Oskar and Luis to the rescue

The day arrived warm and calm although dawn was still in bed not to appear for a while. We were out of the gate just after 05:30 with the two largest dogs galloping across the field and onto the beach. Skinny is much easier to keep track of due to his whiteness. Isabella seems to just appear from nowhere although the sound of charging hooves gives her away as does the shower of sand as she races past.

We hurried to the rocks under a particularly starry and interesting sky. I stopped at the rocks to examine the stars and to work out some of the constellations. The Plough and Orion are some of the easiest but I should make an effort to discover more.

Over the rocks and back to Alonáki Beach then on via a rather disturbed beach to Azzuro and the rocks at Plakaki. There we paused a while for me to complete a series of stretches and static exercises whilst the dogs sniffed around in search of anything edible left by the chairs after the weekend.

It was a little lighter by the time we were back on the Promontory but still quite gloomy as we stood on the highest rock for some biscuits. Obi was not present so I spent a little time trying to remotely summon him to no avail. He was standing outside the gate upon our return just after seven.

I meditated and exercised my brain then set off for the top of the mountain where I paused to enjoy the birds happily chirping away. My descent was still leisurely as there remains gravel and other larger objects on the road.

I’d arranged to have a cup of tea with Stephanie to hear about her round Crete tour on bike and car. She showed me her route on the map and described the locations she’d visited. She mentioned that the people in the mountains and further east were reticent due to the fear of contracting CoVID. Around here, most don’t seem to care less. She took accommodation for the stormy days and showed me photos of lightning and stormy skies.

Frank, who plans to stay all winter at Grammeno, arrived on his bike as he’d also arranged to meet with Stephanie. We went down as he arrived as I needed to get back to the dogs. He showed me his cycle panniers which he’s had for many years. They are made in Germany and had been recommended to me by Sascha. They looked in excellent condition so I have ordered some to replace the ones from RadPower Bikes which started to fall apart after just eighteen months. Interestingly, I paid less for the premium brand product from Germany than I did for the sub-standard ones I’m replacing.

It was past ten when I got back so Luis was serenading me as I parked my bike and removed the battery for charging. I fed them and then made up some Doggy Dinners. I found I’d bought no potatoes or carrots but had plenty of other vegetables to pad it out.

I spent time working out the best way to attach the secondary battery to my bike rack so that it wouldn’t rattle or shake loose. There are four accessory screw holes welded to the rack so I think my best plan would be to make up an aluminium plate and to bolt the battery carrier to it. The carrier needs a flat surface to provide a sturdy support for the battery. Just a question of finding a suitable piece of aluminium.

Otherwise, the day has drifted by with gentle movement of bar and restaurant furniture and accessories into the storeroom. Tony appears to have things under control and is making a good job of the packing up process.

There are still punters in the camping but I don’t know how many. Maria today received an enquiry for T1/2 to stay over the winter. I was involved as the potential customer wished to know about the Internet and WiFi at the camping. Maybe there might be a decent number of punters this winter.

I was processing the Doggy Dinners when a piece of bone got stuck underneath the lower blades of the cutter. When I pressed the button, we all got a bit. Fortunately, Oskar and Luis came to the rescue and did a great job of cleaning up. Like the Great Pie Explosion, there will be evidence for years to come.

We’re just waiting for the Doggy Rice to plop and they can be fed. The sun seems to go down earlier each day and come up later so it’s a bit of a lazybones. Fun Fact: Apparently, according to an interesting documentary I’m watching on Curiosity Stream, a very large object, possibly a planet about the size of Mars, collided with Earth around four billion years ago. Things on Earth were not good for quite a while due to lots of boiling rock, the moon was formed and the earth spun even further off its axis. This is why there are seasons and the day-length changes.

Heike tells me the vets are coming to town on Sunday so watch out you little pussies, your time is coming…

Warm and sunny despite the wind taking on a more northerly direction. The weather looks stable until the weekend.

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