Yesterday the thermometer in the courtyard registered 42 degrees, in the shade, though I suspect the sun had been on it for a brief while, while I wasn’t looking. There’s something of a heatwave waving across at the moment and it’s certainly very hot out there. That’s why we walked up the Kali Strata at 1.30 yesterday, just to prove we could, and because, after all, we all need to lose three kilos of sweat per day. Drink lots of water and stay out of the sun!
We were down in the harbour to pay yet another tax bill and to pick up a package from ACS who had rung the day before. A pair of shorts; much needed in this heat as my other pair tend to get damp just by sitting around on the balcony, let alone by walking up steps in the middle of the day. Pleased to report that on our travels we saw lots of day trippers in the harbour. Admittedly they were herding around in groups but they were stopping at some businesses and having a gander at the goods while listening to a talk on the island from their reps.
While there we spied a poster advertising this Sunday’s Symi Shrimp Festival (good to see Neil’s photos still being used after all these years). That’s taking place in Horio at 9pm onwards, free Symi shrimps provided by the Symi Women’s Association, and also music and dancing, everyone welcome.
Also saw one of the fancy yachts getting its knickers in a twist, or at least its anchors in a twist.
It ended up calling for help from a passing dinghy and the kindly chappie on that helped them get untangled so they could head out, which they did without much due care an attention nearly running over another dinghy person on their way. Silly rich people.
But my favourite photo from yesterday was this one of Thanasis, the bus driver (one of) and his dog. We’ve been trying to get a snap like this for ages as he and dog, on the moped, are a common site around the harbour, but we’ve never managed as good a one as this before. Thanks to Jeanette in Nimborio for sending it over, and to Thanasis and his hound for posing. You do kind of wonder which one is driving.
