It gives you great pleasure and joy to be in Skala Sikamineas, this small picturesque piscatorial village that is only 31 miles away from Mytilene.

It appears in every description of Lesvos and its characteristic picture of the small port with the church dedicated to Panayia Gorgona ("Virgin Mary the Mermaid") on the top of the rock, is very well-known.

This is another world, unexpectedly serene and peaceful. Life follows the rhythms of nature, and ... "oula tha sasin" (everything will be alright).

The fishing boat "Two brothers" enters the port. Mrs. Andromachi is waiting to buy fish to cook. Stratis brought market garden produce on his donkey and sells them on the square. In front of the door of the oil press, someone from Sikaminea unloads bags of olives. Yiannis mends the nets next to his boat that sways in the wind, and by his side he has a glass of ouzo. Under the shade of the big mulberry tree that Stratis Mirivilis once sat to write his books, Michael gets excited by his success in backgammon and Ioulia, who is too young to go to school, is only interested in playing with her toys.

Time flows gently and the environment is homely. It is time for you to order some ouzo and some appetizers from one of the four taverns. The local food is delicious and the fish has just been brought by the fishermen.