Month: April 2021

Another night with the van door and the awning tent open. I was wearing fewer clothes for the Early Walk as I guessed it would be quite warm as there was no wind only a slight breeze. We were the only people about unsurprisingly until 06:35 when the Brazilian woman with the Irish passport was…

The twins came to deliver a plate and a pottery bowl asking at the same time if they could come out with the dogs for the Evening Walk. Elias came later to confirm that he’d sanctioned the request and that they were good to go. In fact, it was Greta and the twins so they…

Skinny and Isabella were first out the door as usual with Fido following close behind. The door was open all night again as it was warm enough all evening and night. There’s more noise if it’s windy but the fresh air is a worthwhile advantage. It was a little cloudy but definitely not cold. The…

It was 05:15 when I left my pit and released Skinny and Isabella to explore the world outside. We were going out of the gate just after 05:30 but it was still not as dark as I thought it might be. The walk down to the end of the Promontory was tranquil with the sea…

Even though the little blighter went out for a wee at bedtime, he still managed to wake me up at 04:00 with his fidgeting. Having tried to ignore him, I finally gave in and let him out. At least he had the goodness to come back in quickly. It was not windy when we got…

The wind blew hard all night so I was looking forward to going out on the Early Walk. We were out just before six and, as the sky was clear, it was getting light. The first section was completed in good time so we set off down the road towards Plakaki along the road. The…

A warm night ended at 05:00 with Luis making a racket in response to some yowling cats. I asked him nicely to be quiet then went back to sleep until almost getting up time. It wasn’t quite so warm outside but I could have done with one fewer layer as I discovered later. It didn’t…

We were up at 05:30 and out of the gate well before 06:00 to a clear, bright morning. Clear and bright with a few stars and planets scattered around The first Promontory walk was quickly dispensed with so we were on our way towards Plakaki along the road again as this keeps things going nicely.…

For some obscure reason, I woke up at 05:00 again. The next thing I knew, the alarm was going at 05:45 and Skinny was putting his front paws onto the side of my bed. I extracted myself from under my insect netting and proceeded to put on some insulation whilst letting the largest two out…

Elias and the twins joined us for our Evening Walk which took place before dark this time. Greta was falling asleep as she ate her evening meal so was in bed. The twins appear to have limitless energy wanting to stop off to explore with the dogs. Isabella was keeping everyone in order as she…

The night seemed a little short because it was quite late once I got to bed. I was writing my blog much later as I’d been invited out and then we walked the dogs so I was falling asleep at my keyboard. Usually, I write my blog before going out for the Evening Walk and…

The nighttime rain didn’t materialise except for some light showers. I got up to bring my socks in from the washing line to dry. The van door was open all night so just the gate was closed. Only Charlie and Obi were outside and something interested Charlie at some point. I think the cats were…

I was awake at 05:30 so thought I might as well get up. Skinny seemed eager to get out of the door anyway. We left just before six on a still, warm but dark morning. There was only a very small amount of wind so, even though I was wearing summer shorts, I felt overdressed…

There was rain in the night much to my surprise as it wasn’t forecast with any degree of significant probability. Some of the showers were quite hard although they lasted only seconds as far as I could recall. It was all over by getting up time anyway. There was a Fido interruption at around 05:00.…

I managed to return from the Early Walk with exactly the same number of dogs with which I left. No one got lost, left behind or absconded. It was a beautiful morning although slightly overcast but with no appreciable wind. I have a few things I wanted to do before riding out to Krios. I…

I discovered the reason for my apparent madness yesterday. Despite instructions from Simon, Jean managed to plug the NAS unit I was working on into the LAN port of the laptop and not into the router where it should have been connected. I’d checked over the router settings but couldn’t understand the nature of the…

Skinny and Isabella decided upon an early outing at 04:00 as one of them had a pressing reason to venture outside. I stood waiting for them to come back which they did quite promptly. We all went back to sleep until the alarm at 05:45. It was another clear, bright but slightly windy morning so…

It was a beautiful spring morning as we crossed the field towards the sea. The birds were singing in the trees, the dawn was breaking, it was warm and clear. The sea was calm so what more could one wish for… I set off with seven dogs but returned with only six. The seventh disappeared…

Fido was encouraged to go outside for a wee but was somewhat reluctant to do so. I eventually roused him from the comfortable position on the bench where he’d recently been sleeping to join me outside. I took my eye off him for a moment having been distracted by something else and I expect he…

We were back at the camping before 07:00 having completed a very pleasant Early Walk over the usual route. It wasn’t windy or cold, the sky was clear so we could see reasonably well from the outset which is always a bonus. The sea was calm and the beach was fairly even to walk on.…

I suspect some of the dogs found it a little cool during the night as there was some fidgeting and general moving around. Luis encountered my wrath by growling at someone else as did Charlie who I stupidly allowed to remain outside. I shall not be making the same mistake tonight as he barked when…

I knew it was colder without the need to look at my phone or go outside as we were almost into duvet territory during the night. The wind should move back from the north on Sunday night so we have a couple more cooler nights ahead. I wore a coat as it was windy as…

I paid the price for not ejecting Fido at bedtime as he had to go out in the middle of the night. It was such a drawn-out and traumatic experience I didn’t even recall the fact but found that I was wearing my watch which was on its charger when I went to bed. I…

My watch was on charge all night as the battery was too low at bedtime and I couldn’t be bothered to get out of bed to get it from the charger once it had charged up a bit. When the watch is not on my wrist the iPhone provides the wake-up alarm which is a…

I slept the last part of the night under only a sheet it was so warm. It was just over 20℃ when I was out walking the dogs. It was also a little more than a bit windy so I was glad of both fleeces as I fought against the wind on the way to…

Luis was out all night as he went for a wee at bedtime but never came back. It was only at 05:15 when he found something interesting to bark at that I remembered he was outside. I let Isabella out and went out myself to make sure Luis came back into the van with Isabella.…

It was nearly midnight when I finally made it to bed. With the call from Erica and Janne and a chat with Elias followed by a very late evening walk, it was 22:00 before I sat down to eat something. Fortunately, Elias had given me some of his most excellent bread as I was able…

It was warm enough not to have to wear a coat which was a pleasure. Thick clouds obscured the moon from time to time and at one point, I thought it might even rain. The sea was calm as there was virtually no wind. A fishing boat was not far off along Alonáki Beach so…

It was one of those mornings when I didn’t really feel much like getting up however once vertical, life took on a different perspective in more ways than one. I was not alone, as Skinny and Isabella went out of the van door almost quietly and it was only a little later that Isabella started…

Even getting up at 05:50, it was soon light enough to see easily to cross the rocks and the causeway. It was darker because there was a power failure that affected Paleochora and the surrounding areas. Paleochora by night! Paleochora was in darkness other than the harbour entrance marker lights and the light which marks…