A beautiful walk of my dog Lola leads to the sea by the river Messonghi.

A beautiful walk of my dog Lola leads to the sea by the river Messonghi.

In summer, crowds of tourists flock to the beach in swimsuits or go on boat trips armed with beach bags and straw hats – and Lola loves to be friends with them, waving, sniffing, catching and being endlessly happy. when someone strokes her.

And in winter it’s like this: strange, a little shabby, dead. The shocked Lola was hissed at by incredulous large geese. From everywhere we could hear digging, the noise of machines, the sound of saws, and we could see boat owners defying the freezing wind to paint, repaint and repair this and that.

The road was again taken by flood, it rained heavily in the past few days.

There’s a snow cap on top of the mountains on the opposite coast, the water is icy, grey clouds are rolling through, it’s 4 degrees during the day today.

But the gentleman from Corfu is fearless and doesn’t worry: a small truck arrived, a ladder on top, a big bucket of paint in the back, a company logo on the side and an advertisement – the driver jumped out of it in r. sweater with a fishing rod under the arm. For a few minutes, to his own delight, he made his way in silence, without the slightest hope of prey, then returned to the car and sped away. I imagined his client waiting for him, who, if he is a foreigner living here, tears his hair and enjoys himself, and if he is from Corfu, doesn’t even notice that the gentleman is late.

Because those few minutes don’t hurt anyone, and living without stress and constant hustle and bustle is a much more meaningful and enjoyable life.