An interesting evening spent with Curiosity Stream following the progress of WWI, the invention of the bar code, office furniture design and finally a long film documenting the restoration of two narrow gauge steam railways in North Wales of which one was the Ffestiniog and the other the Tallyllyn. How long and hard did the teams of volunteers work to achieve their goals! There was also a section on a rector who had his own steam locomotive in his garden. I was starting to fall asleep so retired to my boudoir not long after nine. How to spend a Saturday night – I know how to live!
There was a substantial downpour early in the morning which caused me to wake up but also decide to stay in bed a little longer. We were out and about at 05:45 to discover a pickup parked at an interesting angle on Alonáki Beach with loud music playing. The occupant(s) were probably surprised to find themselves surrounded by dogs with flashing lights as the vehicle had disappeared when we returned later.
There was a little rainy outburst when we arrived at the end of the Promontory so we lurked in the shelter of some rocks until it subsided. We’d not long left when it became heavier to we dived into the largest cave for a little while before returning to Alonáki and Plakaki.
The river was wild and wide so I was certainly not up for crossing it. We turned about and went back to the Promontory where a single Italian motorhome was parked in the beach car park. We walked down to the end of the Promontory again then returned to the van due to the gathering clouds. I fed the cats then took Skinny and Isabella for a second walk out through the field. I can’t help feeling Skinny might have felt better snoozing back at the van. Isabella chased her ball and periodically attacked Skinny. They also ran around a little together but not as much as I’d expected. I returned them both to the van and then exercised my mind before taking my bike to Paleochora via Panorama. The Paws dogs were being entertained by some PAWS members so I rode on past which suited me as Dena would be bringing back her computer for me to change the PSU (Power Supply Unit). The return to Grammeno was fairly painless as the wind was mostly in my favour.
I released and fed the dogs before Dena arrived with the computer. I told her I’d message her once it was ready. In fact, the job was quite straightforward despite the replacement PSU not being the identical model to the original. I took the time to vacuum out the case, heat sink and fans as they were choked with dust. Heat is the enemy of electronic components. It is ready and she can come by tomorrow to collect it.
I’ve been steeling myself for the task of clearing and sorting much of the clutter lurking in the under-awning area. There was a serious buildup of dog hair and dust which required vacuuming too. I have not completed the task but have made a worthy start. I took three supermarket bags or dust and grot to the bins.
The dogs spent the time ‘helping’ or acting the fool with the cats who were petitioning me for food. They were eventually satisfied but only when I was ready and had done as much as I had time for. As a result, I feel a little tired having not fitted in any time for a quick snooze. Things are looking a little better but there’s still plenty of room for improvement.
The weather has not been cold however neither has it been sunny as we managed to produce a miserable 1.95kWh which was significantly less than was used today. This was due to recharging the two bike batteries in the night as well as the extensive use of the vacuum which consumes around 750W. The two bike battery chargers account for around 220W but over a period of six hours. Some 1.3kWh in total. Also a significant amount considering the paltry amount of sun today. Fortunately, Monday and Tuesday show some sunny weather as much of the rain will fall during the night.
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