Month: September 2020

It was nearly 05:30 by the time I got the troops into some kind of order. Not that it was their fault just that there’s quite a bit to do. All those leads and collars to fit, Charlie to extract from one of the houses and then the bottom hinge of the gate broke. It’s…

I’ve changed the alarm time to 04:55 as the sun is so lazy at getting up at the moment. Fido started to make “I’m a dog that needs a pee” noises at 04:29 which woke me up. I prised myself from my pit to open the gate whereupon he declined to go out. Skinny, however,…

My Sunday night viewing was a film entitled The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller playing Walter. This film was released in 2013 so not the Danny Kaye version of 1947. Walter goes in search of a photographer whom he just misses by minutes as he’s lost the final cover photo for Life…

A warm and almost windless morning with no motorhomes or vans parked in the beach car park. I don’t think there was a single vehicle. We completed only two circuits of the Promontory as I planned to come back later with Obi to try to do a better job than the previous day. A couple…

I was up several times in the night as the weather is cooler and I consumed a lot of fluids. It takes a little while to become accustomed to the change in temperature and humidity. The band of residents in the car park were there as the previous day. They seem to remain only for…

The smell of the lilies on the Promontory was wonderful. Everything is flowering and grass is growing in the sand on the camping. We’d passed the motorhome and vans parked in the beach car park. A small community is springing up as they appear to have become tired of parking along the beach road. We…

Not once did I wake during the night! Until the alarm announced it was 04:30. I was out and about searching for a pair of shorts with pockets. One for my phone and another for the other remote controller. Now that I have five remote collars, I’ve divided the dogs between the two remotes. Isabella,…

I was pleased to discover there was loads of solar hot water when I went for an indoors shower at bedtime. I hadn’t realised quite how filthy my feet were and had forgotten the mud from the riverbed sticking to my leg. Our walking pattern was similar to yesterday where we completed two laps of…

The High Chaparral was part of my evening entertainment. The episode included an overseas visit from an English lord of all people. You’ll be glad to know that things are settling down between John Cannon and his new Mexican wife (of convenience) Victoria. Sadly, many Indian Ameriacans died in this episode including the one Blue…

The penultimate episode of Foyle’s War kept me entertained until bedtime which wasn’t all that late anyway. The last of the cauliflower was a little soggier than I would have liked but otherwise a good evening. The rain and wind lowered the temperature so I might have been thankful for just a thin blanket in…

There was more rain during the evening so I needed to rearrange some items out on the decking although it was too late for some as they were already wet. Altogether, the total rain for the day was 45.6mm which is a significant amount when there hasn’t been any since 31 May. The exhaustion of…

Warmth and darkness greeted me at 04:30 but still no rain. I even contemplated going for the Early Walks without a T-Shirt but then thought better of it. Even though it was Saturday in September, there were no FreeLoaders or even vehicles. The only vehicle we encountered was the motorcycle of a guy from Paleochora…

Following some time in London with Spooks and in Chicago with Hill Street, retired to my boudoir expecting to be up to take things in when it started to rain. The only time I got up was to let Fido in as he’d elected to stay outside with Obi, Charlie and Isabella to find he…

I was in bed around 21:00 as I was feeling sleepy after the excitement of a restaurant meal and outing to Anydri. I only got up once and that was to let Fido out for a wee. It was cooler at getting up time which was a slight blessing as it had been warm during…

The cats were at war so I needed to get out of bed around 01:50 to get a collar to keep Luis quiet. The remainder of the night was warm yet quiet. There was not a breath of air as I went over to feed the cats at 04:40. I didn’t even bother to put…

It was an evening of nostalgia starting with the first episode of Perry Mason with Raymond Burr starring as Perry Mason. All that way back to 1957! Burr went on to play Ironside in 1967 when Perry Mason ended. The second bout of nostalgia was from The High Chaparral starring Leif Erickson as ‘Big’ John…

After an entertaining visit to Walton’s Mountain, I prepared to retire to my boudoir however it was still quite early so I fiddled around outside for a little while, fed the cats and moved the clutter around a bit. Only Fido got me up in the night but I’d almost forgotten the event it was…

After another episode of Foyle’s War and something to eat, I retired to my boudoir and was quickly asleep. Just before midnight, Janne and Erica arrived to much barking from a dog which had been placed, in his box, next to their caravan. This evoked similar barking on the parts of Isabella and Charlie. After…

I eventually gave in and took the SunBlocker down as it was still blowing quite hard. It’s not that hard to take down and put up anyway. The evening passed by with a visit to Broadchurch and some silliness with Lethal Weapon the series – all to be taken absolutely seriously. I fell into bed…

I watched the final part of the BBC Once Upon A Time In Iraq series which only goes to confirm that the greatest losers from the American and British intervention, ensuing civil war and ISIS massacres are the people of Iraq. It is very difficult to find any benefit for anyone and goes to show…

A caterwaul disturbed my slumbers at 04:00 exacerbated by Luis giving his support to the ongoing spat. Even so, I managed to get back to sleep! The morning walk was not quite so brisk as I went to bed late and had worked hard on the Skinny Fence the day before. Nevertheless, we completed our…

The night turned out very calm and very warm so I started off in my hammock. Later, the wind got up and it became chilly so I went into my boudoir for the remainder of the night and even required a sheet! It was windier when we went out but still very warm so I…

The morning walks were a little shorter as I wanted to get away and up to Spaniakos. We carried out the Promontory section of the walk promptly and were doing well until I remembered my T-Shirt, controller and head torch left dangling on a branch where the dogs had been left. Despite Luis’ protestations, we…

The wind subsided and it became quite warm in the night necessitating exposing myself outside my mosquito tent. It’s amazing how much heat that insect tent keeps in. We were out at the normal time surrounded by a totally moonlit landscape with a gentle breeze wafting from the north. I left my T-Shirt with my…

The fidgets were about at 04:00 so not much sleeping after that time. We were out and walking on a deserted Promontory although there were a couple of motorbikes, a car and a motorhome in the car park, the occupants were elsewhere. The walk was pleasant and cooler. The moon was overhead which gives a…

I slept inside in the end and it wasn’t too hot. It was windy outside and might have been a little noisy and chilly. I was fast asleep when the alarm went off so it took a few minutes to engage my brain. A stealth camper/van conversion was in the beach car park and the…

I woke up hot as I decided to sleep inside last night. Even with the windows and door open, it was too hot. I let Fido out and purloined the fan pointing at the dogs, turning it to face me. That was a little better but outside might have been a better solution. We were…

I slept inside for a change as it was cooler. In fact, it’s beginning to get cooler mornings and evenings but still plenty hot enough during the day. Cool mornings are great as it’s possible to get things done. I can do much more when it’s cooler. Fido needed a wee at 04:00 so I…

I had to get up in the middle of the night as Luis was noisily guarding the open cupboard in case a sneak-thief might come to steal Isabella’s food in the night. We’re all very glad that Luis should take so much care in guarding the food but I’d rather he performed the task silently.…

Not a single vehicle adorned the beach car park as we set off on our first walk. We didn’t see any FreeLoaders or even recent signs of any. There was an interesting cycle track diagonally across the Big Beach but no sign of any people. Perhaps they came only for the day. Our first walk…