Greece--Day 7

The sunrises each morning were beautiful.Some days the sun rose through the mist and some days, the sky was clear. I enjoyed watching each new day begin!

Sunrise

This morning, we tried the coffee pot in our outdoor kitchen. . .big fail! You may be wondering why we had to do such a thing. Yesterday, when the we plugged in the coffee pot, the act blew the fuse. We had no electricity in the kitchen. We all wondered why the coffee pot would stop working as the previous day there was no indication that it was on its last legs. 

We speculated that during the cleaning process, which happened the previous day, water had seeped into the outlet. We figured if we left it alone for a day, we'd be able to make coffee again. Jumping back to today, nope, plugging in the coffee pot trips the breaker. We can use that plug for other appliances without an issue so it is the coffee pot. We tried other ways of making coffee; but, it took way too long.  

Breakfast pastry. . .delicious

Amanda, James and Miss J came to the rescue. They drove to a coffee shop. In addition to coffee,We  they also brought back cheese pastry, chicken pastry and spinach pastry. The coffee tasted great as did the pastries.

Miss K and Miss J at the entrance to the cave (Photo J Callahan)

Today the Callahan's went to the cave of Zeus. (Editor's note: Miss K is writing this part of the post in her voice.) Hi, it's Miss K. It was a 36 minute drive from our villa to the parking area near the cave. The drive was fine until we were closer to our destination. The road narrowed to the width of one car. To our right, there was a huge drop. Thank goodness we didn't meet any traffic!

The cave of Zeus (Photo J. Callahan)

We left the parking lot and began the hike. In the beginning, the trail was nice, smooth and with slight hills. We passed a shady area with a koi pond. Then it became rocky, like really rocky. It was terrible. There was a cave; but, the signage signaled us to keep walking. I stayed while the rest of the group climbed to the top. At the top was the view and the cave was where I stopped. They hiked back down. I liked being right! Inside the entrance to the cave, someone had left a ram. The inside of the cave smelled bad; but, we only saw bones. Gross! We snapped a few photos and left.

Miss K and Miss J at the Temple of Demeter (Photo J. Callahan)

After hiking back to the car, we packed up and drove to the Temple of Demeter. After we had walked around the area, we stopped at the supermarket for supplies for the last couple days of our stay in the villa.

Lunch (Photo N. Knott)

For lunch we ate sandwiches. There were a variety of meats and cheeses available. We also had olives and chips. Chips are seasoned differently in Greece. The potato chips were seasoned with oregano and the Doritos were a sweet chili flavor. The chips were good. 

Hanging out in the pool

We rested a bit for our lunch to digest. Then we went into the pool. Miss A is getting the hang of the routine. First is a coating of sunscreen. Then wait--we waited 15 minutes for the sunscreen to soak into our skin. Third step is putting on the swimsuit. The fourth step is walking with an adult to the outdoor shower and showering. Miss A liked playing in the shower. Fifth step was waiting for an adult to get in the pool and asking Miss A if she wanted in. She always said yes!

Miss J and Miss K improved their endurance and stroke efficiency.

Chicken skewers and legs 

Bob grilled chicken skewers and chicken legs for dinner. Nicole's partner made a Turkish style salad--cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, parsley and fresh lemon juice with olive oil. James baked oven fried potatoes which were delicious!

Once we finished the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, we took stock of the leftovers and made a plan because tomorrow would be our last full day on Naxos.