Here on Symi, we are back to having weather. Cloudy today, sunny/cloudy yesterday, wet and wild on Saturday morning but the rain was/is much needed. There is a short article in Ekathimerini talking about how Europe is suffering its biggest drought in 500 years, and how Greece is facing a ‘high risk’ drought, or will be soon. I’ve heard that Rhodes is having trouble meeting its own demands, and can no longer send water out to us and the other smaller islands that have no natural water. (We have a few underground springs, but they’ve all got church complexes built on them).
It’s important to remember, when coming to Symi, that you need to do all you can to save water. Shower on, get wet, shower off, get soaped, shower on, wash off, shower off. Shouldn’t take you more than two minutes, only during one of which should you have the water running.
Today
However, a little rain on Saturday morning didn’t deter our two intrepid god boys from coming up to dinner. Neil and the eldest cooked, while H and I watched an hour of Victor Borge and fell about the sitting room laughing. Dinner was a hoot as was the card game afterwards – the boys were in a ‘mother-free environment’ as it was a boys’ night, and suffice to say, there were manly discussions, rude jokes, and a certain degree of air pollution. Sunday was a quieter day, though the weather was slightly better.
Yesterday
Neil’s working back at the bar now, and the summer chairs are out. Apparently, according to those in the know (in other words, everyone who tells you anything), things are going to get very busy from next week. We’re coming up to Easter, so that’s one reason, and there’s a regular birthday party not long after, and it’s a special one this year, and then, before you know it, it’s June which is always very popular with northern Europeans and the British. Let’s hope the weather cheers up a little before then.
