Sunday we spent another lazy day by the pool then headed down to the port area. I had a few little tasks to do down there: pick up the latest bus timetable, buy some ferry tickets for Paul and Louise who are arriving on Saturday, buy a hat and say “Bonjour” to the lovely ladies who run La Vigne. We also made a reservation to eat there later in the week.
Then we walked to a restaurant which had been recommended to us, Barabbas. It was busy but they managed to squeeze us in. The food was indeed excellent and very reasonably priced. Definitely worth another visit.
Since it is just round the corner from Soulatso we decided to pop in there for a night cap before heading home. There was a lot going off there though! We sat with some friends and watched the final set of the French Open (tennis) but most of the bar was filled with locals watching Olympiakos play Panathanaikos at basketball. Basketball is a big thing in Greece and Soulatso is the place where Olympiakos supporters (football and basketball) congregate to watch their team.
It was a title decider and Olympiakos won, so everyone was happy.
Only two weeks ago we were watching similar scenes near Anfield! 😂
We also watched Spain versus Portugal in the EUFA Nations League final (won by Portugal in a penalty shootout). So quite a late night in the end.
But we’re on holiday so no rush to get up yesterday.
But once up I set off to walk to Agia Prokopios where I was to meet Denis for lunch.
There were great views
In this area of the island there are some salt flats and one of the ones I passed today was RED!
I was hoping it is the left over effect of the recent sandstorms they had and not some sort of Erin Brockovitch pollution incident. It turns out it is caused by bacteria and other microorganisms which thrive in the very saline environment.
We had lunch at Avali overlooking the beach
And later caught the bus home. I had a couple of hours around the pool. Denis cooked us chicken in tomato sauce with rice for tea – quite an achievement in our very basic kitchen.
We were both quite tired and ready to have an evening in and an early night.
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