The forecast was a little economical with the truth as over 46mm rain has fallen since yesterday evening, all of it after midnight. The Early Walk was still by moonlight despite the cloudy sky over flat and virgin sand washed down by the heavy rain. The earlier rain was accompanied by thunder and lightning which was all very exciting. Skinny left early on as I discovered when I looked outside when I went to collect my watch left on charge. He doesn’t like thunder and lightning so was hiding outside under the decking.
Luis and Oskar were abandoned to a bush near the end of the first lap. They were collected again as we returned on the third. It was still dark so we went straight home not attempting the rocks.
Skinny and I went off to the bakery, picking our way through the debris of rocks and mud which again covered the roads. Vehicles were moving very slowly avoiding the larger rocks. The mud was slippery and sometimes quite deep. It was quite a tedious process but we persevered bringing back two kalitsounia for Tony. I took a bucket of irrigation water for an outside wash after my run. It will be very boring to have to go for a shower when the water comes back.
Georgia phoned to ask how things were. I said that I’d left a bucket of water by the toilets for flushing purposes and the customers were holding up. I asked if there was any update and she gave a politician answer that the water may be back later in the day. She said she’d be in the camping in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, I changed the rubbish bins and reassured the customers. The Oban couple left to return to Chania. I had my breakfast having fed various cats. The mother cat seems to be recovering nicely as she managed to jump to the top of the fridge-freezer for her food which I still serve in the cat box to prevent others from taking it. There are a couple of hungry strangers as well as a good-natured tom.
The morning was taken up with IT tasks for EG and Inter Sport. The router configured last night is now working so it’s possible to connect reliably to the shop from the office above Cooks. I have yet to configure the LAN to LAN VPN.
The day has been consistently wet and pretty unprepossessing. Going out to the tap by the loos for water is losing its charm. I thought my days of doing that were over! There is a large puddle where the pipe from the roof discharges onto the ground outside the workshop.
There was more rain with thunder and lightning around 15:00. Another 24mm fell at that point bringing the total to over 45mm. The dogs needed walking so we went out around 17:00 during a gap in the rain. The sand on the Promontory was all bashed flat due to the afternoon rain and I released all bar Obi. The lagoon has quite a bit of water in it as the sea is from the south so coming over the rocks. We all kept our feet dry as we passed over the causeway with Skinny leading the charge. I laugh when I see Oskar stop mid-way to watch to see if there are any waves coming. It’s a little like stopping your car across the railway line at a level crossing to look for an approaching train!
Everyone but Skinny returned at the collection point although Skinny accompanied us at a distance sheering off at the Promontory end to pass into the camping via the beach gate. He met us by the workshop as we came in but declined to enter when called. It started to rain so I fed the dogs leaving Skinny outside. Later, once the rain had stopped, I went to feed the mother cat and there was Skinny. He came in with me but was dismayed to discover he’d missed out on food. Food only happens once per day so…
The water situation is still unsure. The recent rain will not have made the job of repairing the damage caused by the last lot any easier. I understand the pipes which carry the water from the supply were broken during Sunday evening’s storm. I suspect there are plenty of rumours…
Talking of food, I’d better have some myself!
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