6th February 2026
W.H. I have just been given your book “Son of Hydra” by my friend Vice-Admiral Heraklis Kalogerakis.
Shelley Dark: How lovely – please thank Vice-Admiral Kalogerakis for me. I hope you enjoy it.
W.H. I am starting it now. We are just over the road from the Voulgaris estate.
S.D. Wayne, do you know anything of the history of the Voulgaris estate? Or maybe an online reference? I would love to know more.
W.H. https://www.karapanou.com/the-story/#the-history-of-oikia
S.D. Thank you so much, Wayne. That is interesting, Wayne. Do you know when it was acquired? I didn’t include any mention of Aegina in “Son of Hydra” because I wasn’t sure when the land was acquired – whether the Sultan granted it to Giorgos along with the title of Bey and governor of Hydra or whether he bought it before he became governor, during his time in office or later, after leaving Hydra, under pressure from the Council.
But Ghikas would certainly have known about it.
W.H. I am not well informed about all this. You can ask Heraklis the relevant questions. But here is something I sent to Heraklis the day before yesterday and mentioned to him last night when we were together in a restaurant:
https://main.cse-initiative.eu/?p=1349
There is much more to come out of this serendipity.
Shelley are you related to Eleanor Dark?