Believe it or not

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Many centuries ago, when the Venetians were the rulers of this land, a ship was coming from Crete to Nafplio loaded with wine. When it was getting close and the sailors could see the fortification of the town, a big storm hit them. It was a rough sea very rare in this part of the world. The sails were torn apart, the mast broke and the ship seemed doomed to end up on the bottom of the sea. The shepherds that were looking from the land were sure that nothing could save the unfortunate sailors. The sky was lit by thunderbolts, the boat seemed to be just a couple of waves away from destruction and the captain did the only thing he could do, pray! He called on St Nicolas, the protector of the naval, making a vow to built a chapel with earth and wine, if they were to be saved. It was then that he saw a light on the coast. A glimpse of hope lightened his soul and did a last attempt to control the half broken boat. And the miracle happened! The storm stopped as suddenly as it had started and a wave of silence spread around the scenery. The Saint felt sorry for us, claimed the stunned captain and led the boat to the coast. Here, he said, here that I saw the light, I will built the church. And so he did. His crew and himself were working relentlessly until they finish the building of the chapel. They used soil from the ground and wine from the ship to built the walls and three months later they did it!

At least that's what the legend says. It is up to you to believe it or not. The sure thing is that there is a small chapel on this spot and a marble sign with its name:

SAINT NICOLAS THE WINE-BUILT

And a bench for tired travellers and their doggies to rest :)

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I read that story on the sign left of the church's door. It is written in an older style of Greek, with words that is hard to be translated so I just did an abstract for you, trying to render, more or less, the meaning of the original text.

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Looking at the serenity of the sea it's hard to imagine a storm as horrible as described above, let alone the drama of those people, real or imaginary, it doesn't really matter. I did the same trip from Crete to Nafplio ten months ago, in a less dramatic way and loaded, not with wine, but with hopes, dreams and plans for the next chapter of my life.

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As the months are passing by the dreams and the plans evolved, transformed and altered in the way that dreams and plans use to do. I don't know about you but I have always found myself going with the flow and never sticking in a predetermined plan that I would follow to the letter.

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As I was walking back to the car I was wondering how the months to come will turn out and how close they'll be to the plans that were made a year ago. And then I looked at the face of our canine friend and I forgot all about it :)

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You can read this as the second part of the walking post that I wrote yesterday, or not, it doesn't really matter. They can be read as two individual posts too, although the pictures were taken during the same walk.


The camera that I used is a Canon EOS 6D mark II with an EF 24-105mm lens attached. I edited the photographs in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic .


Unless stated otherwise, all the pictures and the words are mine.

Thank you for reading and if you want to know more about me you can check out my introduction post.

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Haha, you've just told us a nice sweet tale as legend had said, and I won't say I do believe or do not believe.

I'll just leave at that. Although, I have to say the pictures are a fine structure of art and they are fulfilling. I am glad you were able to achieve something, too.

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Glad you liked it :)

Thank you for stopping by!

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What a story and looks beautiful there. Those punchy colours have given me itchy feet. Can’t wait to travel this summer and the plans I make will sure change with the ebb and flow.

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Planning summer holidays always make winter pass more pleasantly :)

Thanks for stopping by!

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In my short and modest experience, one should not worry about the how, nor the when, but only think of things or goals as if they were already a fact. Life will take you to the place where you want to be.
Don't stop, because it's all about living. I'm not talking about living an illusion, but having the conviction that what you want is already a reality. And you will see that from one moment to the next you will see it emerge in front of your eyes. That is faith.

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You are right and I usually live my life under that perspective but I can't say that I don't have doubtful or dark moments where everything looks like a dead-end. Faith needs constant nourishing otherwise it can easily fade into less noble states of mind.

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i think dogos are really good at that, not thinking about the plans to far ahead :)

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Oh yes, they are experts into that field :)

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Ha, a dog will bring you back to the present. How are dear Marcos and @treisto?

Your photos just make me FEEL Greece. Three weeks and we're in the northern hemisphere, can you believe it?

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We are all good, thank you :)

It must be a very exciting and overwhelming time for you guys, preparing something so big!

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Hey! Three weeks, that's awesome! What about Greece? Any idea when you are coming? Cause you are coming, right?
Both me and Markos are well and we are sending you love :)

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I bloody well hope we get to Greece! Probably later in the year.

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What a beautiful tribute the chapel was to the miracle of surviving the storm :)

I hope you and your family will find a lot of joy in your amazing ne home 🙏

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Μου αρέσουν αυτές οι ιστορίες με τους άγιους, ας είναι και φαντασία.
Ωραίες φωτογραφίες 🤍💙

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Ναι, συνήθως είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρουσες, ακόμα και σαν μυθοπλασία να τις δεις!

Ευχαριστώ :)

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