alone. Goats are a regular feature of Samothracian life. You can hear their bells on the breeze at night and in the morning. 81.8% of the dig team enjoys this sound – the other 19.2% say it disturbs their sleep. I am actually listening to a bleating goat while I type this – appropriate, because 45.4% of the dig team enjoys eating goat. Here are some photos – the goats waiting by our porch on Sunday. They are near our rental car – you can’t park your car under the trees here, because goats will climb up on in to eat the leaves from the trees. They actually sit in the branches (take THAT, Kevin Owen! Goats can fall from trees! Maybe not camels….) Cindy 
bought a goat bell as a souvenir before brunch. Then we saw goats at the beach, politely crossing in front of a goat-crossing sign. We also got a shot of a goat from the car – looks like he’s moving fast!I did not take a photo of the goat roast we have for dinner every Sunday.
In other goat news – my first week, I ran at dawn most days. One morning, a baby goat paced me for half a kilometer! There may be more goats than people here. Last week, I saw an actual shepherd using a crook to put the goats in a pen. Wow. You can buy said crooks near my church.
I’d love your addition to the goat statistics – charming or noisy? Cute or tasty?
3 comments:
Goats jog? No kid-ding? If that don't bleat all. Totally abs-herd.
Use these puns with the locals.
Did you try eating goat, Kate? What did you think of it? How was it prepared?
I've eaten a lot of goat before, and I like it. Curried goat is a popular jamaican dish - my BFF's family would have it every Sunday night. Yum.
And those goats are CUUUUTE! Baby goats are the best. Adorable story about one jogging with you. Thank you so much for the goat post. I do appreciate it (and look forward to a goat bell for bday/christmas, hint hint...)
Tony, even in English I'm sure the locals will guffaw at those witty bon mots.
And yes, I tried goat. It's always roasted or grilled. I liked the goat that they made at a restaurant up the hill from us, although I preferred the delicious chicken. Unfortunately, the dig cook really overcooks things -- and overcooked goat is a mix of dry, chewy meat that hurts your teeth and blobs of fat. Yuck.
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