I’m not here. At least I hope I am not here. It’s Saturday morning (it’s actually Friday morning) and I should be in Tilos by now. As long as the boat comes in tonight and doesn’t break down then all should be well. As it’s a Symi Saturday, today’s update from the desk is mainly about the photos (well, it was meant to be, but I rambled on a bit) starting with this stunning one Lyndon took of Bee-eaters on a wire in the wind.
Remember that if you want to follow a blog that is about the wildlife of Symi, then Lyndon is your man. Symi flora and fauna http://symifloraandfauna.jigsy.com/ There are loads of other pics and interesting items there, including a ‘terrace watch’ where you can see what happens to a particular terrace through the year.
And while we are talking wildlife, I thought you might like this shot of the Alarm Cat who, as you can see, is not pampered at all.
The other photos today were taken on Thursday when I called into Yialos to get my boat tickets and pick up some post including a phone bill which is the lowest we’ve ever had. Our internet connection cost seems to have gone down, or something has, and as I don’t go near the phone-thing and Neil uses Skype to call the children, we hardly have any calls to pay for. Nice surprise.
As you can see there were quite a few tourists about in the harbour yesterday (Thursday), a day that brought a break in the weather –until the night when it rained again, and on my washing too! Tilos may not now have the benefit of my M&S shirt as it’s still wet. But the harbour has been busier in May, in fact everywhere has been busier in May before. Things are very quiet around here at the moment. I can only imagine the dreaded Daily Thing (see yesterday’s blog) are succeeding in putting gullible people off coming to Greece because, after all, the country is descending into the seventh circle of hell, there’s no cash to be had ‘not even for ready money’, and the islands are filling up with foreigners – or however they like to ‘report’ things. That, by the way, is all rubbish so ignore it.
But yes, quiet it is, which means if you hop on a plane and jet over you will find perfect beaches, not crowded, you will find the usual Symi hospitality, this year enhanced by Neil working at the bar – and being far more popular than I ever was – and you will have plenty of room to swing an Alarm Cat, as they say. (Which has nothing to do with actual cats, as we know.) And next week it will be even quieter as I won’t be here. But I will be blogging from Tilos, all being well, and you should get the first instalment of that no Monday – or possibly Sunday, I will see how I get on.
The aim is to get there, get to sleep, as I won’t arrive until around midnight I reckon, should be 10.30 or so, but with the boat usually being late on a Friday… And then start work on Saturday afternoon, having stocked up the apartment with essentials and done some exploring. So, Sunday morning I should be up and at it early and may get a blog off before starting on the book. “Blog off!” I hear you shout and I will, in a minute.
In fact I am off now as I apparently have something waiting for me at ACS down in Yialos. It’s either going to be my proof copy of ‘Lonely House’ or it’s going to be two pairs of summer shorts. Either way, the thing will be useful for the coming work-away-week. Have a good weekend! Oh – here are a couple more photos to scroll through.
