Shining Full Time

After a few cloudy days the sun is once again shining full time on Symi. Assorted yachts are milling about in the harbour, waiting to berth. It is that quiet time when visitors staying on the island have departed on excursion boats and water taxis and the day boats from Rhodes have not arrived yet. There is a brief flurry of vehicle activity around Yialos as the traffic ban comes into effect at 11 o’clock and the boom isn’t lifted again until 2 p.m. As anyone who has spent any time in Greece is aware, time moves differently here. It alternates between an almost dreamy siga, siga (slowly, slowly) to sudden mad panics with shouts of ella, ella, grigora, grigora (come, come, quickly, quickly). The traffic restrictions around Symi harbour attempt to impose order on Greek time with variable results. Grigora, grigora soon becomes siga, siga again as those who left things too late and are caught on the wrong side of the boom chose to congeal in the shade of Pachos with a cold drink until traffic can circulate freely once more.

The Proteus is back in service and by all reports will be packed as a substantial back log of goods and freight has built up during the two weeks she was out of commission. According to our sources they were still trying to squeeze in another 20 or so vehicles 10 minutes before she was due to leave Rhodes.

Have a good weekend.

Regards,

Adriana