Two Tribes, Two Parties and a Dueto

We were straight back into a social whirl! In our absence two tribes had arrived:- Noreen and the Prof had offspring and extended family to the total of 14, and Rainer had driven down with not only the boys (Felix and Lucas) and all the instruments, but also a nephew and Felix's girlfriend Julia. Sunday was spent meeting up with them, and checking in at the cantina, so that we turned up at the last minute, in beach clothes and possibly a little merry for the 60th birthday celebration of John from the dress shop. As well as John and Judy and us there was Olga, Stephen and Caroline; and we ate well and had a very jolly time at The Small Garden.

Next day it was our turn to host! We had chosen the Monday so that we would catch some folk who would be leaving the next day. We had made the arrangements with Yiannis, and added tables as people arrived so that we ended up with a very long one running diagaonally across the cantina, without excluding the public!

The cast list:

Ian and Janet

Olga and Stephen

Caitrina and Alice

Paul from Dublin

Professor Johnny and (briefly) Noreen

Alexandra, Bruce and their friend

Glen and Mick

Three of the Kandonites
Keith, Joseph and (briefly) Ludovico
Jenny and the twins

Rainer, Lucas, Felix, Julia
Jeff
Vicky

Briefly; Eion, Julia, John and 2 friends

and - innocently turning up by coincidence - John (ex Westwind), Cricket and the three girls!

We provided Yiannis with some golden oldies on CD, and later we were entertained by The Coconut Combo, Johnny and Paul. Magic! From Kandanos came a Finnish orange and vodka concoction, then there was beer, ouzo and wine in abundance, plus salads, tzatsiki, kalatsounia (Cretan cheese, spinach and herb pies), souvlakia, chips and fresh figs. It came to a close after 3.30am, and we were back the next day (but not too early!) to settle the surprisingly reasonable bill.
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As we noted earlier there has been less live music around the village than in early season, but we did enjoy a (short) set at Atoli with both Cretan and Andalucian players. Incredible skill and a combination that works!