Dear bloggers!
Today we returned to Loutro for a day filled full with educational questions. On our ferry ride the ‘Direction Bandit’ Richard, once again tried to mislead us! Just like yesterday, we indulged in a beverage in the same bar with our friendly parrot Coco, showing of his newly acquired skill of wolf whistling, which he had now perfected.
The Loutro Harbour
We asked questions on the topic of tourism, looking at aspects of the past, present and the future. These were directed at tourists and owners of the local restaurants and shops.
We met many interesting people, one of whom, a Dutch lady, came to Loutro 25 years ago with her university to study the area. One groups pet dog did not like us asking questions and when ‘Buddy Matt’ came over, their dog jumped up and tried to maul his face.
After asking questions and not wanting to disturb anybody else we felt that we deserved a tasty, filling lunch and in this village it seemed hard to find anywhere where the food wasn’t going to be delicious. ‘Hench Matt’ serenaded us during lunch with his strangely angelic voice.
We discussed the major points of the day and concluded that both the tourists and residents of Loutro wanted the area to stay as it is, traditional. However, this area is dependant on tourism and development may be key to the area remaining a popular tourist destination.
After the days work had been done it was time for play! We spent the next hour in the sea on a pedalo, sunbathing and jumping in, but mostly terrorising the other groups in their kayaks. The taxi journey on the way back was very fun for all, apart from our seasick friend Jo.
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Everybody is looking forward to our day off tomorrow, when we can relax in the sun.
P.S Farewell to our favourite Dutch nudist, Hein, who leaves today, who we were told watched us all the time that we were at Sweetwater beach.
