Day 183
We are as you may have gathered from pervious posts we are currently in Crete. When we return according to the government we must self isolate for fourteen days. This of course is utter nonsense! The UK has many more cases than Greece (although we have a considerably larger population) Yesterday there were 11 reported cases in Crete of people who tested positive. I can go to Athens, where Covid is far more problematic and return to the U.K. and not self-isolate? The current logic is,well, illogical! There are zero positive tests where we are and it’s been almost zero since the whole pandemic started. It is nonsense
My view on masks has been dramatically changed. Here you MUST wear one in any shop or inside public place, no exceptions and penalties for both those working and customers if you don’t. These people generally work a 12 hour day, imagine wearing one for almost that many hours? We have sat with friends for an hour and it is horrible. It has given me a completely new understanding. In Britain I have only worn it briefly while food shopping, wearing for even an hour is awful. It has to be but I am grateful most of the time we can talk outside!
The town of Ayios is very quiet compared to previous visits. We all know why. My good friend Kostos had been telling me each week how few tourists there were but seeing it with your own eyes, it is devastating for the local trade who need to make enough in the summer to survive the winter! Another friend told me Crete normally has 5 million visitors this year it will be less than a million!
Yes it’s weather is hot and sunny, yes the scenery is beautiful, the sea is blue and warm but that is of little comfort when you are not sure whether you will have enough just to live.
I don’t want to give the impression that it is all doom and gloom, the people here are resilient and have been through economic problems for a long time and still they manage. It is the way of the world at present and it is not going away soon.
Stay well
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