And here I am again back with the usual blog. We’ve had a great week off, though everyone was worn out by the end of it what with sun, swimming and feeding more or less nonstop for six days. A lot has happened during that time; a speedboat fire (no injuries), important church festivals, the Symi Festival events in the main square and elsewhere, and the harbour being packed on most nights. That’s without the cruise ship that’s been coming in and the five or six boats per day with day-trippers. August is a busy, hot month over here on Symi, which is, I hope, good news for all the business who only have a limited time to make their annual turnover. Below are a few photos to give you a few highlights, and I’ll be back with more of the same from now on, keeping up the six-days per week schedule until I go to Athens in September.
Early mornings (blurred)Visitors from Turkey waiting to go through customsA rare day offGrandpa dutiesLunch at KatsarasThe coastguard attend the boat fireAll rubber and plastic đ
Hugo has turned up alive and well, but with non-working phones and laptop, hence the silence from him and concern from everyone else. His family are very grateful for everyone’s attempts to locate and assist, though I fear he might now be in deep doo-dah from his daughter and wife. Still, good news.
While we’re familying and not having much time or brain space for blogging, here are a few photos of the last couple of days to give you something to look at.
DiagorasBusy taxi boatsBusy postman (it’s not all transported by vehicle)ArrivalBusy SebecoFrom a moving taxiBusy tavernaA quiet moment
Good morning. Today, I am simply copying and pasting two posts from Facebook which many readers may have already seen, but I am sure there are also many who have not. I know nothing other than what’s in the posts. The details of how you can help are included. Hopefully, this post will be redundant by the time you read it, but if not, please read and get in touch with Hugo’s daughter if you have any information.
APPEAL – Hello Hugo ‘s friends (I’m his daughter fyi). We have lost contact with Hugo over the last 3 days (he’s is in the Ukrainian alone on holiday). He was in touch every day before this but we now can’t reach him and we are very worried. If you have had any contact with him (email, phone etc.) since Saturday can you please send me a message on here [Facebook – Arwen Tyler] or email me – a.i.i.tyler@leeds.ac.uk. Many thanks for your help.
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Our friend Hugo Tyler has been missing since last Saturday while he was traveling in the Ukraine (Odesa was his last contact). He sent his daughter an email on Saturday which is the last time she heard from. His phone had WiFi signal until Monday and he has 2 phones and a laptop with him. If anyone has heard from him since Saturday or if he’s happened to mention the hotel name he was saying at please let his daughter know (a.i.i.tyler@leeds.ac.uk) or the Greek or UK police. Many thanks.
I’ve not shown you any photos of Yialos for a while as I don’t get down there much at this time of year. Some were taken from the balcony, others while pottering around last week. Meanwhile, up in the village, we at our house are looking forward to the arrival of the family on Thursday. It will be the first time I’ve met my grandson, so that’s something special. The temperature has stabilised a little, with cooler early mornings, but it’s still hot in the sun, of course. It’s also been windy in the evenings. I’m not sure if that’s the Meltemi, but it’s welcome in a ‘close your shutters before they are ripped off’ kind of way. I now need to dust everything in the house – again – but that’s hardly a high price to pay for cooler air. Anyway, without much news, here are a few random shots taken recently in or of Yialos.
