A People In A Hurry

As slow and unhurried the pace in Greek restaurants, everywhere else people are in a hurry, and in every way. A good example was our ferry to Mykonos pictured below. I think you can see that the boat is listing heavily to port because the captain is coming into the harbor at 35 knots.  He essentially spun a donut in the harbor to bring the stern of the ship around to it's docking position.

And there are faster ferryboats if you want to get somewhere even faster

On land it is the same story but with a different vehicle, the motorcycle!  Everywhere in Greece, whether the town is big of small the streets are lined with them. With the downturn in the economy Greeks have found the motorcycle to be an inexpensive form of transportation.

We have literally seen every age of "biker" from 16 to 76, families of 3 on scooters, grandma's riding side saddle or revving the throttle on their own. .  And they use every part of the road, zooming between cars or along the curb. And when that doesn't work they will use the sidewalk.  But no matter how fast the pace gets, we always slow ourselves down with singing. Here is a portion of our rehearsal today at a small church close to where we are staying. Do you recognize any of the singers from behind?