Follow-up post: Duncan's marble carving and our last day

Well, the winds have somewhat subsided, which means they have gone down to a semi-manageable 45-50 kilometers per hour. Our friend, Annette, whose husband Petros, is the master marble carver Duncan has been working under, says that sometimes you think the winds have slowed, only to realize that they have simply changed directions. Still, we've experienced rain all of two times in the 20+ days we've been in Greece, once for a summer-style rain shower in Athens for about 20 minutes--and it was WARM rain, mind you--and another sprinkle for all of one hour of one day on Tinos, so it's been paradise as far as us Upstate NYers are concerned!!! Right now we're sitting at a VERY euro-chic beach bar, and the kids are yet again having an ice cream at dinnertime (so Lili, our "parenting" is less than stellar, but if it buys us a sunny moment with a iced frappe and the Mediterranean sense of time then we are willing to let the potential cavities slide!). The techno is pounding and the smoke is thick but the wind is carrying it away...and Duncan just remarked that he is worried he's going to have trouble getting back to a routine that's time-based--as we have not had a watch for the entire journey...

Below are photos of the games made by Nina and Angus that inspired Duncan in his carving, and below that, the in-process carving  itself. (I don't think it's difficult to discern who made which game!!! LOL. Clearly Alex P. Keaton made the capitalist's dream! But it was Miss Crafty who came up with the whole idea of her own board games to begin with and the found marble and snail shell pawns.)

Duncan wants to call his own game board Donkeys and Goats, but Nina may not share her trademark...

Tomorrow our ferry leaves for Athens at 12 noon, and the next day our plane departs for Toronto at the same time. As much as we loved it here, we are homesick, and look forward to seeing everyone soon!!!!  Angus and Nina REALLY miss their friends!!!! Thank you so much for responding; it meant the world to the kids to check who was checking in on them, and it gave Duncan the chance to drink more Nescafe!!!!  And me, to drink more Mythos!

 

EF KHARISTO PARA PO LEE!!! A DIO! YASSOU!