Month: December 2018

Fortunately, it was dry this morning when we went for the Early Walk. I managed three circuits of the Promontory with Obi and Princess completing two. I let them play with the others for the last one. I managed to see Jupiter amidst the clouds of which there were many. We went back to avoid…

It didn’t seem like Sunday morning when we went out into the darkness. With a minimal moon and plenty of cloud cover, there wasn’t much to see. I got a glimpse of Venus but, as for Jupiter, no chance. We trundled up and down the Promontory and then I tried to view the stars and…

A lie-in again until 05:15. The moon is still with us by less effective by the day. We managed a good few circuits of the Promontory and then I took some time to gaze at the planets. A while ago Venus, Jupiter and Mercury were relatively close together, from my viewpoint on Earth, now they…

Warmer this morning as there was no wind. The Early walk went without a hitch and we completed the Exercise ring at least with a bit over. It was a pleasant run to Krios without accompanying wind. I had an appointment with the washing machine at 09:30 so put my porridge on but dealt with…

There seemed little point in jumping out of bed at 04:55 as I knew it would be cold outside and we’d be back and it would still be dark. I allowed myself a decadent lie-in until 05:20! When we departed, the dogs were full of energy and they all followed me as I took Princess…

It wasn’t quite as cold as I feared when we went for the Early Walk. Despite my attempts to get some of the Exercise minutes out of the way, there seemed little movement even though I still completed three circuits of the Promontory. It was still dark when we got back so I waited a…

The night was unexpectedly warm and remained so until dawn. I walked more than the dogs as they didn’t seem to have their hearts in it. They were more interested in fooling about and ragging each other so I tied Obi and Princess to a rock and let them get on with it. I went…

Out through the gate for the Early Walk and onto the Promontory. I decided to go for it today so completed 6.11km and 56 Exercise minutes. The run to Krios was slow and deliberate as I was listening to an audiobook as I ran. I covered 22.04km by the end of the day with only…

Beautiful moonlight bathed the Promontory as we trotted across the beach. Soon to be shrouded in a thick layer of cloud but leaving enough reflected light to be able to see without a torch. I contented myself with four circuits of the Promontory today and we went back to Grammeno. With the dogs all safely…

Torsten and his wife Angela arrived a short while ago. They have a huge 4×4 truck which weighs in at around 12,000kg. I managed to get them past the entrance barrier but further into the camping was going to be a problem. They are in the tallest of the bays set aside for motorhomes with…

Today, well, technically, tomorrow for me, is Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. I can give notice that the Winter Solstice will be December 22 in UK and in Greece next year: now you can sleep soundly tonight. The Early Walk went to programme with a total of 5.89km and 62 Exercise minutes.…

Out on the promontory, just before the rising sun, Mercury and Jupiter joined Venus in the eastern sky. Venus had been up for quite a while making Jupiter and Mercury the latecomers. The dawn light flooded out the other two planets making any photo a waste of time. Venus, Mercury and Jupiter all playing nicely…

It made a welcome change not to find everywhere soaked in rain for a change. Hopefully, we have a whole week without rain. We’ll see. The Early Walk went as normal with the usual traipsing around the Promontory. I think they might get bored if I stopped all this marching about. We managed 6.87km even…

There was quite a lot of rain in the night but it conveniently decided to stop around 04:30. We managed to get out for a walk without getting wet and cover 5.95km with 72 Exercise minutes. That is a good start to the day. I was not able to see the clouds too well so…

Captains OneDin and Bains entertained me as I started season III of The OneDin Line last night. Nothing like a good Sunday night tradition! It’s hard to beat a bit of BBC Sunday Night Drama. My vibrating wrist brought me to consciousness. I was fast asleep and it took a couple of moments for me…

There was more rain during the night so I was wondering if I might have an enforced lie-in. By 05:00 it was not dry but there was no rain so we set off for our Early Walk. No sooner had we ventured across the beach than a light rain began to fall. We managed a…

My alarm announced that it was 18℃ outside but I took my coat as it was windier than the previous day. We set off walking and things were going well: both Princess and Obi were keeping up and the others were either in front or behind. Plenty of exercise for all. We did several circuits…

It was extremely wet as I opened the tent flap to walk onto the decking outside. As I wandered out to the loo, I could see that the sky was clear and there were plenty of stars. I’d expected it to be raining but the weather forecast had changed since the day before as most…

Forecasted weather for this morning predicted rain early on so I was pleasantly surprised to find it reasonably dry when I ventured outside. The dryness persevered for the duration of the walk and we were able to return somewhat drier than yesterday. Examination of the forecast indicated that it might even remain dry long enough…

A beautiful, clear sky with plenty of starts greeted us as we walked across the beach towards the Promontory. There had been quite a lot of rain in the night but only 0.2mm since midnight. Yesterday’s rain total was 13mm with more to follow tomorrow. I wondered at the stars as Obi and Princess did…

Following some heavy rain in the night, I was unsure of the situation when I woke up – would it rain or would it not? Should I stay or should I go? as The Clash would say. I decided to go but disregarded my own intuition which was to keep it short. The upshot? We…

There was only a small amount of rain during the Early Walk. I was on my own at that point having tied Princess and Obi to a rock. They’d had enough walking around and needed a rest. I should have followed their example but decided to do a couple more circuits instead. You can see…

The lie-in was cancelled in favour of getting the walk in before the rain. Had I have got my timing right we would not have got wet. As it was, we avoided the heavy shower and stood in the storeroom waiting for it to stop so I could put the dogs in their houses. I…

Dawn over Paleochora The new marching regime seems to be second nature and we even went a little further today: four circuits instead of the three so far. As a consequence, we were back in the camping later and I didn’t get out running until 07:26! I might not have got out of bed quite…

My bed seemed very inviting as the alarm sounded at 04:55. I was wondering if perhaps it was raining to give a good reason to remain tucked up in the warm. I could hear the wind outside and knew that it was not only strong but cold. Eventually, I prised myself from my pit and…

There was the slightest sound of light rain upon the roof as I stood putting on my shorts. I was certain no rain was forecast but I checked Sat24.com and WeatherUnderground just to be sure. I went to the loo and found clear skies above so assumed the rain was merely being blown over the…

No barking dogs in the night other than a couple of barks from Oskar who kindly shut up when asked. The Early Walk or March went without any excitement. It was warmish, the sky was mostly clear, and had I not been concentrating on walking up and down to complete my Exercise Goal, I would…

Frail vestiges of the moon hung in the sky in a perfect line between Venus and Spica, one of the stars which makes up Virgo’s left hand. I’d been awake on-and-off due to Georgia’s dogs making a racket. In fact, I sent her an email at 04:55 mentioning that the dogs had been barking since…

It was raining through the night although the amount was not that great. It was wet enough at 05:00 for me not to go out and wander around in the dark with a load of dogs. We finally went out around 06:30. We didn’t get wet and we had loads of fun marching up and…

I decided on a lie-in as it’s Sunday and I didn’t need to go anywhere or meet anyone. Consequently, we were not out until nearly 06:00! I chose to do some fast walking to see how many Exercise minutes I could exterminate by walking. The Evening Walk managed only 4 minutes however the Early Walk…

Welcome to December! Back to normal time, we were out just after 05:00 under a clear sky with the moon shining brightly. A multitude of stars studded the sky and there were no clouds, lightning or thunder: just a significant, north wind. We didn’t walk around too much, not in circuits anyway. We wandered around…