Month: November 2018

The wind blew hard all night so the van was rocking around. I’ve had it worse as the maximum gust was a mere 78km/h. It was still windy and cold in the morning so my desire to spend a long time wandering around in the dark was limited, surprisingly. We went out at 05:50 following…

I worked out that it had rained in the night when I found the decking wet as I ventured out just after 05:00. It was dark but there was some light from the remnants of the moon struggling through the clouds. It wasn’t raining at that moment which was the main thing. We managed the…

The lovely Dominika from Poland eventually arrived in the camping around 20:00. I’d decided to sit and wait in the office which might not have been the best decision in light of her lateness. The battery on her iPhone had run out so she pulled into a filling station to charge it up. There were…

Loud barking and plenty of excitement heralded the arrival of Tina (the cleaner) from two years ago. She has given up cleaning at the camping during the summer as she has a disabled daughter who was very ill in hospital. She came yesterday evening to ask me if I would look at her computer as…

Huge joy! The rain is rattling on the metal roof above me. The dogs are divided up between the two compounds so that each is guaranteed a house and no one is left orphaned outside in the rain. I suspect that Pea, Oskar and Fido are all in Château Boris as it’s large enough for…

The upcoming forecast for the next few days is anything but promising: Rain, rain, showers rain (approximately 75mm forecast) The Early Walk was a long one, both in duration as well as distance. We were not back in the camping until 07:30 and we left just after 05:00. We also walked 7.40Km giving me a…

The moon was almost full and the sky was clear so I was able to see what was in front of me as I walked around the Promontory. Dawn broke and took over from the moonlight. It was a pleasant experience and Obi, Princess and I walked our 6.21km of the Early Walk. The finale…

No rude awakenings today and the walk went as expected but with a mere 5.83km covered. I decided to let Princess off the lead at the beginning of the morning walk to see how she would respond. She stayed with the group for quite a while but failed to return to the collection point. She…

It was Fido who woke me this morning at 04:30. The time was not so important, just the horrid noise he was making. Why was he barking? Who knows? The important bit was that he stopped. I didn’t bother going back to sleep as I’d be getting up soon anyway. I was more organised and…

My sleep was interrupted due to some slight Oskar activity but possibly also down to excessive Black Tea consumption too late in the day. It had rained in the night so the decking was wet however the leads were reasonably dry even though they are hung over the fence at night. I needed to reorganise…

Having met people lurking by the Big Rock on the Promontory, I naturally assumed they were staying the night due to the fire and the lateness. As it turned out, I was wrong so kept the dogs on their leads for no reason at all. We sat on the rocks in various locations and communed…

Contrary to expectations, there was rain this morning! Only once we’d returned from the Early Walk so I hung around a little before going out running. It was another marching walk this morning and I managed over 5km before the run. Despite the cloud, it was even possible to see a few stars which has…

I can hear the sea crashing against Gremmeno Beach much as it was doing when we stood on the rocks at the end of the Promontory. The dogs wanted to go up onto the rocks as much as I did I think. The sea was very agité as the French might say. The wind is…

The dogs survived the night without any problem although some of the older houses are not quite as waterproof as before. From Friday lunchtime until midnight there was 18.3mm precipitation. Then from midnight until 09:00 a further 22.1mm with more forecast: the sun is trying its hardest to break through the clouds as I write. There was…

Sunday’s looking a bit damp! The rain patters down on the metal roof above the van as I sit under the canopy with my laptop warming my legs. In summer, the sweat runs down my bare legs: in winter, I’m glad of the additional warmth. The Early Walk was more active than of late as…

My day has been almost non-stop. Starting with the Early Walk which passed uneventfully, I went for a 10km run as I know it will be raining tomorrow, Saturday and possibly Sunday, so feel I should have some spare kms under my belt just in case. The challenge is for the month but today marks…

The wind did not blow as much during the night as forecast which was a blessing. It has been more windy today from about midday onwards with gusts to 71.6km/h. It has been sunny or it would have been downright cold. Despite the wind, the sea was calm and perfect for swimming. The fact that…

I’m ignoring Fido who has been AWOL the longest. Pea, Luis and Fido decided not to return after the Evening Walk presumably as a result of huge pile of poo left by last night’s FreeLoaders. Yum-yum. Fido is getting anxious and making a noise which is a sure way of guaranteeing that I’m not going…

It has not been cold although there is a bit of a wind and likely to be more tomorrow and Wednesday. Gusting to around 60km/h I suspect although the forecast is more. The weather forecast from Friday to Tuesday, if it comes to pass, looks less than appealing. Forecast, as of Monday, for Friday to…

I’m going to bed later tonight as I keep waking up too early in the morning. I plan to be in bed at 22:00 rather then by 21:00. Another mild, but thankfully lacking in mosquitoes morning. Luis was the ultimate star of the show with Fido eventually as runner-up. Fido could probably foretell the future…

Sunrise as I was out running this morning. (Pity about the cable!) Again I was awake before the alarm. Perhaps I should go to bed later. I’m doing a bit of an experiment to see if it’s true that going to bed and getting up at the same time each day is good for you.…

Last night, a phone call from Maria alerted me to a power failure in T3 where Peter and his partner reside. It transpired that she’d plugged in an appliance which had shorted the power circuit and caused a fuse to blow. In England, plugs have their own separate fuse which usually goes first. On the…

A couple of years ago I did all the research on the DJI Phantom Pro drone which I’d seen Sascha flying around the camping. Owning a drone seemed like a fun way to take some interesting photographs and videos as well as discover new places to visit around and about. I’d already bought some cheap…

It was cooler this morning and a little windier however not enough to persuade the mosquitoes to stay at home. They were particularly bothersome today and I must have squished several. The Little Blighters were trying to bite my face as my head and neck were covered by the hood of my dog-walking garment. The…

The moon and Venus in the early dawn sky The moon will not be visible tomorrow morning as it rises at dawn and is only 0.3% illumination. The New Moon is at 18:01. This is the last we will see of the moon in the early morning until 22 November when it will set at…

The times, they are a-changin’. Insomuch as I didn’t get up until 04:55 this morning. Now that I can let the dogs get plenty of exercise both morning and evening, I have decided to give myself a huge lie-in until 04:55! Such decadence should not be permitted I realise. The balls were very successful this…

I slept until 04:15 and waited for the 04:25 alarm before venturing from my pit. OddJob was reasonably quiet but remained elusive whilst the others were running about. The various FreeLoaders were in their vans so our journey to and from the Promontory was uneventful. The two caravans on Alonáki Beach have since departed as…

The dogs spent time looking for Ursula this morning. I let OddJob go and also Pea and Charlie, later Luis. Fido and Oskar stayed with Princess and Obi. The dogs were moribund today so we spent the time walking around or on the rocks. OddJob was about but not joining in from a safe distance.…

A rude awakening just before midnight from Princess who was experiencing a gastric emergency and needed to get out of her house. OddJob was out anyway so delighted to have company. The two of them didn’t stay out for long as I soon put them back in their houses. Even with the door closed, but…

A warm night and a warm Early Walk. OddJob was released right at the start and given plenty of time before the others were let loose. Only Pea and Charlie were let off and they stayed with me. He never made it as far as Ursula so I let them all go to amuse themselves.…