On 6 August we had another spectacular electrical storm. Lesvos Lightning can be dramatic and the gaps between strikes can sometimes be counted in seconds. Below is a very short video that gives you some idea of the ‘fun’. Luckily for us, the rain didn’t arrive so we could sit on out on our doorstep and admire the show.
I am not sure that the people of Sigri and Eressos would have enjoyed it quite as much, the ground strikes seemed to be mostly in their direction. As you can see from the times of the strikes, that was a pretty hectic 10 minutes. I should also say that I did miss quite a few others in that period! These are just the most spectacular.
If you have any pictures of the Lesvos Lightning Show then please email them to us, we would love to share them.
Of course, we had plenty of time to prepare as Weather Underground gave a pretty accurate forecast. I like to think that was because of the data coming from the Molyvos Weather Station, but I suspect others had a hand in it too.
I too have just built a home in Molyvos and look forward one day on retiring there. It would be good to catch up for an ouzo in August 2015 to hear all about your adventures .
Enjoy Molyvos and hope to bumb into you one day.
Nicholas Orfanides
We look forward to that Nicholas. Send us an email before you travel and we can arrange something.