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We had dinner at home last night, then popped down to Beer O’clock for a few drinks. A thunderstorm rolled in, winds were high and it rained heavily. A power cut hit the whole village. This is a common occurrence, and everyone just carried on.

This morning it’s still windy, but the rain has gone. Not many people on the beach.

The old harbour is gradually being reclaimed by the sea.

A little further along we find the new harbour, complete with the fleet of fishing boats.

The Greek alphabet can be a bit mysterious, and it’s fun trying to translate the boat names. This one, however, is very familiar.

The beach here is 2 kilometres long. We stop for coffee and set out along the shore.

At the far end of the beach a few square metres of sand have been cordoned off. A turtle has come ashore and laid her eggs here.

The eggs were laid on the 6th of August. They take about 45 days to hatch, so the baby turtles are due any day now.