Rest Stops

Spring coming on summer.  These wooden benches have, over the last few years, been placed by the council all over the island.  I wish they'd put more, especially up here in the wop-wops.  I have one up near me where I rest sometimes on my walks 

Benches with a view

Here's the view

Vagionia Bay

This is my local bench

The view is of the valley below but also of the sea in the distance and on a clear day the island of Aegina.  The mountain in the background is on the mainland.

Church squares are meeting places for locals in the evening

Often the old priest, Papa Panarytos, will be there too,

chatting and soaking up the last of the days sunshine

A bench with shade

Perfect to sit and reflect out of the heat of the summer sun

There are often fishermen here with their long rods, two or three of them at a short distance, waiting for the tug of a line

The best bench of all

A few kilometres out of town

In winter you can hear the silence

In summer there are big luxury yachts with long ropes tieing them to the rocks below

The yachts have peace and quiet during the day and at night are just a short launch ride from tavernas and cafeterias

The little island is called Daskalio, Teacher's Island.  It is vaguely in the shape of a heart and has a small church on it.  It's popular with foreigners wanting to get married on a Greek island.

The priest, bride and groom and guests are taken over by water taxi with flags flying and greek music blaring.