Over Blue Aegean Waters A Fifty Year Romance with the Greek Island of Skopelos. Romance: love, excitement, humor, heartbreak, passion. Skopelos: glistening blue water, rich green foliage, picturesque, friendly, appetizing food, traditional, sophisticated, Mamma Mia island. Shortly after marrying into a Greek-American family the author was indoctrinated through stories, old maps and property descriptions; and learning Greek. Within a few years he was traveling to Greece following Dad's entreats to "show face and protect the property" and speaking "goat Greek." Inheriting the family house, a so-called "hovel," nearly became a Greek tragedy. The amusing tales include: Mother's goat bag. Grocery store that serves free alcoholic aperitifs in the morning. Squatters attempting to seize family property. "Zorro" the plumber. Real estate schemes without the "real" sales price. Experience the Romance "