Local Lore

The meltemi has been blowing steadily since Thursday and if local lore is to be believed, this portends a windy winter. Be that as it may, the drop in temperatures is most welcome.

The first fortnight in August always places the most demands on the island’s infrastructure. The population effectively doubles and when this is combined with extreme heat resources are stretched. We had a power cut early on Friday morning and there has been some water rationing to different residential areas for the past fortnight as demand exceeds supply but these are normal for this time of year. The season peaks with the festivities on 15 August and after that the weather turns markedly cooler and demand for air conditioners and showers starts to tail off.

The Louis Lines cruise ship Ruby is lying off Nimos at the moment. The Aegli is just pulling in from Rhodes. Yachts are departing for a day’s meltemi-bashing and here in the Symi Visitor office preparations are nearing completion for tonight’s opening of the Daniel Spoerri on Symi exhibition. Passers by have been poking their heads round the door to look at the photographs since yesterday. The exhibition will be open to the public from tomorrow evening.

Have a good weekend.

Regards,
Adriana