Dear Erika So, so pleased to see today that you have put some up to date September photos on your website. Hurrah!! We have really, really missed you keeping us updated on what's happening on Ithaca. Sounds as though you are very glad of the rain. we would be grateful for some sunshine. August in England was miserable! You've put the sunshine back in our lives with your photos Look forward to seeing more of our favourite island Keep smiling with best wishes Kath and Gordon Leeds England
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I'm glad that the Pheonix has risen from the ashes ... welcome back Erika. Lesa x
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Hiya Erika, Good that whatever problems you had are sorted. Good also to hear that the rain, although unwelcome at times, is starting. It's that rain that makes Ithaki and the Ionian Islands so green and produces the many flowers in the
spring. We're back in Ithaki in October for a week and expect the usual dramatic weather... brief thunderstorms and then bright sunshine. England at the moment is dismally grey.. can't wait to get to Dexa!! Pete and Gwyn
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hi Erika wonderful to see you back and to get some connection with you all. we have missed you .Wonderful news about Nek and Poppys little girl. please pass on our heartfelt good wishes to them all when they return home. , Our love to you, Demitri and all our friends there. Paul and Mel x
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Dear Erika I love this site. Both my parents are from Ithaca and I have spent wonderful holidays there. I go onto your site often and enjoy seeing Ithaca at different times of the year. Thank You for this wonderful site. Regards Kiki Diakoyannis
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Hello Erika It is snowing outside as I type this, and minus two degrees. .... Logged on to your website and saw the Dec 1st pics, including a pic of " our" side of Kioni bay, with our little house clearly visible!! THANKYOU!! We think you did it especially for us. Merry Christmas to you and Demetri! See you in 2009 Trish and Mike
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Hello sent Reiki last night hope all is well with you watching you site every week .Just wonderful .Reiki Love Tom. Just every day perform Yoga Lions 5 a.m and 5 p.m Tom and Nancy UK
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Erika, A fascinating page on the frikes olive press and of course the olive picking. Congratulations. We take so much for granted. best wishes, Mike (no house)
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Hi Erika, we know you have bleak days just as we do in the UK, but photos of Ithaki's bleak days on your site still brighten up our bleak days in the UK. Keep up the great work. We really appreciate it!! Pat and Kenith
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Hello Erika, Saw the Frikes photos and wow what a difference from the summer we spent there. I can't believe it's the same place. Merry christmas to all. Josh
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Hello from Australia, from Liz Branson! My mum's maiden name is Judith Dracatos (or it may be spelt Drakatos), and I am one of her six children, and our grandfather was Peter Dracatos, who migrated to Melbourne in the 30's (round about), from Ithaki. Pop was a chef on boats and travelled the world from when he was around 13 till he was 20, working in various roles on various ships and boats, (mainly a cook.) We are not sure were he lived on Ithaki, but we do know that he spoke about a family, two sisters, his mother, (who's maiden name was Pathenope Razzos, born in 1860, and his father, Peter Dracatos; and we are trying to contact any living relatives of his family, because they would be our cousins too! Mum has three sisters and a broter, Pathanope, Alice, Margie (dec.) and Peter. We, as her children, are planning a big surprise for her in a year or less, and saving to send her to Ithaki, to reconnect with her Greek family that she has never known. If anyone knows about out grandfather, or of the whereabouts of any of his relatives, I would love you to be in contact with us via this email address dractos@aapt.net.au I am currently searching through the people from the "Ithaca locals" lists, to see if there are any dracatos familys. It would be so exciting to connect with some family, as I plan to travel to Ithaki with my husband and three sons one day in the future! love from Liz Branson, Muckleford, Victoria, Australia.
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hi erika & demitri just wishing you all a very happy Christmas, would you pass on our good wishes to all ,. especially nek, poppy & girls oz & kiki & elvis happy new year to all and hope to see you soon love paul & mel x x x
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Hi Erika & Demetri, Happy Christmas and a successful New Year to you and all on Ithaki. Thank you for your wonderfully descriptive diary about our Greek idyll. Pete & Gwyn @ Dexa & UK
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Great job!! I'm Ithakan living in Athens ,my name is Gerry Chrisafis,sociologist from Vathi and I wish you happy new year with health!!!!
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Thank you for the years of pleasure Erika!!! Keep up the great work and enthusiasm you have for the island we all love and keep in our hearts, thanks to you, also in our minds. Happy New Year - Carol and Tom UK
