Late Evening in Oia

Dinner at The Red Bicycle Restaurant in Oia was marvelous. By now we are used to and enjoying the late night dining starting sometime around 9pm. Unique menu, risotto with crab and asparagus (that Aidan said rivaled Jeff's seafood risotto), romantic setting and gorgeous view, finished with a decadent custard dessert made with mastic. Mastic is a resin from the lentis shrub found on the island of Chios, the only place the resin solidifies naturally. It is used today for chewing gum and liqueur but was once prized for paints and varnishes as well as cosmetics and medicine. At 11pm we strolled back to villa along the charming cliff walk. No parking, no driving, no cars.