"... Father Asterios would take the bag with the vestments on his shoulder and I would slowly climb these rocks and the liturgy would take place, but one is rewarded there, when they climb up, for their effort, because the view is indescribable. From the top of Arasia, one can see all the villages of Imbros, all the villages. Father Asterios, as I said, was a good-natured man with limited educational qualifications, and when they asked him "how do you climb up to Arasia, don't you get tired, Father Asterios?"; he wanted to say that he climbs up comfortably and he said that he climbs up "untouched" - his memory is eternal. I always remember him..."