in which she has no interest in military domination as the German heritage is so much bigger than that.
At the level of the beach to the left in the distance is Kastro-Bar and, if you read the WIKI in the previous comment, you will have seen mention of Pontikastro (Mouse Castle). Pontikastro is at the top of the hill / mountain on the left and was built in the Middle Ages, long after Pheia was destroyed by an earthquake / tidal wave.
You can see many places where the coastline has pretty much sheered off into the water. It must have been one colossal earthquake when Pheia went down.
And here's a silver path to the sun. Following this path will take you to Italy or wherever else your dreams might fly.
Another choice was to take a walk so here's how it went. I told Cat I would take her everywhere I went and sometimes that means walking, Baby!
This is the road from where I live down to Thalassa Bar and that's quite a large crop of thistles along the way.
Thistle is quite possibly the most insidiously-invasive weed anywhere in the Universe but even they look pretty in Greece. (It's not possible to get them out of your garden by pulling them up as they spread by seed and also by rooting underground. The roots go in multiple directions so there is almost no chance of getting all of them and you bet whatever is left will come back up again.)
The water is relatively shallow between the beach and this little island which is just about all that's left above water of Pheia (WIKI: Pheia (Elis)). Sometimes people will camp on the island and live from fishing. In times long past, there were pirates working the Sea around here and Harry seemed quite proud of this sordid side of its history. He has an exceptional knowledge of the history of Katakolon and Greece in general but so do many Greeks as there is a lovely pride in the country's history, all of which is based on its extraordinary accomplishments. It's the same pride Cat takes in Germany in which she has no interest in military domination as the German heritage is so much bigger than that.
At the level of the beach to the left in the distance is Kastro-Bar and, if you read the WIKI in the previous comment, you will have seen mention of Pontikastro (Mouse Castle). Pontikastro is at the top of the hill / mountain on the left and was built in the Middle Ages, long after Pheia was destroyed by an earthquake / tidal wave.
You can see many places where the coastline has pretty much sheered off into the water. It must have been one colossal earthquake when Pheia went down.
And here's a silver path to the sun. Following this path will take you to Italy or wherever else your dreams might fly.
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