It has been a quiet time whilst Svein has been in Norway. An opportunity to clean and check out the storage cupboards and to visit the beach to swim and read in the shade of the trees. The weather has been very hot and sultry with winds of all forces and from all directions but apart from the daily worry of other boats dropping over our anchor everything has been snug on the boat. A visit to Mandraki to top up the telephone and wander round the town has been the most adventurous outing unlike the horrors that awaited Svein on his arrival in Norway. Fortunately he and his family are all safe and well. Svein seems to be in need of a holiday on his return at the end of the week as he has been driving great distances round Norway visiting the family in their various homes but he has also managed to spend a few days in the family cabin in the mountains. Hopefully the temperature shock will not be too drastic when he gets back. He will need to be on form as it will be a busy time meeting friends in Nisyros to celebrate the birthdays of Elly and Per on Sybaris. After that we have no plans until the middle of September when Alex (Caryn’s son) will come for a visit.