Month: March 2019

Over the past week I have been getting up five minutes earlier so as to avoid the one hour difference with the time change. I reminded everyone else about the time change but forgot to adjust my alarm from 04:30 to 05:30 to take into account the hour. As a result, I couldn’t work out…

The European Parliament has decided that from 2021 the European States will no longer change their clocks in spring and autumn. Each state must decide to adopt either permanent winter or summer time. Those that decide to keep with permanent summer will change for the last time on the last Sunday of March 2021: for…

The strongest gust today at 11:30 was 94.45km/h (59mph) Despite the pessimistic forecast, there was quite a lot of sun today although it didn’t feel very sunny due to the tremendous amount of wind. The Early walk was dark, damp and windy. The level of dampness was acceptable for the duration of the walk. The…

Dampness reigned as I poked my nose out of the tent this morning. I knew it was there as I’d heard it in the night. Not much as it happens although there was more promised from 05:15 on. There was a little whilst we were out but nothing to write home about. I left the…

I almost removed one of my fleeces on the Early Walk it was so warm and still. A situation which will change over the next few days as there may be rain later and strong wind again on Friday. We were back in the camping just after 06:00 so I got on with some work…

All on my own for the first time since, I think, October. Peter and Angelica are transitioning to their new abode in Paleochora so are not staying in T3, the young German family left late morning and all the various workers disappeared off home around 15:30. As one does. Chris and Claire are flying back…

Enough of the wind! It’s been blowing hard for a couple of days and finally, this afternoon, it stopped. It was very windy again this morning for the Early Walk and it was cold enough to warrant a coat which I was in two minds whether to take. I was very glad of it in…

It was windy in the night except for a quiet period earlier on. The Early Walk was interesting as the wind was mostly from the north. Very quick when moving south but somewhat more difficult when going the other way. We were back in the camping around 06:45 in time for a cup of tea…

Message seen from a ski lift at Meribel So far, nearly 4,500,000 have signed the revoke Article 50 petition to cancel Brexit. The petition has been on the government petition website for some days but has recently received many more signatures.People are justifiably fed up with the entire process which has now dragged on for…

Oskar has been behaving more unusually than usual the past couple of days. He appears to be looking for something, particularly on the Evening Walk. When it comes to the end of the walk, he disappears and refuses to come when asked. I managed to reacquire him at the sliding gates last night but tonight…

A cardiologist from Germany could not understand the Brexit farce. He is on two weeks holiday having had to drive through Romania to get here as he didn’t realise he needed an insurance Green Card to drive through Montenegro adding 1,000km to his journey. He is now happily relaxing with his wife close to the…

I forgot to close the windows of some of the rooms at reception so went up there after feeding the dogs to do so. The office faces west so receives the afternoon sun and it was actually quite warm inside as I opened the door to get the keys to lock up the rooms. I…

Mr Polychronis is doing well again. Delivering plenty of supplies to the camping for all the various projects for the new season. The concrete bases, constructed on Sunday now have little toilet and shower huts standing on them. Looking north across the land which will soon have three (?) new wooden châlet-style dwellings I assume…

The moon and Venus at dawn There were no nocturnal data transfers only sleep so I was well awake before the alarm. Another bright morning to greet me although there was some dampness on the deck from condensation which had dripped from the roof. We were out on the Promontory well before 06:00 so Venus,…

I wanted to move a batch of data so got on with it when I woke up at 02:00 having let Fido go out for the inevitable. I got my data on the move then went back to sleep to be woken by the alarm at 05:30. There was a slight resistance to getting out…

Grown from a cutting Fido needed to go out in the night and was followed by Oskar and Charlie. Fido came back in a timely manner: Oskar and Charlie didn’t so were quite pleased when I finally let them in some twenty minutes later. It was cold outside last night! It was still cold when…

Heavy rain around 02:30 disturbed my blissful slumbers as it clattered down on the metal roof. About 5mm fell during an hour so it must have been a little damp outside. I had to reach for the duvet as my fleecy blankets were insufficient following the fall in temperature due to the rain. I was…

More punters arrived this morning. A call from the reception announced the arrival of a German couple who have been on Crete for about a week and plan to stay at Grammeno for at least a week. They have taken up residence in Brian’s former location north of me. I mentioned they get a free…

Last night was very wet as was the earlier part of today with over 20mm rain altogether. The van was full of soggy doggies yesterday evening so it was imperative to have the heating on to try to dissipate the humidity. My shorts dried during the night as did my shoes. We were up at…

The photo from Hans and Veronika’s contact card It didn’t rain in the night but I’d taken the precaution to bring in the dog blankets I’d recently washed. The forecast was for the rain to start around 08:00, well after the Early Walk. There was light rain as we set off towards the end of…

Another Clean Monday bites the dust. I counted around twenty kites flying from Grammeno Beach at one point. I’ve just done a tour of inspection of the camping which included collecting some sun loungers from the beach. Strange that the loungers could easily make it from the bar to the water’s edge but not the…

David and Carol left today to begin their journey back to UK. It starts with some visits before the ferry on Tuesday. They’re off to India in early April. The day began at 05:00 but I waited until 05:30 before rising definitively. The Early Walk was very warm and pleasant. I even considered shedding a…

I was up at 05:30, well before the alarm. We were out good and early on a clear but slightly chilly morning. I didn’t need a coat but I wanted to keep going to be warm. All the dogs were off-lead however Obi failed to return at the end of the walk. We were back…

I was up at 05:00 but then went back to bed to read the news until 05:30. We walked as usual but Fido lost his ball. It was a lovely morning but not too warm so I needed to keep going to be warm. The World Women’s Day challenge is to walk or run 1…

The sound of munching surrounds me as Fido and Obi munch their way through their biscuits. Fido finishes before Obi and Luis finishes before anyone. He’d eat it before it hit the bowl if he had the chance. Charlie and Oskar are outside but Oskar always eats faster than Charlie. All three planets, Venus, Saturn…

Nikola found Obi stretched out in the sun in front of David’s motorhome yesterday. She encouraged him to follow her back home but he was having none of it. Instead, she picked him up and carried him back. She commented that he seemed reluctant to go back in. Hardly surprising with the remainder of the…

The disappearance and reappearance of Obi Strategically placed in the doorway, Fido (L) and Luis enjoy the sunshine. Oskar is outside at the top of the steps. Obi was nowhere to be seen at the end of the walk but I didn’t wait as I wanted to get on. As the day progressed, I’d not…

Luis was a bad boy so spent the night incarcerated in one of the kennels outside in the SDC. He started being quite aggressive, particularly towards Obi, involving seating arrangements inside the van. I picked him up and escorted him to the SDC run where I left him. His next ploy was to make noise…

The deck was wet as I went out indicating the rain from earlier. Not as much rain as expected fortunately. The walk went without incident and Obi just about made it back at the end. I have a feeling I know where this is leading. The moon and Venus at dawn The moon and Venus…

Today started early as I woke up due to my laptop being in bed with me. I was working on the new Inter Sport server in bed last night and didn’t turn off the laptop so was flooded with bright light when I accidentally pressed a key in my sleep. I felt wide awake so…

It was dry when I went out onto the decking and not cold. I could also see where I was going which is an indicator of the days getting longer and earlier sunrise. We were on the Promontory for a good hour where we, or at least I, walked 5km. I even took my coat…