Kiwis

 The next visitors were two kiwi lasses

Come and gone but they'll be back! 

October visitors

Julie and Danelle walking the gangplank

Our kiwi nieces

Julie's been here many times  so we  left her to catch-up  by herself

She knows what to eat, where to shop and greets all the locals with a wide kiwi smile and a 'kalimera' 

First stop

Beers on the waterfront

Alpha beer of course

There's s a new one out made with sea salt. It hasn't reached Poros yet but their Alpha draft was cold and the mezes were just what hungry girls wanted

The Greek host at Villa Linda

Host and chef

Ouzo with seafood snacks

Octopus 

Prawns with feta, and tomato

Pickled tuna

All made by K

And meatballs in lemon sauce

These sort of got pushed to the side

K and I ate them for days afterwards. 

Napkins designed by entrepreneur Julie for her new Poros/Greek business

More of that later

Danelle

About to dig in

She entertained us with tales of the huge fish she caught down in NZ oceans

Danelle comes from a kiwi fishing family. So different from this island's fishing

Some of the Essential supplies they brought with them

Neither available here

Thanks kiddos

A bit of rain didn't stop these girls from enjoying themselves

It did almost put a spanner in Julie's olive research

She wanted to see an olive press in action.  They had just opened for the season but with days of rain  no-one was olive picking.  No olive harvesting, no olives to press 

More of that later too

In between rain showers the sun came out and they got a bit of a tan

Spent evenings with family and old friends 

Danae and Julie

Ate at favourite tavernas

Sofia and Julie

Sofia runs the best taverna on Poros

Everyone gets taken to Sofias

Julie is a valued customer from many visits over the years

Comment from Poppi...her cousin once removed 

'I think Julie is considered as a local now'

Julie first stayed with us on Poros in the 90s.  1998?   She was on her way home from a stay with a Turkish family on a University exchange, teaching English in Turkey.

The end of

Chapter One