Symi Souvenirs

This morning we awoke to the welcome sight of a waterboat lying alongside the quay in Pedi and another, low in the sea with a full load of fresh water, is gliding into Yialos now. Symi’s aqueous life-line has been restored.

The meltemi is blowing hard out in the central Aegean and it was really windy on Rhodes yesterday but here on Symi, the Camelot of the Dodecanese, we are sheltered from the blow and the harbour is perfectly calm. The water taxis and excursion boats are all out for the day and the remaining day trippers are quaffing cold drinks beneath shady awnings, fanning themselves with Symi Festival programs and comparing Symi souvenirs.

August is always a hazy humid month. The solstice is far behind us now and the days are perceptibly shorter. The winter rains are still months away but nature is already responding to the changing season. Plants that have been marking time for months are starting to look a little greener and tiny new shoots are appearing. The jasmines have a fresh flush of flowers and seeds are germinating wherever the soil is damp. The drip hoses from air conditioners have turned into mini gardens as tufts of grass sprout between the paving in the lanes and the moss turns green.

Have a good week.

Regards,
Adriana