Some informal photos taken on Symi in late March and early April 2024.
Wild poppies in a garden in Pedi.Wild cyclamens growing out of the rockface behind the bus stop in Yialos.Fishing boats lined up on the beach at Apostoli’s in Pedi. The blue cloth is to protect the hull against the sun. These boats are all wooden and the sun dries out the planking, opening up the seams. In a month or so they will all be in the water and there will be sunbeds along here.The view from the other side. Every day their respective owners come down to sand, grind, spackle, paint and patch. The boats are hauled out and launched using greased ‘ways’ and the only change since Homeric times is that a small bucket shovel and chain winch have replaced man power and brute force.As you can see, the wreck of La Dolce Vita is still there. Greece has been blanketed in dust from Africa for over a week now and visibility is poor.The sailing season has not really started yet. As the month progresses we will probably see more yachts arrive that have been over-wintering in Turkey.With temperatures nudging 30 degrees centigrade everyone is looking for a patch of shade.Including the donkeys in the Pedi valley.Guardian of the six-packs.
There’s a whole kaleidoscope of kittens at Katsaras and they take it in turns. When they were small two or three could nestle comfortably together inside the packages but now they are plumper so it is one at a time.
Thank you Adriana for all you do in keeping us up to date in your Blogs.
Your ever descriptive comments and photos are a godsend to those of us that love Symi, and always hold such lovely memories of this unique and beautiful island.
Adriana Shum 
That cat sleeping on the Mythos made me laugh out loud!!
There’s a whole kaleidoscope of kittens at Katsaras and they take it in turns. When they were small two or three could nestle comfortably together inside the packages but now they are plumper so it is one at a time.
Really good photos. Thank you for recording the journey through the year
Thank you Adriana for all you do in keeping us up to date in your Blogs.
Your ever descriptive comments and photos are a godsend to those of us that love Symi, and always hold such lovely memories of this unique and beautiful island.