Waiting for the boat.

Saying 'schlümpfe' instead of cheese. Sousannes taverna.

Delphini girls

Hege, Eyra and Karin.

Delphini kiosk

People leaving.

Louis: Swapping sweaters

Pastor and Line swapping sweaters in Louis bar.

Shit stuff

Completely insane to use a greek internet explorer. You don't know if you will delete or copy stuff. All greek letters in the menus. Just wanted to tell that the send-to-this-blog function in the mobile phone doen't function any more. Tried to post pictures many times.
Is by now on Purple pig camping reception sweatting in the heat here. Long back to the beach. Will come back with more pictures after the vacation.

Fransesco's view

View to Sikinos from the american's favorite hostel and bar Fransesco's. Had to buy ibuprofen at the pharmacy so sunset in the village was my carrot to leave the beach.

Light wind from south

Milapota day 3. Perfect climate and fun waves. But i have fever and a sore throut. Always something wrong with me here.

On vid rocks

Back on the rocks. No people.

Packing

Will Probably take both a small cabin bag and a ryggsack with soft things like a warm sleeping bag and a silky pillow. Bed comfort is not known In greek hotels, where the sheets are like sand paper and the pillows hard är a sack of potatoes and the cruel enemy of the neck. Last year was so cold At night In july that a sheet to cover you was not enough. One had to put om All the clothes and socks.

Resceduled the Ios trip

Iiii. Leaving for Ios tomorrow instead of on the 11th. The flight from STockholm will land in Santorini around 11 pm.

Old photos added

Hello. Today I've added some Ios pics from 1975 that I found in an album. Used the mobile phone to snap them, so quality could be better. Felt I had to contribute some more pictures before leaving for Ios.

All images are tagged with year, so if you only like to see the newer stuff, click the 2006 or 2007 link. I have hundred of pictures from 2004, 2005 and 2006, but I'll add the best ones step by step.

No computor in the island

I know.
When in Ios it's a bad day when you have to do something by a computer. Book a flight, check boat time table or the bank. You have to sit in midst of a travel agency in this mad light freezing from the A/C.
It is also more expensive than in London (1 pound/hour), or Stockholm (2 euro/hour), and extremely slow and non-functional. They usually have older computers and screens than even the island internet cafés in Thailand, and they haven't updated the computers to work with new applications or functions.
Last year I think i posted one single thing from Greece. Hardly managed to reply on mails.

This year, if I make it to Greece, I will post texts from the mobile phone, but it will surely be difficult to get to the island visitors.

Greeting from my balcony

/Testing to post direct from the phone./

It's now in the midst of midsummer in Stockholm. It's 16 degrees and like the rain will come over us any second. My idea is later to post from Ios straight from the mobile. Take a picture, write some lines, or let someone else write - and publish. Easy-piecy.

Guest account created

Just created a guest account. If you like to be the island reporter over your vacation, contact Evie.

To make it to Ios

Yesterday I booked a flight from Berlin to Santorini on July 11th.


Last year I came to Santorini late at night, but anyway almost missed the last boat next day 11:50. The clock on the mobile was 9.30 when I woke up. But it was actually 11.30 - greek time - and I was up in Fira.

I'm so happy about the flight booking. What about preparing for Ios with some days and nights on the Berlin dance floors, and then be ready for the silent life of Ios...
The flight is supposed to land at 12:10. The speed boat to Ios - of course - leaves Santorini port at 11:50. Next boat, according to the boat time table site, departes at 4 pm something, heading for Folegandros... oh no, and Sikinos, before making it to Ios around 9 pm. 5 hours!

Here is one of the best boat time tables:
http://www.gtp.gr/RoutesForm.asp

Ios summer 2007

Now the season in Ios has started. Are you there? Joining the midsummer party? How is the weather? How is the beach? You can comment here if you like. I will arrive July 11th or 12th. In July. Contact me by commenting if you like to have an Ios-reporters account at this blog.