Thirteen
kilometres
to the
south of
Kythira,
the tiny,
wind-blown
island
of
ANDIKYTHIRA
has,
theoretically,
a twice-weekly
connection
with
Crete on
the
Kythira-Kastélli-Kythira
run;
landings
are
often
impossible
due to
adverse
weather.
There
are
attempts
to
organize
a ferry
from
Kythira
on
August
17 for
the
festival
of Áyios
Myron,
returning
the
following
day, but
these
are
frequently
thwarted
by the
wind.
Rocky
and poor,
the
island
only
received
electricity
in 1984.
Attractions
include
good
birdlife
and
flora,
but it's
not the
place if
you want
company:
with
only
seventy
or so
inhabitants
divided
among a
scattering
of
settlements
- mainly
in
Potamós
, the
harbour,
and
Sohória
, the
village
- people
are
rather
thin on
the
ground.
A
resident
doctor
and a
teacher
serve
the
dwindling
community
(there
are
three
children
at the
village
school,
compared
with
nearly
forty in
the
1960s).
The only
official
accommodation
is the
set of
rooms
run by
the
local
community
(tel
07360/31
390, fax
33 471)
at
Potamós,
which
also has
the sole
taverna
, but
you'd be
recommended
to bring
plenty
of
supplies
with you.
In
Sohória
the only
provisions
available
are
basic
foodstuffs
at the
village
shop.