Monday was another day
Well, that was something of a wet day – Monday, I mean. Today (Tuesday as I write), there was still some rain around first thing, but now, at eight in the morning, the skies are clearing overhead, but only slightly. The force nine winds have gone, and the sea is calm again. It’s also back to a more natural colour after turning red/brown as the topsoil was washed down from the mountains and out to sea. If you are on Fakebook, you will be able to look around the Symi groups and Symi Dream page and find some videos taken by people who live in Yialos and Pedi where the storm had the most effect. I have very few pictures as it was a case of staying in, shutters closed, towels down, mop at the ready and the internet on and off as thunder and lightning joined the melee going on outside.
For more details on the storm, which brought tragedy and destructions in other parts of the country, you’ll need to look at news channels, for us, it was a case of staying in, trying to keep us and the house dry, and hoping that nothing leaked too much. I was rained upon as I did the washing up because there’s a gap in the storeroom door above the kitchen and the wind must have been from the east, blowing the rain under the door and through the floorboards which are our kitchen ceiling and the storeroom’s floor. A quick dash up to the bathroom roof with a large towel to block the gap stopped the waterfall, though I was only out in it for two minutes and came back soaked through. A rough day all round.
Tuesday morning, the sea was calm, no white water breaking on Nimos (which I tried to capture through the camera before things got really bad, but in that light and at that distance, it’s not so good), and no rough waves attacking Tholos and the point as they were on Monday. While the internet was off, unable to write as the PC was unplugged, I turned my attention to another model kit in between checking windows and so on, so the kitchen table is once again some kind of art studio workbench, but this one will take a while as I need to order more paints. Meanwhile, I must get back to a book of some sort. We were going to Rhodes today, but after the destruction there on Monday, we decided to wait until next week as the visit isn’t urgent, but we still have to get to Yialos to collect the post. That will be done between tidying the house, waiting for a viewing by a potential buyer, possibly waiting for some minor repairs to be done (though I think the guys will have more on their plates today than a dripping water tank, so I am not expecting a visit), and playing the piano. Hey ho! Back to the routine…
