Getting in touch with our Samian roots

We took the one and a half hour ferry ride from the Turkish port of Kusadasi to Mum's childhood home on the Greek Island of Samos. The kids were super excited when they saw Theo Kosta waiting for us at the port of Vathi.

Here they would get a small taste of Samian life as they met their cousins Kosta and especially their cute little cousin Mary.




Arriving into Vathi












The kids set out with Theo Kosta to pick up Mary from school. They were so excited.




Language didn't seem to be a barrier, with Allanah and Lucas' limited Greek and Mary's limited English the conversation flowed consistently. Ahhh kids!










Family gathering, I hadn't seen my cousins for 10 years.







We decided to spend our 2 nights by the sea side in Psilli Ammos, the location was great but don't know about the mossies that continued to attack us over the course of the next two days. Poor Lucas who is allergic copped it the worst, he had over forty bites.










Part of the journey to Samos was for the kids to see where Yiayia had grown up. We parked our van at the bottom of the village of Ano Vathi and walked the steep climb up into the village. Mum did a lot of reminiscing telling the kids stories and showing them the spots she'd scraped her knees, been chased by fellow class mates. Lots of fun!










The house mum grew up in!









The view of Vathi from the top of the village.










A well deserved ice cream break.









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Location:Samos, Greece