It was a nearly sensible time this morning as I ignored the dogs until 04:40 when I got up and let them out before getting dressed.

It was still light enough to see even though we were out a little earlier. The dogs seemed to disappear but then suddenly were with me at the entrance to the Promontory. By the time we were going over the rocks, all of them had caught up so we were able to enjoy the morning sky together. They told me how much they appreciated the view…

The walk to Plakaki was uneventful. The Blue Bulldozer was in the same position but the stacks of sun beds had arranged themselves next to the umbrellas. There were not many people sitting out at 06:30 for some reason. Sometimes in the summer but then they’re most likely been there all night having staggered from the bar.

Kostas was driving to the Promontory as we were on our way back to the camping. The dogs chased after his 4×4 half heartedly and we went back into the field having inspected the newly-planted trees.

Some of the holes are still unoccupied but I should imagine there are more trees to be planted. It’s good to see someone is making an effort.

I felt the need for fresh bread so cut up the old for breadcrumbs and set a replacement loaf into motion. The aforementioned has just finished baking.

I went off on my bike up the mountain right to the top then came back for a quick swim. At that point in the day, the sea was completely calm as there was virtually no wind. Now, the cups are racing round. The forecast is for similar conditions for several days.

There are more people in the camping as it’s a weekend. Next weekend will be much busier due to the holiday and the children breaking up from school.

I released and fed the dogs and made some tea. I put the starter into the dough and massaged it a little while. This loaf is another experiment with 150g oats, 150g rye and 100g corn, the starter is whole meal.

Janne and Erica went into Paleochora and kindly picked up 40kg Isabella Food which will keep me going for a little while and save me having to carry it on my bike. They have spent most of the remainder of the day preparing for their departure sometime tomorrow.

I had some IT jobs to attend to so have kept myself busy with those.

I had a chat with Rodney who recently learned that his younger brother Graham has cancer of the throat with 3-6 months to live assuming he’s prepared to poison himself with chemo. He’s only 57. If you know of anyone in need of a cockerel, they have three to spare.

There has been little noise from the camping but I’ve not ventured out recently. At this precise point in time, the restaurant is completely empty.

The kittens are racing back and forth next door as Janne stacks items into his trailer. He says they will leave sometime mid-morning tomorrow.

The Doggy Rice is depressurising, the new loaf is cooling on top of the oven. The virus-infected computer I’ve been working on appears, for now at least, to be behaving itself normally.

I shall put together something to eat for later and then feed the dogs. I can hear the sea in the distance.