Today we decided that the six chickens we have left over from an attack (unknown animal) we will leave out of the chicken coop during the day. It was fun to look at them for a while this morning and see them scraping the soil, to find something else, maybe a worm, than the sand they have around their small fenced new coop. They love their freedom like we do and it shows how we take it for granted when it it taken away from us.
With the news that England will be the first country in the world where, very soon, people can get vaccinated against Covid-19 I try to stay optimistic these days. It is not always easy because thoughts about the unknown future keep popping up in my head. Greece is in its fourth week of lockdown and the official recorded corona patients figure and patients in the ICU’s is not going down. The officials hope to see some change in the next week. The Greek health system is barely holding it together. Private health clinics have been ordered to take corona patients and fortunately private funding from big organizations like the Stavros Niarchos Foundation have helped build more ICU units with valuable hospital equipment etc. Many doctors and nurses are working voluntarily in hospitals or have asked to be placed (temporarily) in hospitals that needs them the most. This most be the case all over the world.
On Skopelos the municipality tries be more transparent about what they do regarding covid-19 cases but I think the updates should be more frequent and more in depth. For now they have send a message with what is in place on Skopelos, demands towards the central goverment and phone numbers on Skopelos attached if somebody needs information or help.
Health centre (24 hours open) 2424022222
Municipality 2424022834
Vide_mayor Α.Βούλγαρης : 6977701070
Appointed health employee: κ. Ανδριώτης : 2424022834-6972015019
Glossa village : 2424033502
Vice mayor in Glossa : 6981219192
Head of the village Glossa: 6981733183
Head of the village Elios/Old Klima: 2424033689, 6977161064
Appointed head of village Elios/Old Klima : κα. Κουκουρίνη –Φύβγα Σταματούλα: 6983717851
In the meantime it try to update you about the ungoing work. Let’s see what turns up after a couple of weeks…
Individual initiatives on Skopelos show the possibilities of enjoying the unique nature and environment. We hope Skopelos Trail Race will be held in 2021.
Teaser Skopelos Trail Race from Rafael de Amorim on Vimeo.
We admire, again, the amazing work Heather Parsons (Skopelos trails) has done for Skopelos all these years by keeping most trails on Skopelos open and with the help of a volunteer network keeps at it! Most trails have been charted too. Heather also organizes walks over these amazing trails.
And let’s not forget Panajotis from Skopelos Cycling. You can rent a bike from him but you can also go on a cycle trip with him. This video (going down from mount Palouki) below shows that he never stops! That will be my motto for the next couple of months, never stop!
Stay well, stay safe !!
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