Month: July 2021

The evening was very warm so we sat outside in front of the cooler which provided more cooling as the temperature slowly dropped. I wasn’t particularly hungry as it was so hot but made up a salad once it had cooled down a little. I eventually put Luis, Oskar and Fido into the van although…

The same thief returned in the night but this time was unable to make his escape with the goodies. I woke up to the sound of munching, got out of bed and went over to the sink. I’d left the best part of a loaf of bread in a produce bag which now had a…

A nocturnal visitor caused a stir and Skinny jumped out of the window presumably to render assistance or to give chase. I’d left the crust of my loaf, loafing on the counter to eat for breakfast. Alas, some visiting [rodent] stole it from me. It was quite a large lump of bread so it wasn’t…

The sun blocker came down again during the evening as it became more windy than I was expecting. A good thing really as it’s been windy most of the day and is forecast to continue. I entertained myself with a little World Cinema with an Argentinian film set in rural Patagonia. The film was called…

Michael must have been bored on his own in the office so persuaded me to go up there to help him with a spreadsheet. The sheet is somewhat cumbersome in any event, so freezing the top few lines so that you don’t have to keep scrolling up to see where you are is going to…

Janne called from his summer house just outside Stockholm to tell me he and Erica will be flying out to Grammeno on 25 September for three weeks. They would have come earlier just that his daughter is having a wedding in Sweden earlier in the month. He attended her actual wedding in France last year…

There were no major disturbances in the night other than some loud talking by someone who though he was alone in the camping. The rental tent which Maria and I have been trying to get Michalis to move has at last moved around 5m away from the fence. That distance makes a lot of difference.…

I went to bed and was slumbering blissfully when suddenly I was awoken due to huge excitement at the rear of the van. Skinny had jumped out of the back window to join in with the excitement which was going on near the gate from the camping to the compound. Oskar joined Skinny and was…

I was up at 02:00 taking down and folding up the sun blocker. This time, the forecast was correct and it was windy all night and continued well into the day. I was wearing a shirt from the moment I was up as the wind made it feel chilly. The dogs were as scatty as…

I was in bed before 22:00 and asleep soon after. It’s a little early really but just felt like bedtime. I had to get up again as Luis wanted to bark. Unfortunately for him, the bark collar was at the foot of my bed so he was quickly silenced until the alarm at 04:55. The…

A much fresher morning with a little wind. I even considered putting on my T-shirt but managed with it wrapped around my neck. Once the sun starts coming up, the temperature rises quite quickly. There were no unforeseen excitements until the very end of the walk when Dexter brought his mistress to see us. We…

My already interrupted evening was further hindered due to excitement-fed stupidity on behalf of Isabella and then Luis. It was already late so I wanted to get everything done then get something to eat. I’d not sat down long before Isabella thought it a good idea to bark at a passing cat. There had already…

Another cooler morning with even some moisture. Initially, I thought it may have rained but it was just humidity and condensation even though the decking looked quite wet. My socks were hanging on the line so were a little damp but not for long. One of the socks had been adopted by a cicada as…

Luis was a little noisy in the night but I think he has fleas which always annoys him. I treated him with product yesterday morning but it takes time to come into effect. The night was a lot cooler and I needed a sheet – the first time for weeks! I’m following a meditation course…

Some lively youthful chatter sparked a single bark from Oskar at 04:00. Some small children in a nearby tent had woken up and probably considered it a good time to get up. Fortunately, the conversation was short-lived so we could all go back to sleep. Movement from without caused me to wake up just before…

I brought Skinny in at 04:30 as I suspected him of having a little woof but then it may well have been Isabella. My detection system is not that sharp early in the day when I’m half-asleep. He made himself comfortable but it was soon time to get up anyway. It was 28C as I…

My evening entertainment included a trip to Walton’s Mountain and a brief spell with Sheldon who was in Cupid mode. Skinny, Isabella, Obi and Charlie opted to be outside all night but there was no cavorting. I was later going to bed as it was warm so I found myself planted in my chair out…

Bastille Day dawned warm and clear although, unknown to me, there had been a significant fire nearby which was still burning as we walked up the beach towards the Promontory. I could see amber lights flickering so it didn’t take too much imagination to work out what was going on despite the early hour. Amber…

I was amused by Isabella and Skinny as they cavorted and rolled about on the floor at bedtime. They were exhausted by the end so I invited Skinny inside in case they might have felt the need to resume at a later hour. Both slept soundly until morning. I woke at 03:00 due to Luis…

I passed much of the evening in the company of Miss Marple who was in snowy Cornwall deducing the murder of the presumptive prime minister in the Sittaford Mystery. Robert Hardy is Churchill, just for a change. I think Geraldine McEwan plays an excellent Marple and the series is marvellous. Produced by Granada in association…

An omission on my part left Isabella in the main part of the compound. She appears to have copied Oskar’s loud habit of a strident bark for no apparent reason. She woke me up once so it was then Ι should have removed her to the SDC where she seems to be calmer and quieter.…

Isabella was annoying the cats yesterday night as I was preparing to go to bed so found herself confined to the SDC with Charlie, who likes it there anyway. Whether he feels the same about being incarcerated there with Isabella might be another matter. Obi was floating around somewhere in the main part of the…

Contrary to expectations, it was not blowy during the night despite the predictions of the forecast. However, there was an interruption due, I suspect, to a certain pussy causing Oskar and Luis to produce a barrage of barking in the dead of night. They were suitably told off and I even got out of my…

Youthful voices punctuated the comparatively quiet night. They caused some doggy unease which resulted in a little fidgeting. The voices appeared to come from the beach in front of the camping and probably emanated from a group of young people staying at the camping. The wind was a lot calmer than forecast which was a…

The morning was the calmest part of the day as it’s been pretty windy since then. The motorbike and maggots have now become part of the scenery so we just pass them by on our way. The sea was calm and only Kostas was making any noise as his pump pushed seawater along the hose…

The motorcycle and the associated maggots were still in the same location although the maggots had arranged themselves more neatly. We walked past them twice only and they might possibly not have noticed. Other than a van, which has been present for a couple of days, these are the only incumbents at present. It will…

I watched Miss Marple solve another crime and then a few minutes with Young Sheldon to finish up. I was in bed just after 22:00 and slept almost until the alarm. The morning was bright and reasonably cool so I set off with a T-shirt on which I removed for the Plakaki leg of the…

It was a warmer night so some of the dogs had the fidgets. Fortunately, there were no close neighbours which make life more relaxing. We were out around 05:20 and heading towards the beach car park where there were three cars. I suspected that some of the FreeLoaders were nearby on the east side of…

Some naughty person has an annoying motorbike which deliberately makes popping noises from the exhaust. The aforementioned derives pleasure travelling to Paleochora and back to Kountoura or Krios in the dead of night. Fido is particularly sensitive to loud bangs so decays into paroxysms of barking soon to be joined by Luis. This wakes me…

I got up around 03:00 as it was too hot to sleep inside so sat in my chair for a while to chill out. It was much more comfortable outside and there didn’t appear to be too many mosquitoes. Later, I returned to my boudoir to finish the night. A car was parked in the…

I eventually fell into bed at 01:30 having been disturbed by a mosquito whilst asleep in the chair on the decking. The next event was the alarm. It felt cooler this morning despite Kostas telling me it would be 43C today. He arrived at about the same time as we did because we were a…