Took another tour around downtown Lefkada Town today, taking pictures down hidden alleys and meeting some more of the town’s feline citizens.
Cat count: 40? 50? They were around every corner. Encountered one gang running behind a woman and her dog; another gang (with some younger cats who stared holes into me); singletons here and there (including at least one older cat who clearly had won more fights than Mike Tyson, and showed it); a pair of kittens curled up on a chair; a whole herd inside some covered patio space; one confrontational orange and white guy protecting his turf. And everywhere there were little signs that the townspeople want to ensure their well being — a bowl with some fish bones here, a covered cardboard box there.
In fact, there are cats in two of those pictures, and you didn’t even see them.
Grabbed lunch at To Monastiri, our normal souvlaki place, after it appeared most of the options in the walkplatz were closed, whether because it’s weird hours or because it’s not tourist season. Had a very large beer with my pita, and enjoyed watching a couple of kids play keepaway with grandpa without a care in the world. We both commented how similar it was to our childhoods, playing without nervous adult supervision. Stark difference to how we perceive parenting now in America.
Finished out the daylight hours by driving out to Agios Nikitas and looking at the Ionian Sea a little, then looping back through Lefkada and finding a road out to the — breakwater? It’s not a peninsula since it connects back around to the town by the bridge, but it’s definitely on the north side of the harbor. It has a few old windmills and a couple of beach spots that look abandoned, but I wonder what it all looks like during the summer, if the road is lined with cars and the rocky beach is covered with sunbathers. We’ll go back and explore more when we have more time.
Oh, and the tacos last night were a mixed bag. Taco shells were stale (so exactly like every kit I bought in the US), seasoning was good (and we had leftovers so we had nachos tonight), milk cream is NOT sour cream, but I was able to make a reasonable facsimile by combining some with some Greek yogurt. I doubt we’ll be springing for another box any time soon, but we probably won’t be deterred from buying some tortillas and trying to figure out a filling ourselves some time in the future.