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The floods last November did cause some damage in a few places around the island but Golden Beach benefited because the small rocky areas on the Skala Potamia side are now completely covered in sand! Would you believe it if I told you that the beach there is wider than it was before?
We're glad that you're loving the gentle stroll along the beach and thank you for taking a moment to comment, we really appreciate it!
I'm doing well, thanks! It's nice hearing from you again!
Generally speaking, the forests and trees are doing very well. A small number of trees fell during the flood but the forests didn't suffer.
Most damages happened in places where people have constructed buildings over the natural springs where water naturally flows from the mountains to the sea. These streams were overwhelmed with so much water and since they were blocked by buildings, the water was forced to create new paths... which is how most of the damage was caused in and around some villages. The forests didn't have this problem.
Also, some mountain paths were destroyed and are now impassable, such as the foot path from Potamia to Mt. Ypsarion. Hopefully they will be repaired soon.
Thank you for your answer. I am very happy to hear that the forests and trees have not suffered from the flood! :-)
I hope that the damage to the villages can be properly repaired, and that not too many people have suffered damage.
And hopefully the hiking trails can be made passable again.
I wish you good luck and have a nice sunday. :-)
We're thrilled that you've brought back the beach walk ... loving it! Thank you :-)
https://community.go-thassos.gr/discussion/569/travelling-to-thassos-under-coronavirus#latest
https://community.go-thassos.gr/discussion/566/coronavirus#latest
I'm doing well my friend, staying home and keeping healthy like a good citizen. I hope you're doing the same.
As Dodo highlighted, we've been discussing the coronavirus in those 2 discussions.
You probably didn't notice them earlier so please feel free to read up and if you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them for you there.
Thank you for helping us keep Go-Thassos organized for everybody.
Happy Sunday and stay well!
Good to hear that you are doing well! I'm doing fine too and I stay at home as much as possible.
I indeed did not know about the two discussions. I will visit them. Thank you!
The Go-Thassos is a comfort in this difficult times and its very nice to look at it.
I wish you the very best and stay well!
We're so glad the webcam is helping you through this challenging time of self-isolation.
Staying home can be very challenging, I understand, but it's keeping you and countless others healthy so I'm happy you are hunkering down responsibly. Bravo!
Thassos will be here waiting for you when the time is right.
In the meantime, keep smiling and please share the webcam with your friends and relatives who might also benefit from it while undergoing self-isolation.
Thank you so much for your kind words of support.
Stay safe everyone and we will be back to visit as soon as it is possible and safe for everyone.
I hope to go for my first swim of 2020 tomorrow (Saturday) since the local weather reports are predicting a lovely 29 °C.
This heatwave is from the Sahara desert so if you notice the sky looking a bit orange on the webcam it's because of the fine particles of African sand in the air.
Stay safe and please keep the peace with Gango in the meantime.
Amazing view as always on the webcam
So lucky, that beautiful Aegean Sea.
Enjoy your swim & have fun in the Sun
Me & Gango will be there soon 🤞
😎 Jai
We expect Greece's land, air, and sea borders will be opened on July 1st if not earlier. Since we're doing exceptionally well and have very few new cases on a daily basis, the re-opening date may be brought forward as early as June 15. It depends on the situation over the next couple of weeks.
Greece is not going to enforce a 14-day quarantine on people arriving to the country but they will need to test negative for covid-19 before departing their home country.
The Greek government is planning to conduct temperature checks on people arriving at airports and land borders. Health questionnaires will also be given to all arrivals.
The EU has left it up to each individual country to decide on travel restrictions which means it will be up to Greece and the UK to make a bilateral agreement to allow travel between the two countries. Greece is keen on you being allowed to come this summer so I hope the covid-19 situation improves enough in the UK to give your government the confidence it needs to allow you to travel safely.
We're expecting new announcements from the Greek government tomorrow and over the next few weeks. We're putting together a webpage that will act as a resource of information and we'll try to answer as many questions as possible there. When it's ready we'll let you know! Please keep an eye on the forum.
It probably seems strange as a concept but perhaps you will need to book last minute in order to come this summer, when the situation allows.
Your safety comes first so let's try to be patient as our governments and health experts find a safe path forward.
Don't give up on 2020 yet because we haven't!
I do so hope that the easing of travel restrictions for visitors to Thassos is successful and doesn't impact too much upon the remarkable success that Greece has had generally in controlling the spread of this dreadful disease. It is so difficult when the decisions between sustaining an economy for the future has to be balanced against any impact upon the health of a nation and its guests.
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How strange it is, late May, to see it so empty and looking so beautiful - just waiting for the world to come back to normal, whatever normal is once again.
It just shows, no matter what else is going on around us, that beauty and nature still exist and they will always be there for us. Hang on Golden Beach, we'll be back sometime soon....