Wednesday 22 July 2020

Out to see a Friend

Instead of staying home we've been out and about quite a bit.  Our friends are all like us and have been 'hibernating' away from the hoi polloi.  Now we are finally all socialising a little.  


We took the car ferry across to the mainland and the little town of Galatas.  Masks are no longer required on the ferry boat unless you want to sit inside the upstairs lounge.  No-one ever does unless it's midwinter and there's a freezing wind.  So we sat in our cars this time mask free.

Our friend lives just out of the town with a view looking back towards the island



From her balcony you can see the small island with the Venetian fortress and it's other more ancient relics.  We had many glasses of cold water, without the lemon juice and as the evening cooled down we sat on her balcony, enjoying the breeze called the meltemi and having a small glass of very chilled wine.

The meltemi is a strong northerly and it comes with fire warnings.  There is a fire now just north of us which is being whipped up by the high winds and is threatening several small villages.  

It's at this time of the year that if I think I can smell smoke I'll be out scanning the horizon  making sure we are safe.  Flames move so quickly and can change direction in an instant.


On our way back we had a half hour wait for the return ferry so decided to sit and have another glass of wine and a plate of kalamari while we waited.  We ended up waiting through quite a few departures and got the last boat at 10.30.  We had an evening off the island.  That doesn't happen very often



Our view
A large lorry disembarks





Looking over the waters to Poros

15 comments:

  1. It sounds like you enjoyed yourselves. Good for you.

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  2. Sounds like a great time out visiting and relaxing, no rush to get the ferry when they come and go regularly.

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    1. Thank goodness there is a ferry every half hour

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  3. Sounds like a pleasant interlude.

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  4. How I would love to pop into a bar for a glass of chilled wine and a plate of calamari. Bars and restaurants here serve large meals only, there is no concept of snacks/tapas. I think they're missing out.

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    1. They'd make more with a good wine and just one good plate of something. We always end up ordering a little more. A plate of octopus, some chips

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  5. Those quiet times are the best times. Just watching the world go by.
    I'd love to sit outside 'anywhere warm' at the moment- wine and nibbles a welcome extra. Here it be a bit on the cool side:)

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    1. Lovely just to people watch and it's so much quieter on the other side.
      Your time will come!

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  6. I would of done the same thing. Enjoying a nice glass or two and taking in the view
    I hope you have a very quiet fire season. Ours was horrendous.. everyone has forgotten how bad it was as covid came on the heals of Australia burning.

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    1. Yes your fires were truly horrendous. Don't want fire!!!

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  7. Glad to see you back out and about LA.

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    1. We are getting out quite a bit. The heat s still bearable

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