From Alexander and Stefan

Ok. Daniela's too general. We just posted her last two entries. Yes, we're in Greece. It's not really like My Big Fat Greek Wedding but our host at the place we're staying, told us we should stay here for Easter because in the streets they'll be roasting lamb and dancing. And then he showed us how they dance. Opa! It's true. The finger snapping and all. Well, we're in Nafpaktos (hope it's right). We checked out a castle on the hill above the town. It was closed but we found a hole in the wall and crawled through. Our mom stayed behind. She didn't want to break the rules. Oh Mom! Anyway, we explored the castle. It was sweet. Last night they had an outdoor concert with an orchestra here right out by the harbour. It was an environmental event. For some reason they turned off all the lights in the city for an hour. Either way, it was a good show. We hiked up above the city and enjoyed the show while sitting on the edge of a huge stone fortress wall. Either the people here can speak English really well, or not at all. They definitely aren't influenced as much by American culture and music which is cool to see. Our host hunts octopus with a trident spear every morning. He showed us an octopus he caught this morning. He had it hanging on a tree outside his house. He said he had eaten two legs already. He had six more to go...I guess. Many of the local folk around here have grown up on the ocean working for the ferries or as fishermen. They say that when they retire, they have to retire near the ocean. It's too much a part of their life. They can't go inland. We all went out to eat some real Greek gyros today. They were awesome. The lady spoke English; she actaully worked in Canada for many years and is Canadian. She told us to come back again someday. Everyone loves our huge family. They all say to our parents, "good job." I guess the Greeks are into big families...same with the Italians. When we came across to Patras on the ferry, it left at 7 pm and arrived at 9 am in Patras. We didn't book any cabins so we carried everything we needed from our van (we weren't allowed to go back to it during the sail) and camped out in the lobby or wherever. We actaully all ended up sleeping in different places. Daniela and Antonia slept right in the middle of the floor in front of the reception desk just with sleeping bags. We set up a few tables and chairs as beds on the outside deck, and slept there too because it was warm enough. Matthias was on a wicker table. Everyone else found a place too. I read my book most of the night but then got two hours of sleep on the floor in the TV sitting room. Papa and Mama and some of the others found couches. Stefan was in the TV room with me. Seisa and Christina were called over by a few Italian teens on the outside deck that were heading with their class on a trip to Greece. They wanted them to play cards. Only one guy spoke a bit of English. It was hilarious. I still don't know what they were playing...we kinda got the hang of it. Anyway, it was all fun. They all wanted to add us on Facebook after and of course, take a picture. We're Canadians, so it's understandable. Well, that was some of our ferry trip...and we've got more stories, but that's all for now. Adios!...and goodbye in Greek (whatever that is)