Ferry – To Be or Not To Be
By Helen Grubner. Filed in Uncategorized |
Vegetable garden & Olive tree, Gythio
My last day today in Gythio – tomorrow I will be moving on, hopefully to Crete, however, if this is not possible, then a bus to Areopolis.
A quiet relaxing day compared with most others – a walk around the town this morning, wanted to locate the site of an Ancient Theatre here. Eventually found, however, a small and somewhat neglected area. Only a handful of photographic opportunities – including a truckload of small chickens, a well tended spring vegetable garden, a local moggy and viewed from my window, a rusty looking ship. I would much rather see a ferry boat there tomorrow.
Spent a couple of hours sitting at an outdoor cafe, reading ‘The Magus’ and enjoying a vanilla milkshake – reminded me so much of when Dave and I were in Greece 3 years’ ago and all the chocolate milkshakes he enjoyed. Dave has been sending me the loveliest of emails, written from the heart, telling me exactly how he is feeling. I understand he is sometimes lonely and misses me a lot. I miss him too but I believe he is coping very well.
A return this evening to Restaurant Poulikakos. Not wanting to be faced again with a plate piled high with food, ventured into the kitchen to see what was on offer. I knew I wanted something simple oven baked so requested one plate with a little from three different dishes – Bamies (okra) and Melitzanes (aubergine) cooked with potatoes in a tomato and onion sauce with olive oil and herbs and Pepperia Yemista (stuffed pale green pepper). Perfect – thoroughly enjoyed! A table of ten arrived soon after me, I believe may have been Polish – someone dispatched to the fishmonger on motorbike to buy fresh seafood.
I will publish this Post this evening, however, look for an edit tomorrow when I know for sure what is happening. Also, bear in mind wherever I go, until I arrive there I won’t know whether or not I will have WiFi Internet available.
THURSDAY 20 May 2010, 0900 hours. Just returned from the Ticket Office and YES, the ferry will operate today. I must return in one hour to get my ticket – the ferry leaves at 1500 hours. I know that three of the family households in Kastelli Kissamos have computers and two have email addresses so hoping at least one may be on WiFi Internet. I will be in contact again soon.
Friday, May 21st 2010 at 2:37 am |
Hello there
Phew, bet you were pleased the ferry was running. Good one!
The budget, well what can I say, here are a few highlights from yesterdays ‘Budget’
GST rises from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent.
Income tax – earners up to $14,000, cut from 12.5 per cent to 10.5 per cent; up to $48,000 cut from 21 to 17.5 per cent; up to $70,000 cut from 33per cent to 30 per cent; over $70,000 cut from 38 percent to 33%.
Clampdowns – rules for Working for Families to be tightened; property owners no longer able to use losses from rental income to reduce income to gain financially, depreciation deductions won’t be allowed on many business and rental properties and there would be changes to companies people set up to benefit from owning properties. Also, Inland Revenue would get more to chase tax avoiders, and so on.
Well, as per usual, they give in one hand and take with the other 🙂
Very overcast and cooler here in the Rivercity. Perhaps a sign that winter is on its way. A good stay at home day today.
Happy travels my friend.
Love
Phyl x