Troglodytes and hippies
Trip Start
Jan 19, 2007
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Trip End
Jul 03, 2007
Matala,
Greece
Monday, May 21, 2007
(S) Ahhh....our first beach in Crete. Very nice waves to ride, and unlike North Carolina I am not nearly swept out to sea to my death. The caves in the rock above the beach are a bit unnerving, especially with the knowledge they were Roman tombs. But of course in the 60's hippies decided to live in them. Crazy hippies.
I offer a bit in the way of explanation of the photo dealing with nefles. First of all, we have no idea what these fruit are even called. We have just pretty much decided nefles sounds best. We called them quince for a long time, but no, that's not it. Anyway, they are delicious!!
So, on the way back to our camping from Matala, I saw a nefle tree on the side of the road (of course in a grove with oranges and olives). I gave a scream not unlike the classic yell of Pete on O Brother Where Art Thou when he hears the sirens. "Nefles!!!" I yell.
Chad gives a big sigh and in his best Napoleon Dynamite monotone voice says, "Are they on the side of the road." Followed by a giant sigh. Then, "Are they growing wild?" Another sigh.
I answer enthusiastically "yes!" to both and he reluctantly turns the car around and waits while I pick about 30 of the little fruit. Later he would eat most of them...
