Sunrise and on my way home

 Wednesday 19th October Syros and Serifos 

I thought it would be nice to write a bit more about the shop owner that I bought the guitar from. His name is Lefteris, he is seventy seven and has run that shop for fifty years. He is one of those people who I think when he has gone, won’t be replaced, but you could argue he is irreplaceable ! In the UK he would be called an eccentric, and those sorts of people aren’t appearing, people conform, which makes society duller I think. I have actually bought Lefteris’s guitar. He sort of takes one out of his new stock, plays it for a few months, then sells its cheaper to a customer. He kept joking about it. One thing I was worried about, was tuning it. No matter. He has this thing that fits on the head of the guitar, and you pluck a string, when it’s in tune a green led shines. It works through vibration not sound. How it works out what vibration, relates to what string and so on, I have no idea. Lefteris plays in a group and at the theatre in Syros. He writes songs, he had a pile of little pieces of paper with them some of them on. This was just a few months work he said. The others, heaven knows where they are. He is a bit like me, not bothered  in politics, we just let that side of the world, just get on with it. It’s not giving up, it’s just something I don’t want to get tangled up  in. Here is a bit of his shop front.


After taking the  guitar back to the room, I went to the nice taverna on the harbour front with the  picture of the lady owner from years ago on its front cover. I had sardines with a Greek salad. Near the end of the meal a couple walked past me. I recognised them from my outward voyage. He said, so you are stranded here too huh? They were Americans. They were meant to go to Mykonos but had to cancel that. They were actually chartering a plane to take them to Athens as they HAD to get the US  plane back. They must have a lot of money and have important jobs! I hope they make it.


Overnight I did not sleep well, I don’t mind getting up early but I kept waking up, is it six am yet and so on. Eventually it was, so I got up and left the hotel. Artemis was still where it had been, I checked with the crew, it was going to move soon. I found a cafe open, had a coffee and a cheese pie, no spanakopita. As I ate it, Artemis moved to the ferry part of the port. I finished my breakfast and in we all got. There are not many passengers. We had a nice sunrise on our way, we left almost on time. Unfortunately because I am a day late, I am not going to make my hairdressing appointment. I am thinking of recording a message in Greek and ringing her later. As I am feeling a bit below par, I am not going to have a walk today, have an easy day at home, try the guitar! I bought an aubergine, I might make a curry with that and try out my new food storage boxes for the freezer. 


Footnote. Oh wow. I appear to have lucked in. I was looking outside and there is Serifos. Odd, we are meant to visit Paros first. But no Wednesdays schedule visits, Serifos, then Sifnos and so on. So I will be in time for my haircut after all. All I need now is some Greek words to make sure she takes a centimetre off and not leave it a centimetre long!


Comments

  1. Denise Couzens19 October 2022 at 18:42

    Really interesting about the guitar tuner! I have an unused guitar because had plans to learn but it needs a tuning. I will look the tuners up! Thanks.

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