The Dog and Pony Show

OK, now we're on to the fun part of the Mani trip, that special time where I make snarky comments about everything. Yes, yes, some of that has already taken place, but I've got a lot of material here, and you people are going to hear about it. Also, I already took the trouble of uploading all the pictures into draft posts (yeah, that's right, Staci!), so let's all kill some time and indulge me, eh?

Everyone is familiar with the fact that semi-feral dogs basically roam free throughout Greece, but we encountered some of the kinder, gentler pooches in Gerolimenas. The dad of the family is pictured here:

Suki, do you know what he's doing? He's chasing a cat. That's what real dogs do.

I mean, for the love of Pete, is this really how you want to conduct yourself? Sleeping while wearing a hat? And you want to be my latex salesman.

The rest of the Gerolimenas dog family is pictured here, lying in a bag of mulch they obviously tore open. Strangely enough, no one in the town really liked these guys.

This "dog and pony show" (got to credit that line to Eph, unfortunately) was one of the weirdest and yet funniest scenes I think I've ever happened upon: a yellow lab and a miniature Shetland pony chilling in the same pen. We came down from single rock that comprises the ancient site of Assina, and these two were playing and fighting together like old friends. Greece is one crazy joint.

And, in point of fact, here's a goat eating an olive tree.