Thursday 23 April 2015
We had agreed we would have a day off and go out around the island for a treat on Thursday. There were two things we wanted to check out: a place we had been told about where apparently good clay had been dumped, and a brass mortar and pestle for grinding earth that I had seen last season in Karya.
We found the clay, but it was not good for cobbing - not clayey enough and full of small stones, so we went on to Karya, where we found the mortar and pestle, but it had doubled in price for the beginning of the season. I had seen it at the end of the season when it was reduced, so we decided not to buy one yet.
So, jobs done, we set off to explore.
We decided to circumnavigate the reservoir, for a walk, and spotted this impressive fossil (about 5cm diameter) - look at the little swirl right in the centre - in a big rock beside the path. The rock was probably a couple of tons, so we couldn't bring it home.
We had agreed we would have a day off and go out around the island for a treat on Thursday. There were two things we wanted to check out: a place we had been told about where apparently good clay had been dumped, and a brass mortar and pestle for grinding earth that I had seen last season in Karya.
We found the clay, but it was not good for cobbing - not clayey enough and full of small stones, so we went on to Karya, where we found the mortar and pestle, but it had doubled in price for the beginning of the season. I had seen it at the end of the season when it was reduced, so we decided not to buy one yet.
So, jobs done, we set off to explore.
It was all very beautiful
Until we found this area that was swamped. These are grape vines, not looking very well.
Around the corner we established the reason - this is the island's reservoir - it has a sign saying it cost 400,000 euros in European money, but all it appears to be is a hole in the ground lined with a black rubber liner that has broken up and blown into the water, something of a failure, it would seem.
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