Author: Chris

I got into another episode of Dexter and am getting more out of it the second time around. Things that passed me by are coming to light. Then it was BBT with a similar result. A slight reluctance for activity so we were out at 05:10. The moon was hidden behind a bank of cloud…

Janne and Erica arrived at 03:15 and were greeted by Isabella who was sleeping outside. Their rental car had little fuel so they had a Wild Goose Chase filling up at the only all-night filling station near Chania. Even with a local guide, it took some while. I’d been amusing myself with a rerun of…

I watched the sequel to Top Gun on Netflix which I’ve subscribed to for a month. The catalogue is quite extensive so I shall explore. The sky was no longer orange in the morning and the wind had dropped but I still put on a coat as it was not too warm. We walked the…

Following the demise of BritBox, I transferred to ITVX but didn’t buy a subscription whilst I look around at the other streaming services. There seemed to be a bandwidth problem when watching so I abandoned ITVX for YouTube which didn’t seem to have any problem streaming. I was late to bed as everything was late…

Patrick joined us on the early and only walk which went from 05:15 for the next three hours. The cats thought they would never be fed as their normal time is around seven. Even the Girls were not rushing to go out with the ball. Patrick had been saying he’d like to come out in…

The day started almost silently as far as the wind was concerned, only the sound of the sea could be heard. It was still quite agitated as we walked to Azzuro with the first morning moon of the present cycle. The moon didn’t hang around very long. The sea was occasionally washing over the causeway…

I spent time consulting the weather before venturing from my pit and then I heard some rain so decided to give it a little while longer. It was very windy so not much fun out so we had a shorter walk before returning to base. I made some tea and decided to wait before going…

The day started dark but not windy with a plethora of stars and no need for a coat. We started with Azurro and walked the same route as the past few mornings. Patrick had threatened to join us as he’s also an early riser but his infernal alarm may have been on holiday today. Skinny…

The second part of Lewis where Hathaway is released from his holiday task of painting amidst annoying children in Croatia to uncover a crystal meth factory. This helped Lewis to put together the jigsaw of drug running into UK using repatriated cadavers to disguise the drugs. I watched some useful stuff on YouTube and…. Maya…

I watched the first part of a Lewis episode where Hathaway is on holiday leaving Lewis on his own. Only a couple of victims so far so I’ll probably watch the second part this evening. Predictably, I fell asleep watching YouTube. The wind blew through the night so there was a slight reluctance on everyone’s…

I didn’t have a lot of time so watched the episode of Porridge where some purloined pills fall into Fletcher’s mug of tea. Then it was a complicated but interesting YouTube tutorial about graph creating and pivot tables in Google sheets. I went early to bed. There was no wind when I went outside to…

Heartbeat was my main viewing choice as there was little time before bedtime due to arrivals and catching up with the admin. The storylines were amusing as Greengrass abducted a gelding to service two mares. A little boy at the school was having difficulties concentrating and his father was disappointed because he was not able…

We walked a different route in an attempt to prevent Skinny, Sasha and Isabella from visiting the wild camper. It was earlier too, the sky was clear but it was amazingly warm. Not summer warm but, for the time of the year, quite remarkable. We seem to be having June weather in April! I took…

With no Internet access, I watched recorded programmes on my hard disk. The first was another triumph for Perry Mason and his team solving a complicated murder. The second was Lieutenant Bosch fighting to keep a man he’s sure committed an offence in jail. The night was warm as was the morning with a warm,…

The night was a little windy as was the morning. I decided on a hoodie with even a wooly hat underneath although I left the hoodie behind on the second walk. Two motorhomes were parked along the beach track, one from Austria, the other from France. The Austrian one looked very posh. We passed them…

A group of French arrived around 20:00 from Elafonissi. They phoned from reception to ask if the camping was open so I quickly showed them to a place by the beach where they could erect their two tents and left them to it as Hercule was waiting as was my supper. Hercule kept me amused…

I tried Season one, episode one of Trigger Point and it was ok. There were a few twists and turns and the ending was unexpected. I grazed YouTube and actually managed to go to bed before falling asleep. An afternoon nap helps. I had a checkout to attend to at 07:00 so the alarm was…

The main theme of Judge John Deed was that of consent and the ethics of saving lives against the will of the consented. A fifteen-year-old boy with a fatal heart condition was refusing a transplant as he did not wish to spend the rest of his life taking drugs which were tested on animals. There…

Contrary to expectations, it wasn’t very windy but certainly a lot cooler as I was wearing a hoodie and a hat. We walked the usual route and afterwards I took Skinny and the girls. Isabella brought only one ball but the one she brought was falling apart. Even more so after she pulled it to…

I didn’t realise I’d not posted yesterday’s blog until right now. I was tired so hardly surprising I was losing the will. I watched a video about the various weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war. It seemed they are all designed to kill as many people as possible one way or another. From a purely…

I watched the first episode of Vera who was dealing with a serial murderer so it was all quite complicated. I fell asleep watching a YouTube video so went to bed. Maya and Isabella chose to be outside and Sasha joined them later so it was fairly quiet until Skinny decided he’d like to go…

The evening was short so I only had time for Spooks and a little YouTube before bedtime. I got up before the alarm and readied the dogs, all of which were inside for a change. I still had to go out to put on my boots and pick up my walking accessories but made them…

It was later, so my televiewing consisted of a visit to Yorkshire with Heartbeat. A doctor, who’d accidentally given the wrong medicine to a young girl causing her death, had come to Aidensfield under an assumed name. The dead girl’s father hired a private detective to put the frighteners on the doctor and eventually abduct…

Fletcher and his cronies were trying to spice up Christmas with a little festive cheer in this Christmas Special from Slade Prison. He found himself in the governor’s office with Godber then became embroiled in a hostage situation as one of the other inmates tried to escape. Fletcher came out smelling of roses as it…

The second episode of Hidden Assets was as watchable as the first with the relationship between the Belgian anti-terrorist squad and the British police investigative team deepening. There may also be something between the two individuals. The next choice was The World’s Most Epic Railway Construction Projects which has included so far, Tren Maya, Australia’s…

Hetty was investigating the disappearance of the mayor’s daughter, a simple girl who went off with one of her admirers, an equally simple man who worked as a municipal hygiene operative. They went off in search of a resort hotel but wound up in an old farmhouse. As usual, Hetty did her research and deduction…

Dangerfield was as busy as ever although he seemed to spend little time in his practice and was having a difficult time with his son too. The main theme was a woman who alleged having been raped but would not allow the police doctor to examine her. Doubtless, all will be revealed in the next…

A gripping episode of Line of Duty ended in a knife-edge situation. It would seem that the powers of darkness have their tentacles at all levels and are determined to cover every aspect of their misdeeds. I watched intellectual stuff on YouTube but fell asleep. I woke at three and went for a wander with…

Martin Shaw, as Judge John Deed, had to ditch one of his former lovers, Lady Rochester, when he discovers she’s deep into a massive fraud which he’s been too gullible to detect. The main theme is three siblings who are accused of murdering or attempting to murder their parents. They’re all pretty unpleasant especially the…

A bank robbery was the main theme of Endeavour. Thursday received a gunshot wound during a previous episode and some of the bullet remained in his lung. His cough gradually got worse and he finally admitted the doctor had given him three weeks to live. Morse and Thursday’s daughter found themselves participating in the bank…

I watched the second episode of This Is Going To Hurt but gave up before the end which I’m advised is a shame as it’s worth continuing with. I’ll give it another go. I saw the final episode of season three of Unforgotten when they finally get their man who eventually gives up other information…