Day 2 on Amorgos
No rush to go anywhere. The guys worked on a few tasks on the boat, just making things more secure. Marg went for a walk to check on laundry and hardware and groceries. I walked to a little cafe and ordered an iced coffee. It was so much fun to just sit in a shaded open area and watch the locals and tourists. It takes about an hour to drink this coffee correctly so I enjoyed the leisure.
Upon arriving back at our boat we heard that another gale is blowing up. The quay is just the wrong angle and open to the wind so we pulled out (as did all the other docked sailboats) and motored across the bay to anchored. It was much quieter, protected by a high hill.
There is a very small Greek Orthodox chapel on the promnitory just beyond where we anchored. Around 6 pm I noticed a little old lady, dressed in black, walking the long trail from town to the chapel. I thought she was probably going so far to show her devotion, say a prayer, ask forgiveness... whatever.
An hour later we noticed quite a congregation around the outside of the little chapel. The chapel was garlanded with small flags, as were the boats delivering people. Then we watched more boat arrive and 20 or more people got off then the boat would go back to town for another load. Would there be a wedding? a funeral? We never did understand what happened. The people all seemed to visit with each other, chatting happily. Just before 9 pm they all went back to the water and boats delivered them back to the main village. We saw 3 priests in their long black robes and black hats on board one boat, we thought perhaps they were blessing the boat for a fishing expidition. It was all very joyful and full of good fellowship.
looks like a real adventure auntie P. So glad you are having it. Stay cool, Hi to uncle Jim. Rick
ReplyDeleteHow interesting - are you finding that even in these small villags it's easy to find someone who speaks English? It would be great to know what was going on at the chapel - maybe a local Saints' day ...
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the church looks kind of like a fancy iced cake. What fun. Will keep posted to see what you find out about the day.
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Your photos are so excellent, Aunty Pat. You've really captured some of the neat day-to-day happenings in Greece. It is so amazing to think that people actually live in a place with such clear ocean water, pristine beaches and ancient architecture. I suppose the locals take it all for granted, while we poor, land-locked Canadians salivate over what is commonplace there!
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