Provisions Galore!
20 April 2019 | Lakki
Maggie Fowler
Fat Boys - the green grocers.
Tiny Lákki with its two small supermarkets doesn't sound like the best place to provision for an 8 week journey round remote and sparsely populated islands. But you'd be wrong - and it's been such fun! First I take the bike up to the 'big' supermarket, about the size of a Tesco Express, to get all the basics - milk, yogurt, beer and pasta to name a few. I have 2 trolleys full, but it's no problem - "you ride your bike madam and I will follow in the van" and he does - all the way to the back of the boat. Next I'm off to the green grocers, known to everyone as 'fat boys'. Just to stand outside to look and smell the fruit and veg is a pleasure, but delve inside and all sorts of treasures can be found - olives, stuffed peppers, fantastic loose wild rice, and much more. On the way back, I stop at the 'Australian' butchers where I discuss the local cuts of meats and the delicacies that are being prepared for the Easter festival. I come away with new season Leros lamb vacuum packed for a yachties convenience. Finally I call in at the bakers, it's only bread that's on the list, but it's impossible not to let a couple of slices of warm spinach pie and a slab of baklava slip into the bag! When did a trip to Waitrose ever give so much pleasure!