Symi nearly sizzling already
It’s certainly warming up here on Symi as a heatwave comes in over Greece. It was 32 degrees yesterday, according to the thermometer in the shadiest part of our courtyard, the porch. All three day boats came in with day-trippers; I hope everyone was wearing sun block and hats, and drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated. We seem to have had all kinds of weather in the past few weeks, with some rain, wind, cooler temperatures and now, at last, the heat of June.
The mornings are hazy as you will see from a couple of the photos today; they were taken on Wednesday morning and show the Panagia Skiadeni heading out at seven, followed by the Blue Star Paros coming in a little later. It looks like some evening boats from Rhodes have started up now. Looking at the Dodekanisos website I see you can now get from Rhodes to Symi on: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning (with two boats, one direct and one via Panormitis), Tuesday with the Panagia Skiadeni direct, Wednesday (two boats), and Thursday with the Panagia again, direct.
And from Rhodes to Symi in the evening on the Panagia Skiadeni on Saturday 19:00, Sunday at 19.15, Monday at 16:30, Tuesday at 19:00, Wednesday at 19:00 (and Friday at 19:00 on the Blue Star Paros) – but check those times on the website in case they change. The Wednesday evening one may be of help to visitors arriving on the traditional British change-over day, as long as you’ve landed by, say 17:00, leaving just enough time for luggage collection and a taxi. So, hopefully some good news there.
As for our week this week, I think today is the first time I will have time to settle down to some writing and a day at home. We’ve been invited out two or three times by some very generous people, we’ve said goodbye to George and his friend with a dinner at Taverna Zoi, been to Georgios two nights in a row and spent a few hours with visitors at the Rainbow bar. That’s on top of the usual day-to-day at home, shopping, visits to the bank to get the rent money, feeding the stray cats, watering plants, doing the housework and writing the blog when I get a chance. It’s all go here – oh and also taking more showers now that the weather is warming up. We’re almost at that stage where you come out of a cool shower and try and dry off only to find you’re wet again from sweat straight away. Roll on Summer!
And so, off into the weekend with nothing planned except work on our college courses: Neil’s IGCSE in human rights and equality and my assignment eight (out of ten) in my scriptwriting course. I’ve got to come up with a title, logline, synopsis, scene breakdown, character outlines and treatment for a 15-minute film. So I shan’t get much time for the beach this weekend. Have a good one!
