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 I was aware it would be raining later. I walked them around continuously and managed to cover just over 5km.
Luis and Fido each had a glowing ball however neither was up for letting me throw it for them. They simply followed the others as we marched around the route I used to follow while running in the early days. We had a slight diversion as we went over the rocks before returning to base.
I ran to Paleochora and back, a total of 9km. It was windy and cool so I wore a top over my running vest. It was light, so no need for anyone to see the reflective stripes on my shirt and shorts. The pipe-laying works are progressing well and have now almost passed in front of the filling station. The nice bucket driver waves cheerily as I run past so hopefully he won’t clonk me on the head as he swings the boom. There was a man with a roller consolidating the fill on top of the pipes. I assume they will not resurface the road assuming the road project goes ahead as planned.
I had breakfast before heading off to the dentist for my checkup. I see him once per year in November or December. Up until now, he has only cleaned my teeth: this time he replaced a filling. A reasonably painless operation but I think I’ll avoid biting on it until it’s had a chance to settle down. I think the last time I had a filling replaced was when a Chinese dentist in Singapore replaced several for me.
I visited the electrical shop to pick up some items for the camping and then to Petrakis for some food. Yannis invited me to come running with him but I said I’d already done my stint and didn’t fancy it much in the rain anyway.
I was about a quarter of the way back to Grammeno when it started to rain lightly so I slipped into high gear and raced back trying to get there before the road was wet and I got wetter. The dogs were sheltering in their houses as I divided them up so that each would have a house to shelter in. I suspect Fido, Princess and Pea are all in Château Boris as there are blankets in there so they can snuggle up together. I am hoping the rain will subside so that I can go out to feed them. I will not swap them around, simply put down the grub and let them get on with it!
There is thunder in the distance and the accompanying lightnight. The rain is noisier on the roof over then van than the canopy as the insulation deadens the sound. I feel sorry for the others on the camping who have only their van to sit in. Obi is inside with the heater on whilst I remain in the chair on the decking. A couple of
The LED light above the Instant Pot has attracted a few sleepy insects. All the flies have disappeared. My supper has defrosted and is ready to eat – just some rice
I cooked porridge earlier as the cooler temperature made me hungry and I wanted something to warm me up. I’m almost ready for my supper so need to feed the dogs before feeding myself. I have very little desire to venture out into the rain…
Naturally, once I’d wandered around outside to feed them, the rain almost stopped. I carried the food container under the canopy and doled out the food there before running round to drop it off. I’ve left all the dogs free to decide who goes where: a decision I may regret later.
So far, 14mm of precipitation has fallen but there’s more to come
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