Month: September 2021

The Brown Dog was wandering the camping during the night which caused some consternation to Isabella who I invited into the van to shut her up. She hadn’t been making a lot of noise, just growling occasionally. With Skinny and the others already present, that didn’t leave a lot of surplus floor space. Our Early…

Two motorhomes and two motorbikes were parked in the beach car park as well as another motorhome along Alonáki. The other bike rider was in a small tent we discovered which was pitched above the Small Beach. Isabella and Skinny went bolting off as we returned to the Promontory so I guessed they’d picked up…

It was a warm, windless Early Walk with little in the way of excitement. Not a soul to be seen however the motorhome in the car park has transformed into an Italian one with a motorcycle. There is also a new van on Alonáki Beach. We were back at the camping by 07:00 so I…

I watched a silly film called 6 Underground. Plenty of action with a flimsy plot but quite entertaining. Isabella scuttling around at 05:00 woke me. I hoped it was earlier but there was no reason to loaf around in bed. Most of the collars had been on charge overnight so I collected them up once…

I unsuccessfully connected a couple of cameras to Bona’s husband’s phone so the dogs had to wait quietly for their supper. Janne and Erica arrived around 23:00 without travelling all around Europe. I retired to my boudoir and slept soundly until morning. Sunday mornings usually bring fishermen to the Promontory. Today was no exception. They…

I wasn’t late to bed. I’d started watching Topkapi but knew I wouldn’t make it to the end so retired to my boudoir. The day had been incredibly quiet as the dogs had their collars on until the evening as a response to the previous day’s complaint. I went round and collected up the collars.…

I closed a number of windows but not the door and went to bed just under a sheet. Later, I woke feeling sub-optimally warm and deployed my thinnest fleecy blanket. It was necessary to augment this with the thicker fleecy blanket as I was still not suitably warm. The other night it was too hot…

I retreated under my sheet as it was cooler. It didn’t seem much point in staying in bed when I woke up just after five so I arose and got the day underway. We were crossing the field around 05:25 so had a good start on the day. It was still only T-shirt weather but…

I left Skinny outside on the decking with Isabella, Charlie and Obi but he decided to have a romp around with Isabella in the early hours so I invited him to come inside so we could have some peace. The morning was still and warm with plenty of moonlight so I was able to switch…

Still and warm for the Early Walk with only a slight twist to give distance to a number of fishermen who were coming for a fisher fest by the looks of it. We ran into a couple more as we were coming back and they seemed pleased to see the dogs. I performed a variety…

The moon was full this morning but getting near its bedtime as it’s early in the cycle. Each morning it will be higher in the sky when we go out. This is good news as sunrise is getting later and there are still many days until the last Sunday of October when we’ll see what…

I’d just fed the dogs and prepared my own food when I had a call from Bona. She delighted in telling me that the whole family plus drone were present for my tutorial on drone flying. We started off in the middle of the camping opposite the showers but then moved down to the beach.…

Still and t-shirtless for the Early Walk which was otherwise quite uneventful other than Charlie leaving at some point to go home. He was standing by the open gate being very waggy. The others went racing up to him and there was even more wagging. You’d think he’d been absent for a month! I Balanced…

The plan was to go into Paleochora for shopping and then back again to get some dog food for Isabella. We were out in good time for an uneventful walk on a still, warm morning. It’s now getting light as we come back to The Promontory for the second time. I had a cup of…

The dogs were moving around before five so I was up and ready to go just after the normal getting up time. It was dark at 05:20 was we approached the Promontory. I had a good pace going as I was trying to get back so as to be able to get up to see…

Luis spent the evening close to me and was quiet all night other than a couple of brief woofs during some distant pussy events. He managed to get out with the others however it was evident he was struggling somewhat. He did his best to keep up and I tried to keep Isabella from pestering…

There were several distant flashes as we entered the Promontory for the Early Walk – no sound only light. There was a slight breeze but otherwise generally warm and very pleasant. No other excitements other than the usual dashing around from Isabella. She appears to have more energy than all the others put together. I…

Monday dawned a little breezy but still only t-shirt weather. I managed to keep all of the dogs with me and they kept up well. I wasn’t entirely sure where they were when it was dark but they showed up at the right places at the right time. The only real surprise was right at…

I was busy dreaming so was not totally refreshed when I got up just after 05:15. The usual crowd were outside: Charlie, Obi and Isabella. Charlie was sensibly keeping out of Isabella’s way as she tends to use him as her stress ball. We were out of the gate just after 05:30 and on to…

I drank beer with Georgia whilst eating then she gave me a bottle of water which I also drank so my night was punctuated with the need to offload all this liquid. The Early Walk was without excitement as no one was about even though it’s Saturday. The dogs were suitably exercised and we were…

Not a breath of wind and much warmer as I emerged onto the decking this morning. The Early walk was pleasant and undemanding so I spent much of the time in a world of my own. I recall walking with all the dogs on leads and the stress it involved. I put the dogs inside…

We’re back to T-shirt walking attire however I needed a polo shirt with something around my neck for my bike ride. We went out just a little later but it wasn’t very light until be were back at the entrance to the Promontory by around 06:35. All were present and correct for the second Promontory…

Windy in the night with a couple of interruptions from Charlie. There was something lurking that kept bothering him. My closest neighbours were the French in M4 but I doubt they heard anything. Our Morning Perambulation was much quieter than yesterday’s as there was no silly cat to chase. For the dogs at least! It…

The trees were battering the roof of the van most of the night. I must prune the carobs before the winter storms! It was still windy, cloudy and dark at 05:15 when the alarm woke me. I put on a polo shirt which was only just about warm enough given the northerly wind. Walking up…

I noticed I was back to being on my own when I went out to the loo near bedtime. I don’t think there is anyone in the block north of me. The wind got up during the night so it was quite gusty at getting up time. I’d had time to consider the weather as…

A group of Americans from the air base were camping in little tents nearby last night but I don’t think they got a lot of sleep. Their tents and bicycles have now left. Some imbecile has a motorbike which he loves to ride in the dead of night. The bike is adapted to make popping…

It was dark and windy as we walked up the track towards The Promontory. It was also quite chilly as I was wearing my t-shirt. A couple of vehicles littered the breach car park but we didn’t discover the occupants on the Promontory. The moon is in the last couple of days of the present…

I gave Cranford and Manchester a miss last night so ended up on Walton’s Mountain for a little trip back in time to the Great Depression. It was a good story and not too demanding viewing. I wasn’t late to bed. The wind got up in the night and I was of two minds to…

I went back to Cranford where there was yet another death. Life seemed very precarious… Both Fido and I needed a wee so it wasn’t a problem to let him out and he came back in promptly. And then it was time to get up and get out. The mornings are getting darker. No question…

My first job was a visit to the washing machine as I was beginning to run out of T-shirts. I recycle them and only wear them if I’m out in the camping or going into Paleochora. During the day I have no need of anything at this time of year. I wanted to use the…