A Welcome Drink

Late on Saturday night the first tentative raindrops began to fall and Symi was treated to nearly 12 hours of gentle soaking rain – a welcome drink for an island that last had rain on 27 February. The rain was followed by a chilly north-westerly breeze so the air is very clear and visibility excellent this morning. The wild flowers have perked up and the oaks and olives look newly washed and very green.

Webcam watchers will have noticed an increasing number of yachts in Yialos as charter flotillas leave their winter quarters and head for their summer bases and cruising yachts emerge from their comfortable berths in marinas along the Turkish coast and start the summer cruising season. Sailing conditions alternate between becalmed and brisk at this time of the year, often with very brief transitions from the one to the other. Today definitely falls into the brisk category and anyone trying to head north from Symi today is in for a wet ride. Round in Harani the crews of the Poseidon and Triton excursion boats are hard at work, painting their boats for the summer and the area is humming with activity as the various waterfront businesses prepare for the forthcoming tourist season.

The whole of Greece will experience unsettled weather for the rest of the week, with thundershowers and squally conditions in the Ionian, the mainland and northern Aegean. Symi should, however, remain dry with occasional cloudy spells and some windy days. Temperatures should creep back up into the low twenties mid week but will be cooler in the wind.

Have a good week.

Regards,
Adriana