Soon after I bought my
digital SLR, a Nikon D-80, my family and I went for a day trip to the
northwest area of Cyprus near the village of Pomos. Pomos has a
wonderful restaurant set high on a bluff above the small shelter for
fishing boats. You can bet that your lunch is fresh!
On the way to the beach
we walked around the tiny harbour, watching men repair their nets and
dodging children who ran with icecream cones in hand.
This boat reminded me of the children's book The
Story About Ping, the tale of a duckling who lived with his mother
and father and brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts and cousins
aboard a 'Wise-Eyed Boat' on the Yangtze River.
Far from having a
duckling in mind, the boat's owner was probably taking precautions
against the Evil Eye in a custom that has long predated Christ in
these parts. You'll often see eyes on boats here, but usually
they're smaller and a single eye is more common than a pair.
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