A rare Odyssey event – we didn't move more than a hundred metres from Henrietta today. The major excursion of the day was to the shower block – very well equipped with large rooms holding a sink with a mirror and a curtained shower with lots of hot water.
The rest of the day was spent in leisure. I finished 'A Parrot in the Pepper Tree', Chris Stewart's sequel to 'Driving Over Lemons', continuing the story of his life in the Alpajuras, south of Granada in Spain. Both books are excellent and I intend to order the third in the series so that I can pick it up during our visit to England in June. I have now started 'Christ Recrucified' by Nikos Kazantakis (of 'Zorba the Greek' fame), a story of life in a Greek village during the Turkish occupation. I thought that it was going to be very heavy but I am finding it to be a very good read.
Cooking was the other occupation – a variation of Pastitsatha (Veal with pasta), given that we had it with potatoes and carrots rather than pasta. It is a delicious stew with beef, many onions, garlic, lots of tomato paste, white wine and a generous measure of olive oil. With long, slow cooking, the veal is very tender and the sauce thickens and has a wonderful flavour.
Photos: Interesting flying beast – as long as it doesn't get too close; Martin with laptop, wine glass, chocolate and the very friendly campsite cat.
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