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The first water taxi in the water in Yialos but it will be some weeks yet before the beach tavernas open
and the water taxi service starts. |
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| Yialos - the head of the harbour showing the customs house. Spiti Grand Helene and Villa Iris are on the hill to the right. |
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| A lone fishing boat heads out to sea. |
It is a
mild spring day on the small island of Symi and the sand storm that buffeted
Greece mid-week seems to have blown away to Turkey and beyond. A cool breeze is
blowing through the harbour and the Dodecanese Express has just arrived on a
tourist excursion, bringing a large group of day trippers across from Rhodes. As the Proteus’ day trips came to an abrupt
halt this week with a rope around the propeller the shop keepers in the harbour
were relieved to see some customers. The
summer ferry situation has yet to be resolved but the talk in the harbour this
morning was that Mr Spanos, the founder of Dodecanese Seaways, was coming over
personally today to talk to the town hall.
We hope that some sort of agreement is reached quickly so that schedules
can be published and visitors can make their travel plans without a lot of
guesswork.
The first
water taxi has returned to her berth below our office window – a sure sign that
the summer season is not far away now. The island is still very quiet, though, as can
be seen from these photographs.
Have a good
weekend.
Regards,
Adriana
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| Daisies everywhere. |
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| Even the graffiti-clad rocks outside the high school have turned into a spring garden. |
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| Making the most of the poppies before they all fade away. |
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| A spot of sign writing on the Proteus, before the unfortunate rope around the propeller incident. |
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