Month: June 2023

Luis managed to take charge of himself. He might not have arrived everywhere or at the same time as the others, but he did his short-legged little best. He was sloping off to visit the bar and restaurant at one point but Isabella spotted him so I was able to reel him in via his…

We left at 04:30 to find a car with lights on parked or just leaving the track at the top of the beach. The car soon left when we appeared and was most likely there for some nefarious purpose. Why else would you be driving your car to the beach at 04:30? I decided Luis…

We managed to leave by 04:30 although I had to try to coax Luis into joining us as he finds it a little warm. There was a stiff, northerly breeze which cooled things down nicely as we crossed the rocks and walked to Azzurro. This made the walk very pleasant so my t-shirt remained attached…

Sasha was chewing a stick on the decking so I got up and dragged on my shorts as chewing a stick on the decking is quite a noisy activity at 04:05. We managed to get out of the gate in good time but there was no sign of Luis so I went back to find…

The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies was taking place on the decking around four so I was up and dressed before the alarm went off. The three girls were outside and the sisters were performing ballet on the decking making sleep a thing of the past. Not that it mattered as there were no customers…

Abortive attempts to get in contact with me thanks to the Apple Focus facility. It’s possible to program your devices to reject communication attempts during certain periods of the day. For example, you cannot call me whilst I’m out walking the dogs. My phone will not ring in the evenings. Georgia’s calls and messages fell…

Most of the night was between 25-26ºC and only Isabella opted out. There was no rowdiness on the part of the customers or the dogs, other than those in the neighbourhood. Seemingly, Maya used to bark a lot in the night however that’s not been a problem since she’s been here. The Czechs have gone…

Petra was surprised when I came to get my meal so late. I explained I’d been busy with washing and ice machines as well as sorting out laundry for my penultimate customer of the season. In fact, they were the last to receive washing before the machine stopped working almost immediately it was started. The…

Petra gave me the last of the fassolakia, which was a generous portion so I had plenty to eat for my evening meal. I watched a Perry Mason case then went over to YouTube where a guy was carrying out a bodywork restoration project on a 1960’s American car. He was a very clever chap…

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As I write this, the Solstice is around forty-five minutes away. My evening amusement was with Lewis and Hathaway solving another double-murder with various twists and turns. They got their lord in the end as well as half the family and servants. I retired to my boudoir soon after as I was falling asleep. The…

I let Maya in around three as she’d found something to bark at outside. She quickly understood that barking in the night was not high on my list of desirable activities. She has been on her own for too long and has forgotten how to be a dog. She’s absolutely crazy and tries to be…

The morning dawned calm and warm. The dogs seemed to be too. Maya insisted on greeting me in my bed which, although very considerate of her, was not absolutely necessary. The only dog without a light was Maya and they all had collars. I had two remotes with me, one with only one dog on…

There was water on the decking which was hardly surprising as I heard some rain in the night. There were two showers delivering 1mm between them. The sky was cloudy above the mountains but there was no forecast for further rain as I checked before parting with my bed. With the cloud, it seemed dark…

I was partway through my evening meal when lots of noise at the gate alerted me to the presence of visitors. They turned out to be Bona’s boys bearing a ginger kitten. I had abandoned my meal leaving it on the counter top inside the van. Having sorted the kitten I returned to find that,…

The wind got up during the afternoon and evening and was still with us in the early morning. There was no moon until just before five when the skinny remains slid up from behind the mountains. It wasn’t that dark despite the lack of moon as there was already a good amount of light from…

Luis felt we’d all had enough sleep just before four so I was awake but fell back to sleep for another twenty-five minutes. He got the message about not barking. There was also rodent activity which I suspect may have had something to do with the barking. The moon will appear once more this cycle,…

I’d forgotten to charge my watch so got up at 01:00 to put it on having left it on charge at bedtime. I woke up as I’d been listening to an interesting programme but unfortunately fell asleep. It was only when something with a louder sound level started that I woke up. The morning continued…

Up and out of bed before the alarm we were soon on our way. Today, I was wearing just shorts and a T-shirt for the entire walk but it was warm with just the lightest breeze as we crossed the rocks. The Slovenians were still present but they appeared to be packing up later so…

I was actually asleep when the alarm went off! It was not remotely cold so I went out with the lightest of layers with my phone and remote on my shorts and torch and biscuits in my hand. The Slovenians were still there and I suspect Skinny came back with a pot of chocolate spread…

The morning dawned mild, clear and mostly windless. The moon was evident but down to just over one-third. Jupiter is the only visible planet to the east as Mercury, which rises just before the sun, is hidden behind the mountains. At this time of the year, sunrise occurs a while before the sun is actually…

It was warm yesterday and the evening so I deployed the large fan inside as it helps to keep the mosquitoes busy too. The dogs were much more settled during the night although Isabella decided to spend the night outside. There were something like eleven vehicles including two caravans parked alongside the beach on the…

I woke early and wriggled around for a little before getting up. The girls were outside fiddling around which is disturbing. They find it too warm inside so want to go out and lie on the sand under the trees. Can’t say I blame them. The likes of Oskar and Luis cannot be trusted to…

A thin layer of patchy cloud was making life difficult for the moon but the general brightness of the sky enabled me to walk without a light for much of the time. Luis kept up but disappeared on his way back from Plakaki after the first visit to reappear after the second. At least he…

Lots of fidgeting in the night as there was some rodent activity outside as well as Sasha on her own. The moon was hidden by a thick layer of cloud and only became visible once it was no longer needed. Luis managed to keep up and we all arrived at the right places at about…

I was awake at four and was dressed by the time the 04:25 alarm sounded. There were no vehicles in the beach car park or the beach road. The moon was higher in the sky so I could see well enough using a torch only in the shadowy bits. Jupiter was hanging over the mountains…

The tented neighbours only stayed one night so last night was more peaceful once they left. My intention was to go to bed to read but I’d forgotten my glasses and couldn’t be bothered to get up so went to sleep instead. The morning blossomed warm and reasonably inviting. The two motorhomes were back in…

An annoying mosquito managed to access my inner sanctum which caused me to wake up and stay awake for a little while having terminated it. There had been other incidents including some tented neighbours returning noisily, but they are young males… Also, there was music from a wedding or other celebration until around three. The…

I kept the van door closed during the night which was a mistake as I woke up feeling stuffy despite the roof vent above being open. I was out of bed before four-thirty and we were walking soon after. Two rental motorhomes were parked opposite the field obviously together as they were so close. They…

There was rain in the night however the forecast assured me it would be dry until about ten so I got up to get ready to leave. Outside, just as I was about to release the dogs, I felt drops falling upon my person from on high. Further inspection confirmed lots of dark clouds with…

It rained in the night and again at 04:15. I could still hear it on the roof at 04:30 so cancelled my alarm, set a timer for thirty minutes then went back to sleep. By five, the rain had stopped so I got up and off we went. There’d been around 1mm precipitation so the…