I made it to Greece in one piece. My friend, Jesse and his dad, Joe picked me up in Athens from the airport. From there it was about an hour and a half ride to the ferry to get to Evia. Evia is the second biggest island in Greece after Crete. This photo is of the island of Evia from the ferry. The ferry docks in Eretria, but Jesse and his family have a house in Amarinthos, which is only 15 minutes away.
Background info on Jesse: Jesse is from Providence but I met him when he and I were living in Toronto. I met him through the magic of board gaming! He and I attended another friend, Errol's game night. When I left to go to Vancouver, Jesse also left to return to Providence and I haven't seen him for over three years. His mom, Holly was born in Greece but was adopted away to America. 35 years later her birth family found her and now they have a summer home on Evia.
We stopped in Eretria for a gyro...mmm, gryos. I love gyros. Every time we ate dinner it seemed like it was right next to the water! It's interesting - there would be a long strip of seating underneath canopies right next to the water - but the restaurant is actually across the street. So you'd often see waiters crossing the street carrying their plates of food and whatnot. Apparently there's some sort of unwritten rule that you can't have a restaurant right by the water as that's prime real estate for sitting. Jesse had been taking lessons in Greek so he could communicate very effectively anywhere we were because no one else spoke English! The photo on the right is of Jesse and his dad and in the background, across the street, is the restaurant where they're cooking our gyros!
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