Month: October 2016

Antonis took me over the mountains early this morning for my hospital check up. I had to be there at 08:00 so we left at 06:30 to be sure of being on time. I woke up early so had already walked and fed the dogs and left Ursula in charge. I took down the awning…

Plenty of activity today as a very strong wind with lots of rain is forecast for tomorrow. I have taken down my awning and tent as the forecast is for winds gusting to Storm Force 10 and Hurricane! If you don’t hear from me for a couple of days, it will indicate that all of…

Or as Arnold Schwarzenegger might have said: “I’ll be back!” We’ve not long returned from a meal at the local restaurant which was as good as ever. The German family, whose young son was bitten on the bottom by a random dog on the beach last year, came earlier to say hello. They are at…

It has been windy all day and there’s still a bit from time to time but it’s calmed down considerably. The highest wind yesterday was 77km/h (48mp/h). It has been sunny and warm with a high of 25.9C which is good for the time of year. Rain is forecast for Friday night but not a…

It was windy in the night. The highest speed was 77km/h Bft 9 or 21.4m/s if you prefer. My awning and tent survived, however, did not enjoy the event. Some modifications will be required in order to make things easier. The plan for an external blind to protect the eastern end of the awning needs…

This time it was Dave and Luis going to the vet. Ursula drove us to the vet and then went on to the airport for her plane to UK. Tony picked me up from the vet after a short wait and we went back to Grammeno. Dave and Luis were delighted to be back as…

It seemed like a nice day so I decided to get the washing out of the way as there was a bit of a breeze. The dogs were snoozing in the sun as I washed all my stuff and hung it out to dry. It is nearly dry now but I’ll leave it out all…

Aberfan: The mistake that cost a village its children – @bbcwalesnews – http://bbc.in/2e9eJqY I remember the Aberfan disaster but, being eleven, I didn’t really understand all the implications of how badly the aftermath was dealt with by the government and the NCB. The entire mining process, the waste and personal suffering of everyone involved, seems…

As it happens, I received a text from yet more Krauts inviting me to a meal with this at 19:00 today. I went to see them earlier so that they could judge for themselves the level of my snottiness giving them the opportunity to retract their generous invitation. They said they would accept me germs…

Ulli and Helli arrived at the camping bearing lots of dog treats. They went in with them and we spent a while chatting. We then took all the Small Dogs for a walk on the promontory and Ulli and I climbed up the Big Rock in the middle. Boys will be boys. We came back…

I woke up this morning with a horrid cold. I started it yesterday but it has come full force today. Hopefully, if it is like other, similar afflictions, it will be over quite quickly. Colds don’t seem to last so long. I’ve resorted to drugs to reduce the symptoms and am now a fully-fledged Lemsip…

There has been a fair amount of wind since yesterday evening. We now know that my awning and tent will survive winds up to 61km/h (40mph) without undue problem. I have made a couple of modifications including partly installing the plastic under the van sheet which is intended to deflect the wind from under the…

I stayed up late to get my new server installed with Windows 10 and finally got it going at 01:00 whereupon I retired to my boudoir for some kip. The Brown Dogs were not too impressed with being kept up half the night fiddling about with computers. The media server has progressed a bit today…

Lunch at Anydri again yesterday, on a wonderfully warm sunny afternoon sitting on the terrace admiring the view. Ursula was presented with a huge plate of cauliflower cheese, Greek style, which she could not possibly finish so I helped her out. Tony decided on pork which he said was equally delicious. The camping was quite…

Been with Dave to Chania and the vet today. I was up at 05:25 in order to walk all the dogs before our scheduled departure 07:00. I took them on a shorter walk than they are used to and it was still quite dark when we returned. I fed them before taking the Brown Dogs…

The Germans and the French who have been parked on the Grammeno Beach car park have gone today. The Germans to their son in Chania for a couple of weeks before going back to Germany to be joined by their son later. They say they will not be coming back to Crete anymore as they…

Ursula has now completed three morning walks with the Small Dogs. She tends to join us on the return leg as she’s not up for dragging herself out of bed before it gets light for some reason. The photos I posted yesterday were taken by her and she took some more today. On the way…

Only a few drops and not even enough to wet the sand. Ursula managed to get to the promontory just as the sun was rising and took some pictures of me rounding up the dogs at the end. She wants me to give her some lessons with her digital camera. Those photos were taken with…

Ursula joined us for the tail-end of our walk and sat with me watching the dogs frolic and swim in the sea. I did some IT work before going out to lunch with Ursula and Tony to a mountain village called Azogires with a small restaurant famous for Sophie’s omelettes. And very tasty they were…

I’m likely to be around for a little while longer. Dave is improving and the vet seemed content with his progress. Back there next Friday morning. I have more drugs to keep me going for another week and a different syringe so I can measure the dose better. The last time they gave me one…

Dave seems a little better today and even invited himself into the compound to catch-up with everyone. He lay in the sun for a bit and then took himself off under the van and then the decking. He managed to find an abandoned bone which he chewed noisily under the van. Much later he decided…

As I may have mentioned earlier, there is still no Internet so I can only send and receive emails from my phone. I went to the supermarket for chicken for Dave and could see that the machine which is cutting the channel in the road is already there. I think the purpose of this exercise…

Last time it was an excavator working up the road. This time I think it is the machine which cuts the road to install new broadband. As we left for Anydri for lunch, we could see the machine on the road. When we got back, Maria announced the telephone cables were cut so there’s no…

A German couple were camped at the end of the promontory this morning but I was unaware of them until the dogs started barking. I was flying my drone, so occupied with that. It was quite dark due to the New Moon and Obi had me up just after six. Sunrise is not until 07:21…

I’ve been very productive. The awning tent was put up, but not very well, so I decided it all needed adjusting. I like to think about things and work gradually rather than try to get it all done and then have to take it all apart. I’ve realigned all the bungees and all the hooks…