So here is the Black Perl from yesterday's post. The only thing Greek about this is the presumably legally required registration number and name in Greek on the hull near the stern. And that is interesting. Just like the great vowel shift in English…

Jessi on the absolutely silly and touristy pirate ships they have in the harbour at Thessaloniki. There are three of them. One was not in service this particular day, but could be seen on the other side of the harbour. The masts of the other one that…

Swimming on the west side of Posidi Beach with Mt. Olympus is the background.

This was day 2. I rented a car and drove it down. The highways were fine, but the little towns on the way were a challenge. Lines on the roads are not well maintained and…

Charlie Brown's kite eating tree, Greek version

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Malenky's Greek cousin

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Greek Tardis

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Not my usual fea-bag.

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On the tarmac in Thessaloniki

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#dailycolonist1915 #WWI - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago. 

I am, at last, caught up to exactly 100 years ago. The beginning of November 1915 has the British using gas for the first time, fighting in Bulgaria, King George V…