Uh-Oh… Not-So!!

At first glance it looked as though Kamini was under threat of yet another prolonged major noisy construction. The appearance of a bulldozer, tons of rock, and cement bags deposited at the bottom of our hill looked ominous. What new dreadful invasion was this?

‘Catapillar’ in the trees

Turns out it is going to be an attractive and most necessary addition to our valley. The elegant stone channel that runs through the centre of the village is to be extended up the gorge to help prevent further erosion and flooding during the rainy season. Also, labor is not expected to take too long and shouldn’t interfere with the tranquility of our community as dynamite and deafening compressors are not predicted to be part of the industry.

Bulldozer to others

David Fagan

David Fagan is CEO, president, managing director, author, publisher, and chief bottlewasher of DavidFagan.org. On his first visit to Hydra back in 1983, David decided that owning a bar in this exotic location was an ideal way not to spend the rest of his life in the fast-lane of corporate advertising and journalism. It was an idea spawned by the Honorable Bill Cunliffe of Bill’s Bar, renowned wateringhole for anyone who knew this part of the world at the time. He and a couple of old-timers, Anthony Kingsmill and Leonard Bernstein, planted the seed: Come!