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A Bit Of Fun - Some Quick VIDEOS of Hydra
A thriving home to many
Hydra is home to almost 2, 500 residents who live on the Island year round. Behind the scenes there's a busy, close community that few visitors are aware of.
Making a wreath for 1st May
mai flower1st May – My children desperately wanting to ‘catch’ May woke up early today begging me to come with them to collect flowers and make a wreath for our front door.
Not having had much time over the years to actually go and collect flowers myself, I thought today was a great opportunity. My daughter told me that the first flower that has to be picked is what I would call a purple thistle! In Greece they call it the ‘mai’ flower. It really is prickly and you have to be especially careful when picking it.
New baby girl is born
27th Aug 07 – A new baby girl was born to the proud parents Maria Voulgari and Nikos. Weighing 3.100g, both mother and daughter are doing fine. Congratulations and wishing them all a healthy and happy future together.
Tony Church
Tony Church 1930- 2008
Actor and Gentleman
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances” Shakespeare
Tony Church’s significant career in theatre spanned more than 60 years and the world was indeed his stage. A founding member and leading actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, he also acted with the National Theatre and numerous other notable companies and gave memorable performances throughout the United States, Europe, Russia and Japan in a wide range of leading roles.
1-Sep-07 - Marriage of Vangelis and Katerina
The wedding of Vangelis Voulgaris and Katerina Maragou took place on Saturday 1st September 2007 at Agios Jannis Church (in Hydra Town).
Katerina and Vangelis celebrated their marriage at the Enalion Restaurant in Vlychos with about 300 guests.
The party continued well into the early hours and finaly broke up when the sun came up. We wish them every happiness together.
A beautiful baby boy
Petroula who has worked at the hairdressing salon ‘Muses’ for many years, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on 9th July. Weighing 2.900g, is now safely back in Hydra. Petroula is a glowing mum and Dimitris an overwhelmed dad. Wishing them all a healthy and happy future together.
Carnival 2008
Great weather, great atmosphere! At 3.15, the carnival crowd gathered outside the Hydroussa Hotel in full spirits to start the parade around the island.
Cat Catchers - Volunteers Urgently Needed
03-Sep-07 - Theo of the Pirofani Restaurant in Kamini has very kindly (heroically considering how difficult a job to organise it is) sponsored the travel and accommodation for a vet to come to the island for the purpose of neutering and spading as many of the stray cats on the island as can be caught. VOLUNTEERS TO CATCH THE CATS ARE URGENTLY ASKED TO COME FORWARD between the 19th - 23rd September. Those who have pledged cash for the purchase of medicine are asked to contact Theo now.
If you can help, please phone Theo on +(30) 6976 420 965. Theo has boxes to catch the cats in for you to use. Felicity has volunteered her house in Kamini as the centre of operations and many people such as Myrto have helped with fund-raising to cover the cost of the medicine needed for the operations. Both male and female cats will be treated.
Volunteers are asked for their time not their money. Theo needs to have as many cats as possible caught and delivered to Felicity's house. Then the volunteer is asked to return the cats they have brought in, to the place where they caught them.
Please avoid catching cats that have had the corner of one ear clipped as this is the internationally recognised sign to indicate that the cat has already been neutered or spade.
Ideally the cats should start to be brought in the night before so the vet has enough operations lined up at the start of the day. It is important that the animals have not eaten for 24 hours prior to the operation.
Daily Excursions on Hydra Island
DAILY EXCURSIONS ON HYDRA ISLAND
Morning Swimming – Ride in the afternoon with horses, mules, donkeys and ponies for the children.
MORNING EXCURSION (yet to be confirmed) 
Price: 35 euros per person
The programme includes:
Departure with a boat at 10.30am in front of the clock tower
Visit to the women’s monastery of ZOURVAS
Swimming afterwards in unspoilt beaches and lunch
Return to the port at 18.00pm
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