Greece has just recorded its earliest heatwave, by which I mean, the earliest in the year, because until now, we’ve never had an official heatwave until after 19th June. ‘Official’ is recorded as temperatures of over 38° for three days or more. Outdoor tourist attractions are closed between midday and 5pm, including the Palace of the Grand Masters in Rhodes, and the Lindos and Athens Acropolises. It’s now a little after six in the morning and it’s already 30°, so if you’re here in Greece or heading this way, be prepared, and be sensible.
I’m having a stay-at-home day today, mainly to complete an interview, a book, and some housework (perhaps) this afternoon, while seeing about finding someone to fix the washing machine, if it’s possible. I have a couple of phone numbers (thank you folks), so we’ll be investigating those later when I’ve woken up. It’s not the kind of weather for mopping floors, but it is the kind of weather for drying towels after using them to mop up because the only way to access the machine was to drain it onto the floor, turn it off, reset it, and open the door that way. I’m not doing that every time. We’ve had the machine for about seven years (the last one we had for 14), and I can’t afford to buy a new one without at least trying a repair, so that’s been added to our to-do list.
That’s all I have for you today, apart from a couple of images to fill the page, and a reminder to go slowly, dress appropriately, drink lots of water (coffee, tea, beer and so on don’t count as water), take electrolytes which you can buy from the pharmacies, and generally stay safe.
