Methana

Remembering a summers day

Down the road, up the hill, round the corner and after half an hour we reached the little church at the straits of Methana. under the volcano.  Keep left and follow the coast road to the little fishing village of Vathi.  The beaches are stony but never crowded and you can sit on the quay after a swim and eat your lunch.  The taverna's kaiki  goes out every day to bring fresh fish for the summer visitors.

There are three or four tavernas along this beach road.  The fish really is fresh.  Once we had to wait half an hour for the boat to come into the wharf with its catch before we could choose our lunch

Volcanic rocks.  Further down, the rocks become pebbles and it's slightly easier to get into the water

Ultimate dining beside the sea.  One of our friends at another taverna  actually put out his line to fish while eating on the quay

We chose to sit under the shade of the pine tree.  There was a cool breeze and with a cold glass of wine it was the perfect summer afternoon.

A couple of English tourists chose to sit out  beside the sea.  They ate and left. Too darn hot.  Later a big RV came with an Italian family.  They knew about summer heat and sat beside us in the shade.

This taverna besides the fish had summer vegetable dishes, mounds of fried potatoes, which we shouldn't have ordered, and a few meat choices as well.  It was refreshingly cheap.