Day 6: Hotoussa, Greece

 

Village House, Hotoussa

28 December 2025

I think I am finally settling into this Greek way of life, and being satisfied with not much happening every day. 

We woke up to blue skies and crisp Winter air and spent some time around the house - raking leaves, doing washing and ordinary things like that.

We then set off for Tripoli - stopping first on the way for a Greek coffee and tiropita, as usual.

We visited the supermarket and then a variety of other shops - like the hardware store, an electrical store etc.

We decided to have lunch at the restaurant we ate at on the first night in Greece - called 'Kapaki' (or 'Lid').

We sat at a table outside in the sun and had a magnificent meal of lamb cutlets from the grill, beans in red sauce, stuffed peppers, an eggplant salad (fried baby eggplants with onion and lemon) and lots of fresh bread. It was fairly simple food, but was all delicious, and we spent a pleasant couple of hours eating and watching the world go by. Nice and relaxing and uneventful.

We stopped at a bakery on the way home and Jim bought a whole tray of deliciously fresh galaktobouriko. 

We came home and sat on the verandah with a coffee and a piece of cake and gazed out at the view. Delightful!

After that, I went out with a tray of roast lamb and kokoretsi (which we brought home from our day out in Dimitsana, but never ate) and distributed it to the various dogs and cats around the village.

Apparently, the dogs belong to someone - but they are outside all the time, in all weathers - so I was happy to give them a treat. There were about 6 cats and kittens, who also were happy to fall upon the food. Not sure if they get fed by anybody. I made sure to feed them well away from the house so they don't start expecting regular meals. I hope they have nice warm and dry places to sleep at night. I'm telling myself that they do.