Sent July 4 2015

From:  Dr. Jim                               To:  Dave & Killer

Crisis update: Pan, the mischievous Greek god, had his way with us the other night.  We attempted to pay (a local proprietor) with a credit card and were told they couldn’t process it because of the bank closure.  They were lying.  They obviously wanted/needed the cash.  Fortunately we had enough.

Rhodes ( the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands) is fairly insulated from the hysteria you see on the mainland.  The tourist economy brings in euros to keep things going.