Rosalind Forster's birthday party was a fun affair at George's taverna at Ayia Marina on the evening of Wednesday 25th June. With about 65 guests from all corners of the world (Great Britain, Australia, Holland etc) the evening got off to a jolly start with tasty Greek food, drinks and fruit followed by live bouzouki playing from Dimitri and Vagelis.

Homes are desperately needed for these puppies and dogs. Please contact F.A.S.E on the numbers below in the poster. Individual pictures of each of the animals looking for homes are featured below.

We had some interesting replies to our article with old photographs of Spetses locals. Many of you said that you remembered some of the people in the photographs,but no-one knew who everyone was!

One of the lovely replies (the first one in Dutch!) was from Patricia de Leuw, who said how she remembered being photographed with Tasos Zacharias from Tasos Taverna behind Anaragyri beach.
She said "I want to go so badly to the place where in that time I felt home and free and happy". I think that this summed up many of the feelings shared by those who emailed. She said that she would love to return some day and to send many regards to those that may remember her...

Spetses Mini Marathon - another first of its kind this year, took place on Sunday 16 October at 11.00. There were two routes, with different distances, the first, the very mini marathon - 5km and the second - 26km. The first race took in some of the famous Spetses landmarks, through the town and the second race was round the island road. Both races started and finished in front of the Poseidonion Hotel.

The main objective of this 'mini marathon' (apart from the fun of running and of course, the watching!) is to establish it as an ongoing athletic institution, similar to the 'St Tropez Classic' and the Marathon 'Alpes-Maritimes' in France.

International Spetses Classic Yacht Racing Week ran for the first time this year from the 30 September to the 2nd October and was organised by The Yacht Club of Greece.  

There’s a definite feeling that summer has started in Greece, when swallows, swifts and house martins swirl from all around, flitting in and out of the nests that they are preparing for their young. Cicadas and grasshoppers start to ‘chirrup’ from all corners of the garden and from along the bushy waysides. Dragonflies skitter from pond to pool and the water is at last beginning to be warm enough for us all to wallow in…  

Every Spring/Summer Spetses has a major problem with kittens being thrown alive in plastic bags into rubbish bins.

Κάθε άνοιξη και καλοκαίρι οι Σπέτσες αντιμετωπίζουν ένα μεγάλο πρόβλημα με τα γατάκια που κάποιοι πετάνε στους κάδους των σκουπιδιών ζωντανά και δεμένα μέσα σε πλαστικές σακούλες.