Out of the Umberella,

So, as I said in the previous blog, you don't brag about your holiday until it is something to brag about weather wise, so yeah, until yesterday, every day would start brilliant, and then the clouds would start rolling over the paper looking mountains and bring with them a hell of a lot of rain and despair. This is not what we come to Greece for! Thank the Gods, it seems to be all cleared up now. But here is the question, what the hell do you do on a beachy holiday when the weather takes a turn like that? Around here there are a few answers. 

The first full day here, we went down to a lovely little village further up the coast called Kardamilli. There's not mass amounts there, but it's a nice little change of scenery with another square that glorifies the men of the Mani and their part in the libation of Greece from Turkish rule. (As a point of interest, there is also a statue in Kalamata celebrating the women of the Mani, who held the shores of the man, whilst the men took back the mountains). In the end, the best thing to do was to sit on the balcony and watch the world go by, but you can only do that for so long. 

So the next day came, and we decided that, whilst we had the weather, we would walk along the coastal road to Agos Nikalios - a pretty little fishing village about fifteen minutes drive up the coast where there is a taverna that serves cheese pies and spinach pies, and is called Gregg's. They also have some kick ass sangria. We were just about to head back and the weather decided to turn as well, so back to Gregg's we went for tea and biscuits whilst we waited for the worst of it to clear. On the way back, Mum and I saw a tortoise, which made me far, far too excited. 

The rest of the days have been a beautiful amalgamation of sun, sand and sea, with an excessive amount of food for an evening meal. Most have been delightful, only one has been utterly disappointing and even that was more to do with the service because their baked feta was TO DIE FOR. 

By the looks of things, we're about to have a fashion show on the beach, commentated by Takis the parrot. Kalimera.