I’ve done too much typing today so I really am not going to stay long. Today’s target was 6,000 words in three batches of 2k, and I managed 8,000 in two batches of 4,000. It’s not the typing that takes the time as I can type at around 80 words per minute. It’s going back and having to correct 98% of those 80 that slows me down.
So, what I thought I would do is put up a series of photos taken this morning. I had a reasonably early night last night as the alarm was set of 06.00 a.m. After a great meal (pork in red wine sauce served with mashed potato, I mean, they must have known I was coming) I headed straight home, finished off reading Lonely House and then hit the sack. (They don’t give you sheets here.) (Only joking.)
This morning involved: an early walk along the beach at sunrise, several hours work, and then, when my room was due to be ‘done’ I went to the square, via a sit at the harbour watching the fishermen bring in the catch.
The square is wonderful here and it’s so nice to hear so many people meeting old friends, both Greek and English and Danish (?) well, other nationalities. Many people have been coming here year after year, as they do on Symi, and it’s easy to see why. I didn’t bother trying to order anything different; my beer arrived just after I’d sat down even though it was only 11.00 and I was making myself an offer on a coffee.
There I met K&S just arrived from Halki and on their way to Symi via Tilos, so I sat and had a pre-lunch drink with them. Then another, and then pulled myself away from the abyss of one too many before lunch and got me to a munchery; actually to my apartment and beans on toast, followed by a siesta, shower and the next 4,000 words. Mashed potato? Mashed keyboard more like.
And here I am writing this and starting to feel hungry. So I’ll act like a cattle ranger and put this post up, then check for messages, sniff my two shirts to see which one is the least offensive to wear out, and then head out to meet K&S for dinner. And, after bringing my 1st draft total so far to nigh on 80,000 words, I kind of feel I deserve it.
