Festival of Panormitis

Images from Symi Greece by Neil Gosling and James Collins
We have several kestrels (?) near the house and often see them overhead

This weekend is the festival of Panormitis, or rather, of the Archangel Michaelis, at Panormitis, and we will be walking over there on Sunday, all being well. The last time we walked all the way to the other end of the island was on my 40th birthday last year… only joking. But we did walk all the way and I’ve also done it once before and the story is told in Carry on up the Kali Strata – click the title for the Kindle version if you’ve not got it.

Images from Symi Greece by Neil Gosling and James Collins
Lone fishing boat

There may well be another version of the story to tell next week. I doubt I shall get to it for Monday as I usually do Monday’s post on a Sunday so I am free to start work straight away, but I can see me not doing that this week as we’re intending to set off at 7.00 on Sunday, aiming to arrive around 12.00 and then we’re aiming to get a bus back in the afternoon, but we may be later and… well, anyway, Monday’s post may be a bit of a quick one, if there is one at all, but I shall, no doubt, be sharing photos and any anecdotes during next week.

For today though, here are some more of our Symi Saturday photos; some taken from the house (sky and sea, sorry about the blue dots the old camera’s sensor needs cleaning) and some taken in Yialos on Friday – enjoy and have a good weekend.

Images from Symi Greece by Neil Gosling and James Collins
Face on a door on the Kali Strata
Images from Symi Greece by Neil Gosling and James Collins
Quiet and sunny in Yialos
Images from Symi Greece by Neil Gosling and James Collins
The nautical museum, gallery and antique shop is still open
Images from Symi Greece by Neil Gosling and James Collins
And on the way home the chickens are still doing their thing