in a heated bed...

...i woke up on wednesday, the 25th, after having slept 4 hours and felt refreshed. i went about making coffee and began unpacking my things. when i had fallen asleep...around 330am gt(greece time, i'm sure it's the technical term)...it was dark and stormy. when i woke up at 730 and it was pitch black i supposed it was still storming. i went on thinking it was 730am for about 20 more minutes until, while chatting with m, i realized that it was in fact 730pm! no wonder i felt refreshed, i had slept 16 hours! crap. it's a good thing i am staying here so long otherwise i would have been severely bummed! i stayed in that night getting settled into the house. it's even better than the pictures, honestly. so cozy and...well...mine for now. the walls are almost 2 feet thick, solid stone. you're so insulated it's like the outside world doesn't continue moving while you're in
here. it's superb. i could hear the wind blowing very strongly outside, but when havoc is brewing out there the knowledge of sturdy shelter in here brings such a feeling of security and peace. if it weren't for the ample amount of windows and 'windows'(what they call the top half of the doors) it would rightly feel like a cave.

the next day, thursday, i began my trek to town (ermoupolis, the capital). :) this is what the start of it looks like. seriously. as i began the path was fairly clear...then it just sort of dumps you out onto the road. seeing no other clear path, although i am certain there is one, through the terrain i chose to just follow the road, the path most taken, if you will. after walking about 5 minutes a young greek gentleman on a motorbike asked where i was going and offered me a ride. it was such a perfect, european moment. saddled onto a bike, holding onto a local speaking broken, but good english he had taught himself from years of watching american films, riding down the hills and winding roads of greece, sun shining, salt in the air...all of it, every traveling movie you've ever seen. haha. once there he took me to buy a cell phone and i offered to buy him a drink. seeing as it was noon, we (he rather haha) opted for a coffee instead. we thought it proper to mark the occasion with a photo. Leyteris and me.
he showed me the fresh markets, good restaurants, which islands to visit. he showed embarrassment at being dressed in his work (painting/construction) clothes which was odd because he was better groomed than most male hipsters around my hood anyway. he knew when to excuse himself and let me wander on my own, giving me his number and making triple sure i understood to not feel bad in calling him for anything. i shopped in the markets (i know this may seem obvious, but the fruits and veggies, namely the tomatoes and oranges, i got are sooo delicious) and sat at a cafe on the port's edge. i had a frappe, which is what i kept seeing everyone with. very tasty. basically iced coffee but with froth...and sugar if you'd like. i got a taxi home. and get this...ash gave me directions that i have to give any driver in greek, because there is no english interpretation, to get home since...there aren't really any addresses in our village. yep. awesome. made dinner, watched 'tideland'. you should watch it if you haven't. it's fucking nuts and wonderful.

friday, decided to hike up to the top of the hill (it's hard to call it a hike when it's only like 15 minutes). i found an old well along the way and this poor lost fireman?









when i got to the top i was greeted by a flock of sheep in this sort of round! they quickly ran away from me, but luckily came back awhile later and i got all national geographic on 'em. i stayed up there for a few hours, reading, eating, taking pictures, watching the sun go down...
basically heaven.









i've been sitting outside a lot of course. i met one of the ladies who lives in the next house today. apparently she is the reason why there are anywhere from 2-7 cats roaming about while i am doing so. she owns 15 of them! and she says one of the females just had 3 yesterday. perfect. ha.

tomorrow i leave for paros, only there a handful of hours before i then leave for santorini for a few days, then to athens to meet m. we shall galavant and adventure together, the swashbuckler and i...

a quick pictoral:
an afternoon snack.
my morning view.
me taking pictures of myself.
my dryer.

oh, and if you need a log
with a handle...i know where to find one.