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| The snails are back! |
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| Wind patterns on the water in Pedi. |
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| The acorns are plumping on old valonia oak at Lieni in Chorio. |
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| Dusting off the outdoor heaters. |
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| All wrapped up against the rain. |
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| Symi's various cafes, bars, tavernas and restaurants don't have much in the way of inside seating, if any at all. Instead they use a combination of awnings and clear plastic 'tents' to provide shelter for their customers during the autumn and spring months when there is the possibility of rain and chilly evenings. It may seem like camping but they are surprisingly effective, particularly when combined with the heaters above. |
The much anticipated rain did not come to much on Symi - about a millimetre late on Friday night, just enough to make patterns in the dust, and then another 2 millimetres early on Sunday morning which brought the snails out in their droves. I was out with the salt cellar, saving my seedlings from the ravenous slithering hordes. Saturday, the day which was supposed to be really stormy with heavy thundershowers, turned out overcast and very windy but with no rain. There is no more rain for the foreseeable future but temperatures are a bit lower than usual for this time of the year - mostly in the low twenties now with night time temperatures around 17 degrees centigrade and quite breezy.
Many of the seasonal businesses have now packed up for the year, particularly the ones owned by Athenians such as the new beach at Petalo. They are usually only active in the peak months of July, August and September anyway. The cruise ship Salamis Filoxenia was in yesterday and the
Blue Star this morning brought a lot of visitors to Panormitis, judging by the convoy of mini buses heading up the hill. One advantage of the slightly chilly weather is that there are lots more day-trippers from Rhodes visiting the island so the cafes are busy. Rhodes is much more exposed to the wind so those who are not interested in wind-surfing off Ialyssos are on Symi, sipping lattes and people-watching in Yialos.
One late season surprise visitor was celebrity chef, Rick Stein. Wendy ran into him at Giorgio and Maria's taverna in Chorio yesterday. He fell in love with Symi while shooting the kitchen shots of his BBC series,
'From Venice to Istanbul' in one of
our houses back in 2014. Sofia's House, the villa that he used is unfortunately no longer a rental property but we have plenty of other houses if you want to enjoy Symi like a celebrity.
Have a good week.
Regards,
Adriana
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