Attacking Sand Castles!

BeBe in front of BeBe

On July 4th we went to the beach and started making a big hole in the sand near the water.  It started filling up with the water so we decided to make a sand castle.  And we made a moat.  The water did not fully go into the moat all the way into the castle, but it was close enough.  It was too far and too deep to dig with the shell we found.

Sand castles are hard work

Then after we got everything ready, Zachary went into the water and started catapulting wet sand at our sand castle.  I catapulted dry sand at him to defend the castle.  After that we just destroyed the castle and re-built a new one.

Temple of Poseidon, 444 B.C.

While we were doing this, Tutu and Papa walked up the hill to the Temple of Poseidon.  I didn't want to walk up to the temple.  I could see it just fine from the beach.  And the beach was more fun.

Beach combers

Tutu and Papa came back and told us to get into the water.  Then we got into the dinghy and went back to the boat.  The wind changed direction and we decided to sail to another place (Kythnos).  We sailed fast and the wind got strong.  I took a nap in the cockpit.   Papa said it was too rough to get up on the mizzen deck.   When I woke up we were almost at the new island and Zachary was still asleep.  Tutu was racing with other sailboats.  Two of the other boats got to the island first, but they didn't have the kind of sails we have.  One of the other boats turned and went somewhere else.  Papa took in the sails and we were the first boat to get into the bay.  It was very pretty with high mountains on both sides and a little beach in front of us.


Then Zachary told us about the last time he was here and climbed the mountain and saw some devil ram goats with really big horns.  Then we went to the beach and made another sand castle.  We made something called cement.  We used hard sand and added water to mix it.  Then Papa came and picked us up in the dinghy.


The next day we went back to the beach and made stone.  To make stone you have to use dry sand and a little bit of water and some small rocks; then add more dry sand and a little more water.  Then mix it all together and sometimes it turns hard enough to make a real stone castle.  Sometimes it isn't so good and gets lopsided.  So I used it to make walls to keep water from getting into our sand castle city.  After we made the cement and stone, I made a bomb area for soldiers to shoot pellets of rock at pretend people.  Then I made an escape route.  Then Papa came to pick us up.  He said we had been in the sun long enough.  Zachary was turning pink.

Fishing at Kythnos

Later that afternoon we used the small casting rods to fish off the boat.  Zachary knows how to cast the rod.  I don't.  Papa cast my rod.  We could see fish and got little nibbles but did not catch anything.  The water was very, very clear and was a very pretty color blue.


The next morning we were going to climb the mountain and have a picnic at the ancient ruins but Papa said the weather was going to change and we needed to move.   We sailed 4 or 5 hours to a place called Finikas on another island.  Papa backed the boat up to a wall.  I did not help.  I stayed in my bed out of everyone's way.  I did not even know they were tying off lines and stuff.

Huge Hot Dogs!!!

Later we walked to have dinner and found a place that had man-eating hot dogs.  They were huge!!!!!!  They had french fries inside the hot dogs.

Ermoupoulis--big town

On Friday we rode a bus to bigger town with a shopping center.  We found a place that had earrings and charms.  I bought a turtle charm and blue rose earrings.  The lade gave me a gift that was a tiny charm that was blue and had a white eye in it.  The local people say the eye is for good luck to ward off the evil eye -- whatever that is.

Drinks and lunch by the sea

Tutu shared a small 6-slice pizza with me for lunch.  We each ate 3 slices.  It was good.  Zachary ate spaghetti and gave half of it to Papa.  Papa just ordered a beer for lunch because they did not have baguettes to make him a sandwich.   It was pretty where we ate lunch by the blue water.  

Town quay at Ermoupoulis

Then we had ice cream.  We both had the same type.  It was vanilla and chocolate swirled together and had chocolate sauce at the bottom.  I would rather have a different type of Magnum ice cream though called Choco-Bites.  


After that we went to wait for the bus.  Once it finally got there we got on.  On the bus ride I found a 5 Euro bill on the floor of the bus in front of my seat.    We walked back to the boat and I played DS for the rest of the day until dinner time.  Then we watched Princess Bride.  It was Zachary's night to choose the movie.  The night before we watched Flushed Away.  That was my night to pick the movie.

Shopping Queen of Hermoupolis

(Tutu types this for me because I don't know how to type yet)