Month: March 2014

But today it is almost calm. My German neighbours have just left to continue their journey. We phoned earlier to find out what time the vet is open so that they can get their puppy a Pet Passport for the trip to Italy. They are going to Chania and then to Kissamos where they will…

Gusts up to 94.3 km/h this morning so I helped to fasten down my neighbours’ windsurfing equipment which threatened to take a trip to Libya if not contained. It is sunny, just very windy. I have been out with the puppies to try to locate a more secluded location for the van in anticipation of…

I’m definitely still here. A few spots of rain earlier but now sunny and warm with the neighbours surfing, their dog on the beach. My dogs barking at the windsurfer. They had a nice time at elafonissi yesterday and I am getting them lined up for their dog to visit the vet on Monday. Vagelis…

It would seem that Hymer used the Borgward lorry chassis for their early motorhomes. I came upon this photo when looking for something else. Crete is sunny and warm as usual and I am the only customer on-site as my German neighbours have taken their daughter and puppy to Elafonissi for the day. They have…

Busy again today as I have been shopping. Soon the nice lady will simply leave the feta and olives out on the counter for me to pick up.Still no dried figs. I may have to resort to a trip into town to find some. No dates either! Warm and sunny today with all dogs outside…

and we all ate and drank a little Ouzo, ate squid and octopus, salad and fish. There are lots of edible things in the sea in these parts and we are lucky to have people who like to get them. Vagelis and Dino have been working hard to get the camping in order for the…

You can read all about the Greek Revolution by clicking the words.Today is a national holiday in Greece and I understand there may be a requirement for some Ouzo drinking later. It is a lovely sunny day and it is already 18C although we have been warmer over the past few days with temperatures as high as…

Last year’s olive harvest was very poor due to strong winds during the Spring whist the olive trees were in blossom. This morning the trees near the van are in full bloom and I can hear the sound of bees as I walk towards them. There is a lot of local honey available everywhere for…

We are galloping through March and it is warm and sunny. Here are the details for yesterday from the Kountoura PWS – I think his reading may be a little optimistic. And you may as well have the whole history too: Not much to report so far today other than we were out just after…

Yes, of course, my life would not be complete without my regular Costa updates. It is 23C as I write and the puppies are sitting in their cages panting. I will give them some shade although they are able to move into the shade if they so desire. It is very spring-like at the moment…

The forecast for the next few days is much more encouraging. As you can see, these two are more grown-up now and seem to spend more time trying to kill each other than anything else. There is also a dominance situation as they both wish to be top dog. Tricky really as that’s me! Yesterday’s…

Over the last couple of weeks, I have been able to hear the birds twittering in the trees. Now, this afternoon, there seems to be quite a few Cicada active in the trees – competing with the birds no doubt.I hope they have their little scarves with them because now we have a chilly north…

You can see that the weather forecast is much better for this week. The wind was strong yesterday and last night but now it is virtually calm. The sun is shining and the temperature is rising. The forecast temperatures are perhaps a little pessimistic and I hope we can do better. In fact I have…

There was no internet connection for most of yesterday as I think there was work going on in the road nearby. It came back on last night though. It has been quite wet recently but hopefully it will be dry for a bit as I am getting fed up with all the sand in the…

I have walked the dogs, had a shower and been shopping all before 11:00! I was up at 06:25 though. We’ve had quite a bit of rain recently to make up for what we didn’t have in December, January and February and yesterday was sunny when it wasn’t raining. When it rained, it was quite…

I found this email in your drafts and sent it to myself as it appears you may have forgotten to send it at the time. Accolade is Gina in Leicester, a contact from Terry who used to do some website work for him. Certainly, if you do not continue with your website, you may be…