Now, I know you will be expecting news and views of the birthday bash on Tuesday, but I haven’t got the pics yet, so I’ll have to give you the words and save the images for another time. Meanwhile, here are some views and shots from the other day.
Neil’s birthday was a great day and he sends huge thanks to everyone who sent cards, presents and notes and messages and jewellery. It started out with an early morning walk and jog and some work, and soon descended into mayhem. After I’d been to the dentist (need to return for root canal work over the next few weeks, yummy), we headed to one of his favourite tavernas for a light lunch; salad and fish at To Spitiko. Then a taxi up to The Olive Tree to say hello there and then to work while I sorted the house out. Meeting friends and other birthday girls (Claudia and Justine are also the same day) in the evening we headed to Mythos for a wonderful meal – Coquille Saint Symi, Chicken in blue cheese sauce, chocolate mousse, and that was just for me – and some dancing on the roof terrace ensued.
After dinner, beautifully cooked, presented and served, while the others took a taxi back up, I headed up the slope and steps and arrived at the Sunrise a few minutes later. Although I was accused of having taken a cab I can assure you I didn’t, and thus we settled in for a nightcap, reaching home at not too late an hour and that was that. Great time and good fun and maybe some pics to follow if they are suitable (unlikely).
While on the roof terrace we saw the coastguard bringing in another group of refugees, some on the coastguard boat some on a ‘Sunsail’ style yacht (not sure what they are called other than white), seriously overcrowded, but finally safe. As I look out of my window now I can see a navy boat hanging around the bay again. I am assuming it’s a navy boat, the guns and rocket launchers give it away, but I expect it is doing coastguard patrols.
I know there’s a lot of ‘stuff’ going back and forth in the press and on social media in the never-ending and no-solution argument about what one’s country should or should not be doing for those fleeing the war in Syria (and frankly I find it’s been a very useful way of weeding out friends form my Facebook Friends list – I’m all for freedom of speech but I don’t need to read racial hatred and I don’t need those that spout it as my ‘friends’), but… What was I saying? Oh yes, if you would like to help the Solidarity Symi on-going campaign for humanitarian aid to those who wash up alive on our shores, the link is here: http://www.everyclick.com/solidaritysymi/info They’re now aiming for 30k by the end of the month and looking to finance some way we can house children so they don’t have to sleep on the street or the police station veranda (if they are lucky) especially when the weather changes.
Anyway, back to the photos. Neil took these on a trip to Pedi with Harry last weekend. As you can see the holiday season is still in full swing, or as full as it gets these days. I am off to Rhodes on Monday night for a day there and to be there for Tuesday when Mother arrives for a month’s holiday, so I should probably get something posted in advance so the blog can look after itself while I’m away. Will have to think about that over the weekend.
