In Full Swing

Small boats are as much a part of the rural landscape on Symi as the small whitewashed chapels and monasteries.  If you look carefully between the trees just to the left of the bell tower you can see a different view of the huge pile of baled hay that I photographed a view weeks ago.

The psychedelic seeds of the Dracunculas Vulgaris add a welcome flash of colour in an increasingly arid landscape.

Pedi Bay is getting busier, particularly as the cost of overnighting boats in Yialos is relatively expensive.

Count the kittens.  There are actually five...  Every cool and shady patch seems to have a cat or two snoozing in it.

The summer season is in full swing and Symi is busier by the day as more and more visitors arrive on the island.  Summer houses are being opened up and Diaspora Symiots from all corners of the earth are returning to their roots for the summer holidays.  French, Italian, Danish and British property owners are also arriving to host summer house parties of friends from far flung places.

The harbour is humming with glamorous yachts and their even more glamorous occupants and the celebrity spotting season is now open.

Have a good week.

Regards,
Adriana