Celebrations on a boat
Jenine, the Wonder Woman who runs the Olive Tree café in Horio with Wonder Woman #2, Tina, had a long list of things to see to and arrange, as well as playing her part as our celebrant later in the evening. The boat had been set out with table cloths and snacks, and Champaign, for us at the back table. Before boarding, however, we had guests to greet and congratulations to receive from others who were in the harbour.
After boarding the boat, greeting guests as they arrived, we set off at 7 pm to head around to Taviri, a small bay on the east coast of Nimos. I heard bells ringing and boat horns blaring as we left, and wondered if they were for us. (The mayor was also being married that weekend, though the next day, so it might have been for him.) Captain Yiannis had ensured that the landing stage at Taviri was cleared and tidy and that no other boats arrived to take the parking space. Two of his guys had been there all afternoon setting up and keeping guard and had even gone so far as to pen in the goats that live there. It would have been disastrous fun to have had them muscling in on the feast later, but safest for all concerned that they were, for one evening, penned up. That was a kind thought from the goatherd who owns them, and the boys who guarded the bay.
There was another boat in the bay that evening, which added a touch of extra magic to the backdrop with its lights. Later in the evening, the party aboard danced along to our music, adding yet another magical moment. Having arrived, we then decamped to the jetty, or at least, the guests did while we waited aboard for our instructions.
