Sunny and Calm

Today's whimsical photographs of a windmill in Chorio are by Nicholas Shum.  

The decorator potential of the humble prickly pear is not to be underestimated.

Yialos remains unseasonably quiet as the ferry crisis continues.  Once the overnighting yachts and gulets have untangled their anchors and departed and the excursion boats and water taxis have headed out for the day Yialos is deserted.  The Dodecanese Seaways catamaran came in at 12 noon with a group of day trippers and the Discovery has also come over from Rhodes but it is a far cry from the normal day tripper trade at this time of the year.  For up dates on the ferry situation, please see Andy’s travel blog.

There are, however, plenty of visitors staying on the island at the moment as the traditional Symi regulars have arrived and are renewing their acquaintanceship with the excursion boats, tavernas and favourite watering holes.  British, Scandinavian and German visitors dominate at this time of the year with a few Spaniards and Americans thrown in to enliven the mix.  They spend their days on the water or at the beach and their evenings convivially but can do little to alleviate the plight of the daytime tourist shops around the harbour.  Anyone who has been coming here for 20 years or more has already bought every Symi souvenir they ever wanted and is more likely to be focusing on filling the memory bank at Agios Emilianos than buying knickknacks.

The weather remains sunny and calm with a slight possibility of thundershowers in the early part of next week.  Midday temperatures are still in the thirties, dropping to the mid twenties in the evening.  It is still not cool enough to warrant shawls in the evening but long sleeves do help to keep the mosquitoes at bay.

Have a good weekend.

Regards,

Adriana