Sunday 25th to Wednesday 28th April
Yet another glorious day and we walked/biked up to the monastery again where there is a great view of the Alpine swifts which have just arrived and are playing on the wind below our position at the monk’s cafe.
No Alpine Swifts but Alec and Rosie!
Rosie spent a lot of time in the dark trying to photograph a firefly. Eventually this one was run to ground in a tree trunk. You may have to blow the picture up to see it!
Hello, Rosie here! I arrived late on Friday night, in the rain, which fortunately stopped shortly after. I need not recount the supper we had, but it was probably one of the best so far. Whether due to the demi-litro of Greek wine I had to myself or just because it was the ‘atmosphere’ I do not know, but it was certainly a very nice evening.
It has been hilarious out here with them, not doing very much, but we are hoping to get out on a boat to visit the local caves sometime, and we managed to hire me a bicycle today. Before now I had been out on M’s trying to get her milometer to a higher count than Dad’s. ..
Vivi has paid Rosie to ride her bicyle around in circles to try and get her mileage up to match mine - paah!!
Not an easy feat when either direction is uphill. I cycled for 45 mins yesterday and only achieved 5 miles, which as I was turning around in the car park at the bottom and the car park next to the monastery at the top of the hill, means I only cycled 2.5 miles!
The hotel has the most fantastic view from the balcony, and the owner’s pretty amusing. We like to mix things up by sunbathing on the beach sometimes too. I am constantly having my skin colour commented upon, first by the cleaner, who has mentioned it twice now, and just this minute by the man in the local supermarket, I shall take Mum’s advice and leave off the block for a few minutes “as it seems to be doing too good a job”...
another one of the bay which Rosie mentioned.
Yet another glorious day and we walked/biked up to the monastery again where there is a great view of the Alpine swifts which have just arrived and are playing on the wind below our position at the monk’s cafe.
No Alpine Swifts but Alec and Rosie!
We then set off on a magical mystery tour of the north west of the island - not intentionally. For some reason, 1 wrong turn led to another and before we knew it we were at the top of peaks on tiny roads in villages which probably aren’t below the cloud level very often. All very interesting but we had originally been trying to find an alternative flatter area to move to which would enable us to do more on the bikes. Anyway, this changed our minds and we are pretty happy at the Apollon Hotel so have decided to stay here all the time and just bike out from here. The hill away from the bay is not that bad and at least it will be downhill all the way home!
Coming back from supper in the tiny hillside village of Doukades we were surrounded by fireflies which were lovely. In the glades and amongst the olive trees they looked like fairy lights so we spent some time trying to photograph them without much success. If you got too close they become coy and switch off. It is rather similar to when we used to take the girls to see Peter Pan at the Arts Centre in Poole, they are remarkably like Tinkerbell!
Coming back from supper in the tiny hillside village of Doukades we were surrounded by fireflies which were lovely. In the glades and amongst the olive trees they looked like fairy lights so we spent some time trying to photograph them without much success. If you got too close they become coy and switch off. It is rather similar to when we used to take the girls to see Peter Pan at the Arts Centre in Poole, they are remarkably like Tinkerbell!
Rosie spent a lot of time in the dark trying to photograph a firefly. Eventually this one was run to ground in a tree trunk. You may have to blow the picture up to see it!Hello, Rosie here! I arrived late on Friday night, in the rain, which fortunately stopped shortly after. I need not recount the supper we had, but it was probably one of the best so far. Whether due to the demi-litro of Greek wine I had to myself or just because it was the ‘atmosphere’ I do not know, but it was certainly a very nice evening.
and on our 33rd wedding anniversary too!
It has been hilarious out here with them, not doing very much, but we are hoping to get out on a boat to visit the local caves sometime, and we managed to hire me a bicycle today. Before now I had been out on M’s trying to get her milometer to a higher count than Dad’s. ..
Vivi has paid Rosie to ride her bicyle around in circles to try and get her mileage up to match mine - paah!!
Not an easy feat when either direction is uphill. I cycled for 45 mins yesterday and only achieved 5 miles, which as I was turning around in the car park at the bottom and the car park next to the monastery at the top of the hill, means I only cycled 2.5 miles!
The hotel has the most fantastic view from the balcony, and the owner’s pretty amusing. We like to mix things up by sunbathing on the beach sometimes too. I am constantly having my skin colour commented upon, first by the cleaner, who has mentioned it twice now, and just this minute by the man in the local supermarket, I shall take Mum’s advice and leave off the block for a few minutes “as it seems to be doing too good a job”...
another one of the bay which Rosie mentioned.
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