Blogs from Kalymnos, South Aegean, Greece, Europe

Issy seems to be improving by the day, and I think cabin fever may well now have overtaken COVID as the biggest threat to her sanity, if not her health. The Rembrandts will apparently be spending the day “painting from a taverna on a stunning fjord” at Vathy on the other side of the island. We’re probably still too contagious to risk sitting in a bus with them, but I’m sure they‘ll produce some suitably realistic artwork to show us where they’ve been. It’s quite nice sitting up here on our balcony, or it would be if it wasn’t for the smell. It seems that the sewer at the hotel next door’s blocked, and a truck’s turned up to try to clear it out. Sewer problems are apparently almost a way of life in Greece. We ... read more

Issy wasn’t at all well for most of yesterday and she’s woken up feeling just as bad if not worse, which sucks for her. A cold‘s been circulating through the group, and it looks like it’s made its way through to my beloved. Her face and throat hurt, so she thinks she‘s also got sinusitis or tonsillitis. We’d heard that you could get antibiotics over the counter in Greece, but the hotel receptionist tells us that they shut off that little loophole a few years back. So it looks like we’re off to the island’s hospital. We saw this in the dark on the way here the other night, and were told that the Italians built it when they occupied Kalymnos during the Second World War. I hope someone‘s got around to updating it at some ... read more

We’re on the move again today, this time to the island of Kalymnos, which is about a five hour ferry ride north-east of Astypalea. It feels like we’re on a real Greek ferry. It’s small, some might say cosy, and makes the Blue Star monsters we’ve been on to date look like cruise ships by comparison. Issy and boats have sometimes not been a good mix. But it’s OK, there’s a small cafe on board. My beloved’s led me to understand that ginger is a good remedy for seasickness, so no great surprise that she asks me if I could buy her some ginger beer. The man behind the counter doesn’t speak a lot of English, but enough to respond that he doesn’t have any of that, but lots of Heineken and Mythos. I’m not entirely ... read more

Geo: 37.05, 26.9333 GÜN 14 GÜNLERDEN SALI: Sabah toparlanıp Xirocampos'tan sıfır fena puanla ayrıldık.. Rüzgarımız pupada, Kalymnos'a doğru yollandık. Az bir süre sonra, Emporio diye bir yere geldik .Armani yokmuş..Düz Emporio… Bu yeri kafanıza göre okuyabilirsiniz..Bazı yerde Emporio...bazı yerde Emporios ...bazısında ise Emborios ..artık hangisini seçerseniz.. Sahile en yakın Tonozu kaptık ..bu kez suya adam atlamadı .İşi geliştiriyoruz.. Sahilde To Kyma ( dalga) diye bir restoran ve bize hizmet eden bıcır bıcır Elena .. Kahvelerimiz içildi . Ardından denize girdik ..Suyu güzelmiş.. Öğlende makarna+Biralar çekildi . Haliyle gençlere bir uyku çöktü.. Gölgeler a... read more