The kitchen was very busy. As I arrived at the serving hatch, Maria was reeling off a long list of new orders so I went back to sit next to Anna, Bona’s counterpart. There was some doggy noise so I returned to them to write my blog intending to pick up my grub later. It turned out to be fingers and weeds with some potoooooooos too.
The evening began to turn chilly and there’re only so many YouTube shorts one can watch in an evening so I cleaned up, brought the dogs in and was in bed by 09:45. My slumbers were interrupted at 02:00 with the return of the French contingent following some kind of outing. A French-speaking voice abruptly informed them to be quiet, presumably their leader. I went back to sleep and woke before the alarm.
It was occasionally windy during the night and continued during our walk. I wore a polo shirt with a light fleece on top. Kostas appeared with just shorts. I wasn’t overheating but then he was collecting salt so probably kept warm. For a change, he arrived after us!
There was only a small number of cars in the car park however there was an impressive collection of vans, motorhomes and other vehicles parked on the track at the top of the beach. The dogs had a great time exploring them and making the occasional dog bark.
The moon, on its last day this cycle, put in an appearance from behind the mountain around 05:25. It will be considerably darker tomorrow so I shall be using my torch more I expect.
The girls came out with one ball and the thrower but managed to come back with two balls. They ran around and generally played together so long as Isabella had control of the balls. They finally disappeared into the sea and we went back. They’ve been in a virtual korma ever since.
I paused then rode to Anatoli for a loaf. It was busy with a queue from the door into the courtyard. I went inside and was noticed by the single serving person who knew what I wanted and that I probably had the right money which I did. Thus, I was able to jump the queue.
I can report that Hotel Ammos, next to Petrakis is finally open with guests even. This has been in the pipeline since the dawn of time but now, finally, sees the light of day!
I rode back to Alonáki for a splash around in the sea. A woman bather came in shortly after but left before I did. The sea was not calm but it was ok. There were approaching clouds from the west consisting of fluffy, white stacks which mostly just vaporised without causing a nuisance. The forecast was for a low probability rain event sometime in the middle of the day but it passed us by. As for the remainder of the island I don’t know.
I was amused by IT support calls for much of the day. Mostly to do with Stephen’s computer. Fiddling stuff like email footers and printer annoyances but also a problem with the mouse and keyboard. All fixed now with the help of Caroline and a quick phone call.
There was wind in the night but hardly any when I rode to Paleochora. It returned again in the afternoon following an overcast and consequently chilly interval during the middle of the day.
Tomorrow is the Big Public Holiday, the pinnacle of the camping year. Hopefully, from then on, it will be all downhill.
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