Actually, we had a good time, and plan to walk everywhere when in Rhodes anyway, unless the weather is terrible, in which case we’ll splash out on a cab. There were no cabs yesterday (strike), the weather was fine, the people at the clinic were friendly and helpful, and we were in and out before you could say ‘annual checkup.’ After that, we wandered over to the other side of the Old Town for another visit, and while Neil was doing that, I sat in the sun and ‘chillaxed’. As we’d splashed out on a hotel, we’d not had to get up at 03.30 to get the 050.00 boat, but we’d not had breakfast (not allowed before tests), and didn’t eat until later, but when we did, we stopped at the Yacht Club place in Mandraki, and treated ourselves to a cheeseburger (my first in I don’t know how many years). And then, back to the boat, back to home, and the grand finale, the walk up from the harbour to the village.
So, a quiet day. We had to pick up some other bits and pieces which, unlike the medical checkups, cost money, but… has to be done. Meanwhile, there had/have been all kinds of doctors on Symi for three days giving free consultations. (The last I heard on Sunday, they were on their way, but I don’t know if they got here. I hope so.)
Now, we’re back from our day trip, Neil has a new hat (very natty), and my mind is back on the day-to-day for now, but we’ll be off on another of these thrilling day-out adventures soon, and the next time, it will be the full cardio checkup. Yahoo!
While I get my head back into gear, he’s a photo of the sea yesterday in Mandraki, to contrast with the picture above.
As you can see, a quiet, calm day. The day boats are lined up along the quay and ready for business, Nimmos Taverna in the Old Town opens very soon, and there was a huge cruise ship in, so the tourist shops are up and running. Apparently, had you been on the ‘Celebrity Infinity’ last night, you could have attended ‘the History of the Blues’ starting at 10 pm in the theatre, so a loud passenger on a nearby table told the table six tables away from us when we were resting at ‘Mike’s in the Old Town. Phew, if I were going to miss any show, it would be a night of blues music, on a ship, in the middle of the night.
Anyway, must catch up with things. Have a good day.
