I’m not here
Well, I shouldn’t be here. I am here now, early on Sunday morning, preparing this for Monday when, all being well, I should be in a police station in Rhodes. Don’t panic! I’m going there to give a fingerprint for my biometric residency card. I was over in Rhodes five weeks ago to fill out the forms and then waited three weeks (Easter being one of them) to receive a call from the immigration office to go and get fingerprinted. That date was set for two weeks after the call – just so you know how long a wait to expect if you’re going through this process yourself. I’ve also got an appointment with the optician, and I must try and get some decent clothes. I think, since this time last year, all I’ve worn are the same two pairs of shorts, two shirts and the same hoodie. There’s been no need to ‘glam up’, but now, with hopefully a better summer approaching, I may have the chance to get out of the house more, and Sports Direct football shorts and an old Slazenger T-shirt won’t cut it.
Today’s photos are from Neil.
I nipped into Yialos on Saturday to raid the bank, buy boat tickets and see if anyone had any decent tea for sale (no). It was good to see so many people out and about again, but not so thrilling to see a lack of masks, especially tourists who must assume that they are safe because they are not at home. It was a fine day, and the weather had been dry of late, though sometimes windy, and it wasn’t too hot when I climbed back up the steps to do some shopping in the village. After that, I was back to ‘The Clearwater Inheritance’ as it had come back from the proofreader, and a final readthrough of that is on my ‘must do’ list as soon as I am back from Rhodes.
The Poseidon has started its around-the-island trips again now, and many, if not most, other holiday businesses are up and running. So, there are plenty of places open for eating and drinking, though not that many customers to go around. Once I am back from Rhodes, the week ahead promises more of the same for me. Editing, writing, dragging myself up the hillside at least four times during the week, and getting on with work. Luckily, Neil is still going out on his early walks and taking his camera, so there are plenty more photos to come.
