Chapter 12 – Molyvos & Plomari

It was 5:30am when Santana woke up; they needed to leave no later than seven thirty. She groaned and rolled over, smiling as she caught sight of Brittany stretched out on her stomach with her hands under her pillow. She tickled her fingers up and down Brittany's spine and grinned as the blonde grumbled.

"San … ? What …"

"Come on, baby, we need to get going. We need to stop and get carrots and apples for the wild horses and for our rides later."

Brittany groaned but stretched and rolled over onto her side, looking at Santana.

She smiled softly at the brunette. "I love you."

Santana grinned. "I love you, too," she said as she got out of bed.

She grabbed both their backpacks and put a few bottles of water in each of them along with the sunscreen. She quickly cleaned up and dressed in a pair of black cotton shorts and a red, cap-sleeve, v-neck t-shirt. She grabbed her hat and sunglasses and was ready to go. Looking at the bed she shook her head. Usually Brittany was the one dragging HER out of bed.

"Come on, Britt. Rise and shine, my love."

Brittany yawned and stretched again before finally getting out of bed. She put on a pair of khaki shorts and a blue tank top after cleaning up in the bathroom.

"Ready?"

Brittany nodded. She grabbed her backpack, hat, and sunglasses and they went down for breakfast.

Santana laughed and shook her head as she realized how backwards they had done things.

"What?"

"We went to Petra for the glass bottom boat thing while we were in Mytilene. We're going to do the 4x4 tour while we're in Molyvos."

"Okay?"

"Petra is fifteen minutes from Molyvos but over an hour from Mytilene. Plomari is less than half an hour from Mytilene but almost two hours from Molyvos. We did things a little backwards."

Brittany laughed. "It's a good thing that this island is so small, then."

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They arrived at Plomari village forty minutes before the tour left and got two bags of carrots and a bag of apples from a local grocer and put them in their backpacks.

"Come here," Santana pulled the sunscreen from her backpack.

Once Brittany was near her, Santana smoothed sunscreen over Britt's shoulders, arms and back then had her turn around and added sunscreen to her chest, neck, face, and ears.

"There. That should keep you from getting burned today."

"Thanks. Your turn."

Brittany coated Santana in sunscreen and they made their way to the meeting point.

Once there they were introduced to the other couple that would be joining them; Tom and Heather. They were an older couple, in their mid-sixties, and were incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about the area. The four of them engaged in small talk until they made it to their first stop.

Brittany could barely contain herself as she got out of the vehicle and saw all the wild horses. She pulled several apples from her bag and giggled as these wild beasts came over to get their treat.

From there, they traveled to the Lepetymnos mountain; the highest peak on the island and were treated to an amazing view of the Aegean Sea and Mount Olympus. Brittany snapped picture after picture; they could see the coasts of Asia minor and Asia. The wildlife was plentiful; goats, rabbits, deer, birds of every color.

They finished their tour at the Kariofillis Eco-Farm; there were more animals that they could actually pet, feed, and interact with and they were taught about the animals' habits and care. Brittany could barely contain herself as she snapped pictures of the farm and its multitude of furred and feathered inhabitants.

Then there was George; the owner who taught them about the superfood seeds of Aronia. George showed them how the seeds were processed and had them sample the different products that he produced with them.

As they were leaving, they purchased several jars of jam and packages of tea to send home.

They had thoroughly enjoyed their day and Tom and Heather had proven to be fun companions. They tipped their driver generously as they exited the 4x4 and, before leaving to go to the nearby horse farm for their sunset ride, they stopped at local shop and purchased several bottles of "the best ouzo" on Lesbos.

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The day had been amazing but Santana was sore and exhausted. She had ended up enjoying the sunset ride but she was sure her ass and spine would never recover. Brittany seemed to be moving a bit gingerly as well as she slipped into the hot tub next to Santana.

Brittany lay her head on Santana's shoulder and sighed softly in contentment.

"Good day?" Santana asked her.

"Best day." She lifted her head and gave Santana a soft kiss on the cheek. "Thank you. This was totally amazing."

Santana smiled. "I'm glad you enjoyed it. We should go back to Plomari if we can. There was a lot to see there. There seems to be a lot to see everywhere here."

"I know! We could stay here for months and not see everything." Brittany shifted to face Santana. "I am so happy we're here together. I don't think I'd have enjoyed this as much with anyone else. Thank you for getting out of your comfort zone to give me the experiences I wanted."

"I love you, Britt. I told you, I want you to be happy. If I have to move a little out of my comfort zone, I will. And, I had fun so maybe getting out of my comfort zone isn't a bad thing, you know?"

Brittany smiled and leaned in, capturing Santana's lips in a deep kiss and tugging gently at her bottom lip. "You're awesome."

Santana laughed and gave Britt a peck on the lips. "So are you. Pretty sure we established that." She stood up and got out of the hot tub. "Come on," she offered Brittany her hand, "I think I'm ready to soak in our tub and go to bed."

Brittany beamed at her and took the proffered hand and stepped out of the tub.

Hand-in-hand, they went back to their room to finish their night.