Dried octopus

We decided to walk to a small mainly abandoned hamlet this morning. It was through olive groves and not too steep. We saw pink cyclamen flowers growing around the olive trees. For some reason 3 dogs decided to accompany us all the way up into the hamlet and then down to the village of Lefokastro. By the time we stopped for a drink in the first cafe they had become 4 dogs and they slept around us at a distance. I thought maybe they belonged to the cafe owner but they followed us all the way to the beach and stayed nearby while we swam. We crept away while they were sleeping and had a very good lunch at a taverna. Fortunately the dogs didn't follow us although we did see them walk by while we were eating.

The blip shows the octopus (l think) drying outside a fish restaurant.