Good morning everyone!
Just got back to the office after a very nice and exciting weekend. I went to our place (where we have the holiday apt) to see my dad, and on Sunday we decided to go for a ride. Now I know this very nice beach, that only has 4 villa’s and a dirt road for access, so I decided I’d take them there. As both dad and his girlfriend love going out into nature, this was exactly what they loved. The beach, (about 300 yards in a cove) has blue waters and is surrounded by rocky hills and pine trees. They loved it (of course) and I also did some snorkeling (1 ½ hours of it, so I worried them). Just as I was ready to go back to the beach, I saw these shards sticking out of the seabed at about 3 ½ metres, and although I wasn’t wearing my flippers, I managed to dive them up. (KarenK, come scuba diving HERE!!). They turned out to be….about 2500 year old pot shards from an amphora (kind of storage jar)! AAAH! I actually studied Art History and Archaeology so you can imagine what that did to me. So I looked a bit further and found various pot shards, a little above the beach too. I guess there must have been a (fairly large) settlement there, and very possibly a small harbour as the area behind the beach is flat, fertile and the whole region was well populated back then anyway. I am now thinking about when to mention this to the Archaeological Service, but as they all are incompetent, bureaucratic, greedy, stupid
. I want to look around some more when I have the chance to see if I can locate the actual village (although I think I might have pinpointed it. Doesn’t it make you feel like Indiana Jones?! (nah…).
Lucky me the shards are just that and not smt. valuable, because the laws on the subject here are pretty strict.
LA, I think your plan is very ok and as it works for you, even better. Good on not going for the pizza! You seem to have your portions under control and everything, too! I also use protein drinks (pure whey or egg protein with skim milk, it’s like a milkshake, low in fat and cals, about 200 per glass, and it really fills you up for a while)
LA, and everyone, about meeting on line, I think it’s fine and people that look upon it as being a strange way to meet, who cares about them really? It's a good a place as anywhere else! The only thing I agree you should be careful about, is where (if) you are going to meet. Public places where you do not come regularly (so If you don’t like the guy he’ll not find you again and bother you) with lots of people about are best. If you feel like eating out would make you feel uncomfortable, meet for a drink or a fair or zoo (always good for laughs).
RR, don’t be depressed, DHB will be back in NO time, just keep yourself busy and the time’ll pass. If you feel up to it, maybe try to tackle smt around the house so you can show off to DH when he gets back. The anticipation will keep you high.
Welcome Rabbit, nice to see you again!
, Vassiliki