While married, I lived on the Greek island of Skiathos for almost 15 years.  Skiathos is nothing less than a jewel; a sparkling diamond, perched in the Northern Aegean Sea. My former husband and I ran a private yacht chartering and beach front business with jet skies, motor boats for hire, skiing, para sailing and I "supervised" a mad, absolutely crazy dog/cat/horse/donkey circus" - our personal brood of rescued animals - on Koukounaries Beach; a mile long strectch of silver flecked sand, protected by a lush and pungent pine forest. We also had an equestrian school and boarding stable...the result of my "rescue syndrome". I would barter old outboard engines for the abused and neglected horses of the hoards of gypsies that camped in Greece.

My most delightful memories of life on the Aegean, are of the schools of Dolphins that would mysteriously appear out of nowhere and swim alongside our yacht. These magnificent creatures would press their glistening bodies against the mahogany hull of the ship as we traveled at 21 knots through the crystal clear, turquoise tinted waters. The passengers would squeal in delight and our crew had to physically restrain me from diving overboard to join these glorious creatures in play and camaraderie.

I would then playfully sound the horn, turn up the stereo volume full blast and the powerful sound of that melody (my theme song) would reverberate over this most magnificent body of water and voila...there would be 5 to 6 of the seas and the planets most glorious and spiritually evolved creatures keeping us company and bringing joy to everyone on board. This is a most treasured memory of my life in Greece and one that will accompany me throughout eternity.

"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different."
Hippocrates (ca. 460-377 BCE). Greek physician, described as the Father of Modern Medicine. harm."