Father's Day

Whew! I know we're a bit behind, but getting decent internet connections has not been the name of the game this past week or so.

We had two Father's Day gifts for Wade. One, a small Indiana Jones action figure, we brought from home. The other was not going to the beach for the day! He's been a good sport about being on the beaches, but he's still not a fan. So, we had breakfast on the terrace followed by a game of Phase 10 before crawling into the jeep and going to explore some monastaries. This involved some driving up some seriously steep dirt roads, but our driver was fantastic. We went inside two of the monastaries. One of them now belongs to a family; the other still houses Greek orthodox monks.

In the one occupied by a family, we received a tour from the owner. She took us into their beautiful small church and showed many items to Emma. She seemed impressed that Em could look at the carvings and paintings and recognize the Bible stories. As we were leaving, Emma told her thank you in Greek. The woman's face lit up and she motioned for us to wait a moment. She went inside her house to retrieve some fresh apricots for us. They were fantastic. After she gave them to us she put her hand on my arm and said "You, man go back to US. Emma stays at Skopelos. I teach her speak and write Greek." Though it was a nice offer, and I think she might have been tempted to stay on the island, I'm happy to report that Em's still with us now!

Supper that night found us on the terrace once again, where Wade grilled chicken. Yes, I know he's not supposed to cook on Father's Day, but it was what he wanted to do! We played dominoes that night while watching the moon come up behind the mountains. Wade said it was his best Father's Day ever.