Island Life
(Photos here.)
We've been on Paros for almost a week and have been quite content to just explore the island and laze around. Luckily after our first couple of days of overindulging in the sunny weather we had two days of stormy weather, giving us time to recover from mild sunburns.
On Thursday we rented a couple of scooters to explore the island (10 euro each for 24 hours, though some places had them for 5 euro). It was quite a step down from our 1200cc and 650cc motorcycles. Riding a scooter is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike riding a motorcycle. They're hinky little things but after an hour or so we learned to enjoy them. Paros is only about 13 miles long so scooters are really a great way to get around.
There are numerous small villages dotting the island. Although it gets very busy in the summer, many of the villages were still filled with boarded up summer homes.
We have spent a lot of time enjoying the local food. One of the favorites is octopus. They dry the octopus hanging on a rope in the sun for two days and then either grill it or boil it with olive oil, wine and spices. It is good, but really rich.
They also have lots of varieties of fish either grilled or fried. These were really tasty, but we really like the fried small fish that you eat like chicken fingers - head, bones, tail, and all.
Mmmmm....fish heads.
The island is populated with a lot of wild cats and dogs so we always have company at dinner asking us to share. It is not uncommon to pull out a chair at a cafe and find a cat curled up in it. This is Snagletooth who hung out with us at coffee one day. He is so named because he is missing one of his bottom front teeth and his tounge kind of lolls out of his mouth and he drools. He was determined to try and become our friend even though we had no food to give him.
There are many old windmills on the island. They did a great job of turning this one into a charming cafe. It overlooks the harbor and you can watch the ferries, charter boats, sail boats, and fishing vessels sail in and out.
We've been on Paros for almost a week and have been quite content to just explore the island and laze around. Luckily after our first couple of days of overindulging in the sunny weather we had two days of stormy weather, giving us time to recover from mild sunburns.On Thursday we rented a couple of scooters to explore the island (10 euro each for 24 hours, though some places had them for 5 euro). It was quite a step down from our 1200cc and 650cc motorcycles. Riding a scooter is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike riding a motorcycle. They're hinky little things but after an hour or so we learned to enjoy them. Paros is only about 13 miles long so scooters are really a great way to get around.There are numerous small villages dotting the island. Although it gets very busy in the summer, many of the villages were still filled with boarded up summer homes.We have spent a lot of time enjoying the local food. One of the favorites is octopus. They dry the octopus hanging on a rope in the sun for two days and then either grill it or boil it with olive oil, wine and spices. It is good, but really rich.They also have lots of varieties of fish either grilled or fried. These were really tasty, but we really like the fried small fish that you eat like chicken fingers - head, bones, tail, and all.Mmmmm....fish heads.The island is populated with a lot of wild cats and dogs so we always have company at dinner asking us to share. It is not uncommon to pull out a chair at a cafe and find a cat curled up in it. This is Snagletooth who hung out with us at coffee one day. He is so named because he is missing one of his bottom front teeth and his tounge kind of lolls out of his mouth and he drools. He was determined to try and become our friend even though we had no food to give him.There are many old windmills on the island. They did a great job of turning this one into a charming cafe. It overlooks the harbor and you can watch the ferries, charter boats, sail boats, and fishing vessels sail in and out.
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