James knew of a nice beachfront campground in Alexandropoli so we decided to treat ourselves to an afternoon and night by the ocean...if they are willing to let us stay for no more than €10. Unfortunately the owner was not there and the lady in the reception would not budge off the €15. Sorry, too much.
We rode down the road and stopped by some benches in the shade of a little church. We thought to go back to the campground later when the owner has returned. He should remember James and hopefully give us a deal.
We sat by the church for a while when a lady came to water the gardens. She did not speak English but were able to find out that the water from the hose is drinkable.
Shortly after she had left, a young guy came to deliver something to the little house next to the church. We thought it was empty but it turns out it houses the priests office. When we saw the priest come to the door we really hoped he would be of the nice sort and would be okay with us sitting out the midday heat beside his church. When he saw us, he smiled and immediately asked if we needed anything...water etc.? Thanks but no thanks, we just filled up.
Still, he went back inside and came back with a large bottle of cold water, a bottle of juice and two glasses. He went back inside and before we knew it we each had an ice cream cone in our hands. But that's not all. He came again with a can of Dolmates, half a loaf of bread, a chunk of cheese, a chunk of meat, a can of spam, a handful of chocolate wafer bars and about nine chocolate filled croissants as well as cutlery. WOW! We were just speechless! Thank you Vasilius! He then also sent the young guy around to unlock the washroom for us.
Since Vasilius was so kind to us, we later decided to ask him if it were okay for us to sleep next to the church tonight. He said that would be no problem for him but the police may come question us. That said he went over to the neighbour, John, explained the situation. John said he will keep an eye out for us and if anyone bothers us in the night they should come talk to him. Before leaving, the office to go home, Vasilius ensured that the washroom will be open all night, gave us another bottle of water and wished us a good night. So super nice.
We had a pleasant afternoon next to the little church. As we were about to prep some dinner, an older man showed up on his bicycle and handed us a bag with food for dinner. More bread, cheese, meat. He must have been sent by Vasilius. My goodness!
About half hour later, the same man came back, this time accompanied by what must be his grand daughter, delivering another bag with dessert. O MY GOODNESS what is going on here. He spoke no English so we could only emphasize our gratitude by repeating "efariston" (thank you). He then also waved us over to the little patio infront of the priests office and indicated that we could slep there, under cover. Soo nice.
Just as we were starting to move our things to the patio, John showed up. He had just made some coffee and was wondering if we wanted some. Sure. He went back to his house said he would bring the coffee over. So a short while later we got two delicious iced coffees to top off this incredible day.
If this day is not a miracle, I don't know what is. God is so abundantly great!
THANK YOU VASILIUS AND JOHN FOR YOUR AMAZING KINDNESS!!! WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND GOD BLESS!!
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