The friendly, English-speaking bus driver on the Greek island of Patmos points us toward a local beach taverna where we eat with our toes in the sand.
I checked another experience off this trip’s bucket list — eating moussaka (the Greek casserole with eggplant and meat) at a local island spot, surrounded by locals overlooking the sea.
We were sailing around the Greek islands on the Wind Star, one of Windstar Cruises sailing yachts that we had sailed some 22 years ago from Athens to Istanbul, our first “big” trip without kids, and we have fond memories of our adventures — spending the day on a traditional Turkish Gulet boat; riding motorbikes in Santorini, buying Turkish rugs for our home….