Today is the start of ‘Great Week’, the week leading up to Easter at the weekend. In case you didn’t see Jenine’s photo that did the rounds on social media the other day, here’s her view of the Blue Star Patmos last Friday afternoon before leaving Rhodes.
There was a big football event on Kos involving many schools, the Wednesday boat had been delayed, so some people were catching up on things they couldn’t do then, and it was the end of the week before the week before Easter, so something of a getaway. Sam told me that the only way his friend’s father could get across to Symi was by booking a cabin. All economy seats were sold out, and I guess, so was the availability of the airline seats. Crickey.
Things got busy in front of the house yesterday too when a cockerel and two hens ventured down for a rummage. You can’t see them very well in this photo, maybe, but they are there. The visit reminded me of the time a couple of years ago when a hen brought three chicks down and then discovered they weren’t big enough to jump back up the steps, so they moved into the wasteland. We fed them from our balcony until they were old enough to make their way elsewhere.
And the weather looks like it’s stopped playing up, for the time being at least, and it’s calm and sunny. We were taken to dinner last night, and Georgio’s Taverna was busy, as was the square before and for a while after, and we’re expecting more regulars to arrive this week in time for Easter. So, the harbour is busier than this shot from yesterday afternoon makes it look.
