Naxos

Images: The Sunset Grill; our view of the sunset.

I gotta laugh. I just checked out the Toronto forecast, and though it's raining today, the forecast is for nothing but sunny skies and the temperature up from 26 to 30 by Tuesday! Here in Naxos it is pouring rain and about 18 degrees.
We do not let the weather get us down. Naxos is beautiful.

Last night we ate right by the sea, watching the sun go down. "Eggplant salad", which we might call baba ghanoush on warm, fresh-baked bread, accompanied with stuffed vine leaves. SL then had fried cod while I had a swordfish souvlaki, both accompanied by a tomato and cucumber salad in olive oil.
The sunset was incredible. It was as though Zeus had decreed a light show. The storm clouds allowed bolts of light to beam through as shafts of orange/purple light, and they lit up the mountains as though some director were orchestrating each scene. Fantastic! I have posted a picture, but it scarcely does the real thing justice - the rainbow of colours are not evident, but you can see how the beams come down as if from individual spotlights.
Today we pick up our tiny rental car (remember the BUS?) and head inland for the ancient Greek village of Aperanthos, described as "perhaps Naxos most beautiful town". The taverna we are intending to eat at "Taverna Lefteris" is considered one of the best in Naxos. "The menu features the staples of Greek cooking prepared in a way that shows you how good this food can be. Dishes hilight the freshest of vegetables and meats, prepared with admirable subtlety. The hearty homemade bread is delicious."

There is a music store here, so maybe I'll get a guitar and the DTs will subside......