Symi, off and on
I have started putting together some ideas for my next book of Symi based stories, ‘Symi, off and on’ but there’s a distinct lack of ‘Symi’ in them. They are mainly about travels before moving here and then since living here, so they often start or end at Symi, but I realise I am short on amusing Symi stories. If anyone has any ideas of what they would like to read about in the next volume of ‘Thoughts From a Greek Island’ please feel free to use the email address at the very bottom of the site here, or contact me on Facebook or in person in the village. All ideas welcome.
Meanwhile, it’s actually yesterday today and Neil’s birthday. I’m rushing this off (on Thursday) so I don’t have to worry about it in the morning and also, he’s planning to come back from Yialos (where he is currently making me an appointment with the dentist and doing other alarming things) and we may take the rare opportunity to have lunch at Georgio’s. We are booked into Mythos for tonight, so it looks like it is going to be a day of festivities and feasting.
The sun is out, there are no clouds around now and only a slight breeze, though it’s noticeably more comfortable temperature-wise. Jack the AC is still off on his holiday; we think it was around this time last year that he went on a field trip so we suspect he has a visiting family or person who he goes and stays with at this time of year. September is a good time to visit Symi as it’s cooler, the walking is good, there are migrating birds coming back and forth so some bird watching to be done, and all the bars and tavernas are still open. They start to close up around the middle of October, depending on when the final charter flights come and go from Rhodes.
I’m planning a short holiday of my own, a couple of days on Rhodes doing some bits and pieces, but not until towards the end of October. Until then, though, it’s the same routine but with the added attraction of many returning visitors who come at this time of year. This is also the two-week period we used to come when holidaying here, so there are several returners who we got to know then and the friendships have continued over the years. It’s that kind of place.
Anyway, I should go and prepare for the rest of the day now and see if I have a shirt and pair of shorts that will expand as the day of festive feasting goes on. Hopefully tomorrow I will be in a reasonably fit state to prepare a post for Saturday, we shall see.
