Mon 20 June - Strange skies over the Northern Island as the heat gets cooled down by the night and the damp rises and falls, leaving steam clouds hanging over Ithaki.

Thu 23 June- Above - Poppy and Nektarios from Rementzo celebrate a Greek Building Tradition, which is that once all the concrete has been laid on a house, the builders and other workmen get lunch free. It used to be that a rooster was killed on top of the roof and then bled out there, but the less barbaric celebration which substitues feasting on souvlaki and winte for the slaughter of a rooster, is enjoyed in these modern days. Congratulations to Poppy and Nek. Now for the Bricklaying, Plumbing and Electricity etc. etc etc.

Above - Kioni Yachties celebrate dry land with a bit of music and dancing. It's gonna be a wild night tonight Josephine. Line up the Svinakia.

Below - They're lining up in Frikes too, looking like they're ready for some heavy Bemeni action. After all it is Big Wednesday. Could the word be getting around the Ionian?

Sat 24 June - Below - Captain Dionisis takes a walk up and around Aggalio, armed with a video camera and his usual big smile.

Left - Xanthi brings the mythological glow of pregancy into the light of reality. While her husband Niko grills the souvlaki at Rementzo, Xanthi works, and occasionally rests, at their Gift Shop 'The Gods' in Frikes. Xanthi and Nikos Douglas are expecting their first child in September.

A generally quiet night in Frikes, northern Ithaki. Only a few yachts in the bay, fishermen untangling their nets and the occasional roar of a moped passing. At Penelope Restaurant (left), Stathis the music man, was sitting this night out, and the usual rush of waitering staff between their restaurants and the bay front was tonight, a relaxed meander back and forth. The wind, which played havoc with emotions during the day, died off after nightfall and with millions of stars filling the night sky, it's kinda nice to be on Ithaki.