FIREBRANDS

Mid-summer madness: intrepid fire-jumpers at Emborios on Kalymnos – you just have to hop through three fires and then dive off the end of the jetty straight into the sea!

THYME

TRANQUILITY

What could be prettier than the sight of a typical little blue-and-white Greek boat moored in a peaceful harbour...

BAY

ARRIVAL...

TIME UP!

For the past 15 years I've been coming to Kalymnos: the first thing I have done on arrival is stop the battery in my watch so as to be able to live solely by my body clock.

Alas, my time in the place where time stands still has come to an end, so I need to let Jiminy restart the process of calibrating my seconds, minutes and hours...

 

Farewell, Kalymnos!

SCENIC MEMORIES

Regrettably nowadays (and for a number of years past) I have been unable to take the hill walks I used to enjoy here on Kalymnos. The spirit is still willing – but the joints are weak!

Fortunately, David can still take to the hills and bring me back a few photographic memories...

KALYMNIAN PANORAMAS

Kalymnos with islands, Telendos and Kalavros

Pothia, port and town, Kalymnos

Monastery of Saint Savvas of Kalymnos

[Photos: David Weeks]

DESTINATION: KALYMNOS

KALYMNIAN MEMORIES

Here, in addition to the photos previously published on this blog, are a few more pictorial memories of our recent stay on Kalymnos (and, specifically, in Emborios) taken (mostly) by David Weeks and (by kind permission) Sheila Shrigley, with the odd one or two by yours truly.

So, now that's sorted, back to reality...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAIRMAN'S REGRETS

There's a vacant chair on the beach today...

HOMEWARD BOUND

Time to go...

The condemned man ate a hearty breakfast...

CLOUD COVER

Was reminded of Edward Lear's lines (from 'The Dong with the Luminous Nose'):

When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights 
Of the Hills of the Chankly Bore

With no sun on sea and sand, today, it's a good job we hired car in order to do a little touring – hopefully not of the best rainy spots of Greece!

EARLY MORNING

Photo © Brian Sibley 2015

VEGETABLE OPTION

The absolutely ONLY way in which to eat that otherwise most unpleasant vegetable, the aubergine: slice it, batter it, deep fry it and serve it with Kalymnian honey and cinnamon. Perfect!

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Something brewing on the island...

Photo © David Weeks 2015

THE YEAR OF THE...?

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Yes, it's the Year of the Goat...

Or, maybe (apparently), the Sheep...

Or, possibly, the Ram!

Oh, well, something with horns, anyway...

Ram and goats on Kalymnos © Brian Sible