Month: February 2017

It is the hottest day of the year with 22.5C although cooling down now naturally. At the supermarket this morning I met Tassos, the German guy who has been here for years and who I meet with the dogs in the mornings during the summer as he collects salt. He knows the Dutch guy who…

Clean Monday is nearly over for another year. I could see lots of kites being flown on the beach and the usual wreckage is to be found in the trees and bushes. As it was reasonable weather there were quite a few people about until fairly late. Consequently, the evening walk was delayed until most…

It’s Clean Monday again! Orthodox Easter is at the same time as everyone else this year which is why Clean Monday has crept up unnoticed. It is a public holiday so Georgia and Maria have friends staying in one of the chalets and Manos and Elitsa’s son and daughter in law in the other. T1…

I had asked Antonis to get some more dog food on Monday when I knew I had a few days left. I reminded him last night to find he had totally forgotten. I had enough for this morning leaving about five biscuits in the bottom of the bag. We came back from the evening walk…

The clothes, which I put in the washing machine last night, were hung up before I went on the morning walk. The bedding was all washed by the time we were back so I hung it all out to dry. I decided to be adventurous and go into Downtown Paleochora this morning. As you know,…

Quite a busy day with a fairly early start as it was light. We were out for a long time so they all ran about and got tired. The remains of the squid, washed up on the beach yesterday, have all but disappeared. The morning was sunny and warm however the sky got progressively more…

The wind moved towards the south yesterday bringing warmer air up from North Africa. I was able to go out this morning before seven, with only a light coat and no hat. We were so far ahead of time that we were back at the camping by 07:40. When I looked at the clock initially,…

The day continued sunny and warm yesterday however the Albanians had used all the water by the time I came to have a shower. As Maria has my keys, as I have the only key to the laundry, I was unable to put on the water heater. I plan to make a copy of that…

Georgia arrived last night but has got to return to Chania for an unexpected doctor’s appointment. Following her surgery, eighteen months ago, she has regular consultations with the surgeon, who just happens to have come over from Athens. The second chalet has been let and the people are supposed to arrive this evening. Hopefully, they…

We went to Chania this morning as planned. Antonis was able to get the driver’s window of his car fixed in an up position however the replacement part has yet to arrive. He also managed to get some other things done whilst I was at the vet. The boss was not there today so no…

But inside the van the lentils and onions from last night are making their presence felt. More wind is forecast for tomorrow for most of the day, however, Dave and I will be in Chania with Antonis who called this morning to measure up for the latest weather defeating project for the eastern end of…

That so few Brown Dogs can take up so much room, but they can. When I returned to the van after my lovely, hot shower, I found the three Brown Dogs spread out occupying 2/3 of the rear seating of the van. Totally exhausted as they are from chasing Micky for all they are worth.…

It has been blowing hard for two days. Fortunately, the wind went to bed and didn’t blow all of last night however it appears to be making up for it today. The strongest gust so far is 70km/h (44mph) which is quite breezy. Today in the awning tent was quite noisy and tiring. The Brown…

I might have mentioned that Antonis brought me a load of tomatoes on Thursday. Some, I knew, were not in good condition so this morning I decided to chop them up to make tomato purée. Then I decided to add some onions and garlic and some herbs and then some lentils. I have eaten some…

It is still windy and likely to remain so for the best part of the week. Lots of flapping tent outside. Antonis came by to tell me that his car is off the road due to a damaged steering rack. Fortunately, he has another car so he can take one from there to fix his.…

Eleanor sent me a link to the Reeves images which I thought were very good. It’s surprising how much things have changed even since the 1970s. I hope there are other sets in the future. I was quite concerned for Captain Onedin last night as he got involved with Turks and collecting pumice from the…

Yesterday morning’s rain arrived this morning as I awoke to the sound of pattering on the van roof. More than 11mm of precipitation by the time we went out for our walk somewhat later than usual. Fortunately, it dried up when the sun came out so I reckoned that there would be plenty of hot…

The forecast promised rain in the early hours which did not materialise. I woke up quite early as there was lightning over the sea. I finally got up to walk the dogs just before 6am. I was back by 7 so got a chance to have a cup of tea before Antonis arrived. We then…

I wandered down to see how the Frogs, who arrived on Saturday, were doing. We ended up having a nice long chat in the sunshine as well as a glass of beer. They were due to depart tomorrow morning but have now decided to stay a further two nights. A retired couple. He worked for…

I’ve been speaking Frogeese this morning as we have a couple in the camping. Another Albanian has arrived and is in Small Cabin #5. It was warm and sunny but now the wind has freshened and it’s cooler Rain forecast for tomorrow. Dave and I are going to Chania to the vet in tomorrow’s rain…

Following yesterday’s gymnastics on the stairs, I feel a little battered today. After our conversation, I fixed the stairs firmly to the decking and bedded the lower part of the frame onto the sand. The stairs are now rock solid and it’s possible to go up and down with ease and no danger of them…

Now that my insides have stopped being on the outside and I am able to do more, I’ve been getting a bit of dog training going again. Whilst I was incapacitated I was concentrating on getting the job done as best I could. Recently I’ve been watching some more of Cesar Milan’s Dog Whisperer episodes…

Boris decided that we all needed to go for a walk at 06:00 but I persuaded him otherwise. The sun rises earlier now but not that early! As you will see from your daily weather summary, sunrise is now 07:22 and sunset 17:55. Our evening walk is at 17:00 which gives time for a decent…

Welcome to February! Κάλο Μίνα A beautiful, warm, sunny day. I have even rolled down the side of the awning tent to let in some air. Georgia came to the camping last night as I saw her pickup when I went to fill Dave’s water bowl at bedtime. I helped her to empty and clean…