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Post by dennisn on May 28, 2023 18:29:01 GMT
€3 for a cherry on a stick a spoonful of ice and a splash of pop. Absolute bargain, have two.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 29, 2023 8:00:04 GMT
€3 for a cherry on a stick a spoonful of ice and a splash of pop. Absolute bargain, have two. I’m not big on cocktails, if I have one it’s usually a mojito. That’s white rum, mint, lime and soda. If I asked for a glass of lime and soda, based on the price of other soft drinks, it’d be €2.50, so that’s maybe about right. But each to their own.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 29, 2023 8:09:41 GMT
Morning gang, from a wet Skiathos. 11:00am here - when we went for breakfast at 9:00 it had clearly been raining overnight (I hadn’t heard it) with big puddles everywhere.
We had breakfast in comfort, but by the time we came down to the pool at 10:00-ish it was cats and dogs. It stopped around 20 minutes ago, currently still cloudy, forecast says lots of sun and no rain from midday or so.
Last night Carnayo (the Alkyon’s own taverna). Similar standard to Scuna. We splashed out a bit as we had a voucher for a 20% discount (a story for another day), so the final bill was €147-ish, minus discount = €117-ish. For that we got Halloumi Saganaki and Chicken Caesar Salad starters, for mains the girls shared a spaghetti and tomato sauce, dad had a massive pork tomahawk steak, I had a rib-eye, both perfect. For the life of me I can’t remember what Theo had (it’ll come to me, and I’ll edit later). Bottle of rose.
Working backwards, it was Phed’s for the footie…but we didn’t let that spoil our night.
Before that, a meet up with Kate in the hotel bar. AT LAST! A lovely lady, having a smashing time.
Still cloudy, but the sun is trying to break through.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 29, 2023 8:18:49 GMT
Left to right: me, Kate, Tahlia (my daughter’s mate), Freya (my daughter), Theo (my son) and my dad.
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Post by dennisn on May 29, 2023 8:23:48 GMT
Excellent photo (I was considering a sarcy crack about your missing socks, but thought better of it).
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 29, 2023 12:50:07 GMT
Excellent photo (I was considering a sarcy crack about your missing socks, but thought better of it). Sadly, Theo was wearing, and continues to wear socks with his sandals. Fortunately obscured from view. Oh, the shame.
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Post by dennisn on May 29, 2023 13:17:15 GMT
No shame - he has saved you from ignominy!
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Post by cariad23 on May 29, 2023 14:59:31 GMT
looks very comfy chairs
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Post by katet on May 29, 2023 16:06:42 GMT
“Before that, a meet up with Kate in the hotel bar. AT LAST! A lovely lady, having a smashing time.“ ….. I literally did, Steve. Broke a ceramic fish magnet on Pap Street one night & pulled the wardrobe door off by accident later the same evening! (Paid for the fish and the hotel maintenance guy soon put the door back on 🙈)
But it was great to meet you all … you have a lovely family. Sorry I accidentally called your dad Eric, instead of Ernie, but hopefully he didn’t notice 😬
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 30, 2023 5:33:23 GMT
He probably didn’t have his hearing aid in. 🤣
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 30, 2023 5:40:06 GMT
It may have started wet and cloudy, but by 12:30 or so it was baking hot and not a cloud in sight.
I had a quick wander on my own in the afternoon, dad did the same. Theo is transfixed with a game on his phone (Balloons TD6, apparently).
The girls took the bus to Koukounaries, Agustera for drinks first, then Ottimo. Us lads went to Asprolithos. Olives and bread for starters, for mains it was chef’s lamb, pork souvlaki, and lamb stifado, a coke and a litre of house merlot, €82.50.
Today we’re up early. Four of us on the Mamma Mia trip, dad staying at base camp. We arrived at breakfast to be greeted with the lightest of showers, which only lasted 10 minutes. Forecast is for the possibility of more, but less than 50% chance, and only showers. A little cloudy, but that’ll be welcome on the boat, I think.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 30, 2023 5:42:45 GMT
Asprolithos. Lamb stifado, house Merlot, always.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 30, 2023 7:11:37 GMT
So the question is, do I try to go up to the little church or not? 🤣
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 30, 2023 8:31:47 GMT
I’ve made it to the top. Not as bad as I’d feared.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 30, 2023 10:47:32 GMT
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