Vimin Mary. The wind was rough, and: fdon blew off two
of our hats. One was recovered by ^ boy who fwam ; the,
other, with a handkerchief in it to defend the head from the
power Of the fun, Was carried away oh the wuvfes. We landed
M went to the momftery, which is at ibme diftance .from the
fea, the fituation high and romantic, near a deep torrent-bed.
It 'wks .furrbttftded^ by' gtfeen vineyards; thickets df myrtle,
orange,and lemon-trees, in bloffomr thb irbutus with fruit,
Jjjfc&Ut unripe , the Oleander or plcrb-daphne, and the olive, .
laden with ifewersy fweet-fmelling pihes_aiid eve rg^as .- Op . ,
polite .is a; fountain much Seiebrated. The waiter is .cold, and
Of a ourfity verytbeneatM^ periohSindifpofcd ftom drinking
a harder anrf lefs whoifome fluid. We found there a papasor
prieft, with forne monks, and. were %>plied with good wine
and- provifioris and with plenty of almonds gathered frefh from
the trees;
W E #fet; out from the monaftery for Palatia, the PaBces^ as
the fite q f theicky ©alaurea is no# called, at day-break, inounted
On mules-and-affesV refpedable as well as ufdful animals in thele
mountainous regions! We^were atteadtedby two ° r threc men
S U to chide our beafts in a language which they unde,rftood,
and to goad them on, when lazy. We had no bridle or halter,
but were Infeafed to guide them; holdiug a flick, i f we wanted
them to ttlHir,- ’oft the opfihfffe-fide of the head j.! and between,
the ears, i f td ftand flill. We paffed by a large refervotr or
oiflern made at a conhderable expenfe, into Which the water of
S B W M i M bevufed- in agriculture. The track
leading to Palatia, diflant about an bout from the fea,. is rough
and rugged. Beyond that place is !i£ fountain eredted by a Turk,
the water not inferior to that o f the-mohaflery; and by it a
gr6ye of lemon-trees.' Thd fruit1 was con-traded for at feventy
peraus or about three •{Mllihgs a' thoa&hd. -
NEP'f w fe was Md to have accepted theiflahd- o f Calaurea
from Apollo-in exchange ffor Delos, - The city ffood on a high
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