Write, Sing or Swim 2019

There’s thick cloud in the west in the morning. No wind, and a blanketed warmth. A few spits of rain on my wanderings, but nothing that could keep a plant …

The sun is up. I wake to the sound of the waves. Am thrilled to find that the sea is less than 5 minutes walk, and I wander the western …

Last day in Loutro. The bay is calmer today, but when I walk to the headland, I see the west wind is still up. Some ferries are cancelled, but mine …

A storm rolled in last night and the swim today was all about water. There’s cloud cover and the water is a deep Prussian Blue as we travel in the …

Slept so well after yesterday’s exertion, and up early for today’s adventure. Fuelling up on feta, tomato, cucumber, olives; egg, yogurt and nuts – and a coffee. We’re heading east …

Early start. A long boat trip from the bay out around the point and west, past Agia Roumeli. The bony cliffs start to take on a more fertile look as …

Up for breakfast. The usual, now my usual. Same in Crete as in Rhodes. Some yogurt with nuts, honey and fruit. Some fetta, tomato and cucumber with a hard boiled …

I hadn’t slept well. Excitement, transition, the next leg. I woke and walked for coffee and did my first pen-meets-page for the day. Out pops a poem about living in …

Breakfast, pack, coffee and travel. I am a little dazed with the thought that this is our last day together, and most of it will be travel. Yes. It’s time …