Hail Storm

Mid Winter Coffee

Looking through the plastic-surround of the coffee shop to storm clouds coming down very low over the hills opposite

Thunder and lightening, heavy rain and then suddenly large pieces of ice fell out of the sky

Outside and inside

I grabbed coffee cups, the cushions on our chairs and made a hasty retreat.  The rain and hail was so fierce it came in through every opening it could find in the awning above and the plastic surrounds

Action stations

The awning quickly became weighted down with water and ice

The long ladders were used to push the awnings up so the ice slid down to the street but still there were splits and holes

That's the Green Chair cafe down the other end of town

Everything covered in a thick layer of hail

Main Street Poros

School is out

Happy kids playing in the 'snow'

We were all excited by this rare, for us, phenomenon

Viber, WhatsAp and Instagram were inundated  as photos were sent from one end of the earth to the other

Oh such fun.  It wasn't only the school kids who were excited.  We had to retire indoors for a red wine and some strong spirits