Symi Dream on Facebook
I just wanted to remind anyone who uses Facebook that we have a Symi Dream page there. From time to time I share things on that page from other FB friends and groups that I don’t necessarily put on here; videos, photos and news etc. I have permission from various friendly folks to do that and to share some of their images here, but if you’re not already a follower on FB, you might like to follow so you can see these extras. The Symi Dream Facebook page is here. https://www.facebook.com/SymiDream/, Please give a like and a follow and spread the Symi word around.
I nipped out on Wednesday afternoon to grab a couple of local shots in the village, as I need to stock up on my photos-to-post files. Passing Georgio’s I noticed that the island’s new Metropolitan (diocesan bishop) was having lunch at Georgio’s with the Bishop of Kos, our mayor, opposition leader and priests from the island. Manolis was trying to persuade me to take a photo as I passed, but I thought it a little intrusive. The Metropolitan took up office recently and has been out and about a great deal meeting not only the clergy but also us locals, having a (soft) drink in the bars and chatting to his flock, which I think is the right way to go about things, but then it’s not really my subject. He seems to be very popular and has attended many events on the island already.
There are more to come. On 8th May we have our VE day parade and services, and that’s to be followed, I am told, by the official opening of the new landing jetty on the south side of Yialos. That’s the kind of thing that gets covered (shared) on the Symi Dream Facebook page – I see someone’s photos or videos and post them there. Meanwhile, there’s been a slight breeze which has made things feel much more like they usually do at this time of year, after the recent hot spell, but it’s still 20 degrees in the courtyard at seven in the morning. I found some old photos from last year, dated early May, and they were off the water running off the roof, the sterna overflowing and the drainage pipes doing their best to rid the courtyard of a deluge. There’s still time for some top-up rain before the real summer hits!
