Month: July 2017

In and out via the Private Entrance today. I need to work on the marshalling procedure as it is not very efficient. It will all become more straightforward as time goes on and they get used to going out and returning the same way. I contemplated the weather forecast, particularly the wind, to decide whether…

Thanks to Ursula, Millie has managed to get to Reni and Tomas the day after their return from holiday. Millie was taken with Heidi on a car journey to Banbury where Reni and Tomas agreed to meet up. They have all had a walk together and now Millie will continue her journey to Leicester to…

Surprisingly there were no cars parked in the beach car park except the one containing a couple who were not there for the view. Pity they had to leave such a revolting legacy! No one around out walking but I reacquired Minnie and Princess as they have been quite dilatory about returning lately. All present and…

I’m not able to be as original as Ursula with my blog title however it explains roughly what I have been doing today. Link to Ursula’s blog I received an email from Georgia to say that she has been unable to access the camera in the bar for the past two evenings. I know why…

Luis can be a little noisy at times with a bit of random barking in the mornings when we get back from the walk. I’ve taken to putting him in the former Millie, now Princess, large crate until late morning. I give him his biscuits in the crate when I feed the others. Luis has…

For a nice change it is cooler and cloudier today. There is even the remote possibility of rain later although only a 20% chance when I looked earlier today. Not a soul to be seen on this morning’s ramble so all except Obi allowed off the lead. Obi is still a penetant following successive disappearences…

As we roll inexorably towards the end of July the camping is getting busier. The sound of hammering-in of pegs is becoming more frequent and small children’s voices can be heard floating with the wind. Someone has been hammering away just to the north of me. I suspect the newcomer may be friends with Athina…

Yesterday’s entry didn’t update as expected. I was writing it on my iPad and there is an extra step required to publish it. You can read it here. The night was hot so I spent the first part of it sleeping in my chair out under the awning. Awoken by a barking Minnie whose door…

The French got up around the same time as me. They were off to Samaria Gorge like the previous group the week before. There was no whistling, only whispering. The other campers probably think they are all still in bed. On a trip to the office later, to fix the Internet, I mentioned to Maria…

I honestly thought they were not there they were so quiet. I spoke with one of their leaders this morning who told me they had been together for three weeks. I said they seemed like a good bunch and that they were so quiet I’d thought they’d gone. The group plans to visit Samaria Gorge…

This morning was probably the least windy part of the day. We walked, saw no one and returned with the same number as we left. Out watering the sand outside Dave’s location, suddenly Athina, Giannis and their not-so-little boy George appeared. They arrived last night and I’d not noticed them. They came first in 2014…

We were out on the Promontory at the usual time, possibly a little earlier since there were fewer dogs to round up. A slight change in the morning routine but nothing drastic. I let all but Obi and Luis off once we arrived at the end as I’d seen a car parked in the car…

It was a bit chilly last night so we had our dinner and went to bed early. Even before dark. I thought it would be nice for them and also for me. Heidi and Millie were on short rations as I did not want them to be throwing-up all over me and Antonis’ car in…

Having heard nothing from Lorraine since Thursday about Millie and Heidi leaving on Wednesday, I began to suspect it wasn’t going to happen until Ursula contacted me to tell me she’d finally received an email from her. Lorraine graciously decided that Millie and Heidi should be the dogs to go as Heidi is Ursula’s dog…

Following their early start on Sunday, my adolescent neighbours behaved like adolescents and stayed in their pits longer this morning. They were indeed subdued following whatever outing they went on yesterday. I didn’t bother to find out or even talk to them. I politely hung around until after 09:30 before disappearing off to the supermarket…

My slumbers were interrupted by Minnie and Heidi barking at 05:10. The time the music came on the other side of the fence. I guess the music was someone’s alarm since there was a lot of activity from then on. I was concerned that I might wake the little darlings whilst taking out the dogs…

After a peaceful beginning, I now have new neighbours. The area north of me is generally designated for groups. Usually groups of young French if history is anything to go by. There was a minor invasion of around twenty or so about 11:00. I popped round to mention the fact that there are a few…

Antonis came on a rescue mission to help me reduce the number of beers in my fridge. I also needed to give him some money for Dave’s meds and food as well as Heidi’s passport. A prospective new job was the rationale for his Chania visit. He told me that a man was killed by…

I think we were all awake before the alarm. It was a bit like waiting for the other boot to fall. But I think it’s better like that as at least they have a defined signal that it is time to get up. It avoids all those practice runs an hour earlier. Boris was up…

Wandering past the office last night I could hear Georgia talking to someone on the phone in English. Not one of her strengths. She thrust the receiver into my hand as I came through the door and contented herself with petting Obi. Dave was outside as he displayed no interest in coming into the office.…

Whilst out wandering the camping last night with Dave and Obi, I ran into a young couple eating on the steps to the kitchen. I suggested they might like to sit on one of the benches at the tables in the communal eating area where there is also a light. Chatting, I discovered that she…

For the past few days the EG web server has not been working and nobody knew what to do. The lovely lady, Laura, who used to look after all things Web is no longer doing it but I keep asking her to fix things which she does out of the kindness of her heart. Once…

Coming to the beach carpark this morning I could see several cars. One at least I knew as it was Antonis’. He was out on the rocks fishing. I guessed there would be a couple of tents out however there turned out to be three. Kostas was already there and waved from afar. It didn’t…

The awning is still down because of the wind so I am lurking under the carob trees in the shade. It has not been a very exciting day as little has happened out of the ordinary. The dogs were excited by some freeloaders camping on the Promontory. I heard the advance party go off for…

For me the night was quite short and windy. It was 01:00 by the time I’d finished fiddling with computers. I didn’t wake until my 05:30 alarm. It was still windy Setting off across the beach, the wind had blown the sand, covering previous days’ tracks. Kostas arrived shortly after we did and received the…

I’ve had super busy today, it’s late and I’ve been catching up with other stuff. I’ve been finishing off the bar camera installation and it has also been extremely windy so I’ve had to take down my awning. Tomorrow, according to the forecast, is going to even more windy than today. I will try to…

My blissful slumbers were disturbed by annoying dog-noises around 01:40 so I levered myself from my pit. By the time I got into the SDC it was all too late and events has proceeded me. I let Minnie out first followed by Oskar. They scampered around the compound together and Minnie seemed relieved. I looked…

Happy 4 July 2017! Independence Day USA. I’m sure Mr Trump is enjoying the festivities despite North Korea’s latest missile test which, apparently, could possibly strike Alaska. Kim Jong Un is probably laughing his socks off, not so the South Koreans who have a small army deployed along their northern border. Kostas was out this…

I fell asleep outside again and woke up at 01:45. Pea was pleased to be let out of his house and Fido was fairly pleased to be let in to the van. Obi wished to be in there and Luis was posted there for being noisy. The dog never knows when he’s on to a…

I fell asleep in one of the chairs on the decking with a fan providing a cooling stream of air. I awoke around 01:30, let Pea out for a drink, then went to bed to wake again at 05:25. Lazy bones but no moon to lighten the sky so I slept on.  It is July…

I thought yesterday was going to be the record breaker however today has over taken yesterday by  a small margin. A record nonetheless. Today’s maximum temperature was 44.1°C (111F) at 14:37. Yesterday was a mere 43.6°C at 17:30. I got up for a drink at 04:00 and decided to go outside to sleep on one…