Photos of Summer

It's very hot again, the meltemi winds are strong and don't bring much relief.

Greece is a raging inferno.  Uncontrolled wildfires have destroyed homes, lives, villages  in Northern Greece and now fires are burning out of control around Athens.  

Skies are dark here and ash blows in from the east but so far the island is safe.

 

Our local watering hole

We have some shade from the intense heat under a sprawling tree which reaches out over the shallows

On Sunday the place was packed with cars and bodies.

The last few days the forest roads have been closed off and no-one is allowed up here except residents.  The beach has been empty.  Only the local crowd that gather every year.  K has company to gossip with as they all bob about in the sea.

The forest areas are out of bound for everyone and fire patrols continue with the Council, the Navy School, the Fire Deparment and Volunteers patrolling day and night

Just before the lock down we had a family bbq.  But NOT a bbq on coals.  The grilling was done on an electric grill placed inside the big old bbq.  It worked very well.

Octopus and ouzo were the main menu but K would never stop at that.  There was enough to feed 3 families and have a few leftovers.  As usual.

Looking toward the main town and the blue and white clocktower

Coffee by the sea.

A small fishing boat

Trying to stay positive in the face of heatwaves, fires, earthquakes, flooding, eruptions and wars all over the globe.

The wild goats have arrived for their evening drink.  I can hear them climbing up on Vaso's stone walls to get at the olive branches and their rank smell is drifting in through the open window.