It was a day filled with diversity, starting out with the exciting boat maneuvering, (see prior blog) a visit to an archeological site, lots of eating, manicures for the girls, massages for some of the boys, shopping,.....

The highlight of the day for me (yeah, yeah yeah, it's always about me) was the visit James and I took to Skarkos, an archeological site, a half hour walk from the dock along dirt roads. There were no signs giving us clues, but we asked the few people we met along the way, and they were so helpful, even walking part of the way to show us. As you already know from prior blog entries, James is an avid aficionado of all things Greek, provided they took place in prehistoric times. I, myself, know precious little about this topic. There had been a brief reference to Skarkos in the Blue Guide to the Aegean Islands (Greek Culture) guide which James keeps close to his heart, so a visit to Skarkos made it to James's list of life.

Once there, James was able to make this site come alive for me, interpreting the ruins, comparing it to the information displays and taking pictures of how this site was set up for the public. As I mentioned in a prior blog, James is working to have the Kommos Conservancy made available to the public, so he is interested in how Skarkos is set up for protecting the ruins while making them visible and communicating the information. There's little doubt in my mind that James lived a prior life in pre-historic Greece, probably in the Minoan era.

I've often said, 'my friends enrich my life'.

Photo courtesy of James Stratis, archeology buff extraordinaire