As seen in Horio
Out and about in the village yesterday late afternoon and I noticed a couple of things that might interest you. First of all, the new cake shop that’s opened up where the fruit shop was last year. This is just along the main lane from the square towards Zoi’s taverna, and it’s open during regular shop hours. That’s regular Greek shop hours, don’t forget siesta time is when most shops close. (Roughly 14.30 to 17.00.)
And the reason for that siesta is the temperature. A neighbour recorded 44 degrees on their terrace on Monday, while we recorded 36 late in the afternoon. That was about that same as inside one of Sotiris’ freezers…
The freezer is in the process of being cleaned and aired. I was interested to see that it was as warm in there as it was outside – the freezer was turned off, by the way. And the other interesting thing I saw has been there for at least ten years. It’s an old ACS bag in the shop that used to be the ACS courier in Horio. I assume there’s nothing in it, but if you have been waiting over 10 years for a delivery, then it might well be inside this place. The guy who ran it moved off to Rhodes, I believe, and I reckon that was at least 2007, if not in 2005 or 2006. I wondered what had happened to my garden seed catalogue…
