The fountain of youth

39° 5′ 13.812” N 23° 44′ 41.82” E

27th June 2021

It was in 1978 or thereabouts, back when we figuratively lived on love and spring water for an entire week on a beach on the island of Skopelos. Back then, the spring water trickled out of a rock crevice and let us fill our pots and mugs. Now we are here – after 43 years and a few days of detective work. A lot has changed, we dare say. The deserted beach has sunbeds, parasols, a shower and a beach bar selling drinks and spring water in imported plastic bottles. The source of our youth? We search every meter of the rock wall and only higher up on the mountain do we find it. It is still trickling, but it is laid in pipes, built into a wall and no longer looks like something that is part of anyone’s adventure. For us, however, it is still the source of youth. The memory of an adventure.