Thursday 11th June 2015
Chicken Club sandwich, |
Birthday boy |
Friday 12th June 2015
It is 31 deg today, it is too hot to do too much, Poppy seemed lethargic too. Well it looks like it is terminal…………..I accidentally spilled a glass of water, yes you heard right – water over my laptop today. We quickly mopped it off and placed it outside for a sunbathe, to no avail. Phil has stripped it down as much as he can but it looks like the hard-drive is poorly. I am now writing this on Phil's laptop – it seems strange as I had mine all set up as I wanted it for blogging. Oh well beggars cant be choosers. This evening we walked down to Pizza Lithero and then onto the Coconut to watch/listen to Duffy – he was very good.
Saturday 13th June 2015
It is 31 deg again, we decided to have another lazy day mainly laid about reading. Drove to Beretas for some shopping, then took Poppy up the lane when it had cooled down a little.
We went over to the Marvel and I had a cocktail called 'Bloody tourist' Spiro's favourite word for his guests.
Sunday 14th June 2015
Still hot in fact it was 32 deg this afternoon, but we decided we couldn't sit around doing nothing again. We drove down to the front, Poppy had a really good, long swim while we stood talking to Will, all his boats were out, so he was listening to the TT races. We decided to go to Effies for lunch, and I had my usual Garlic prawns
We stayed home this evening, just chatting, quaffing wine with cheese and biscuits. Perfect!
Monday 15th June 2015
30 deg again, we have decided we are going down South to Lake Korission tomorrow so we have filled the water tank and packed the van with items so we can stay overnight – hopefully right on the beach.
Tuesday 16th June 2015
Hot again and very humid, 10.30am = 24 deg.
Had a good drive down South, stopped off at Golden View Cafe in Agii Theodori for lunch – as the name suggests the view from the terrace was amazing. I also saw a bush with seven different kinds of butterfly on it. Couldn't get a decent photo though.
It got up to 32 deg on the journey, it felt a little cooler when we arrived as there was a breeze on Chalikouna beach.
We parked up in the Dunes just off the road between the Lake and the Ionian sea.
First thing we did was walk over to have a swim, we had a great time, no one else on the beach for miles. We could see kite surfers way off in the distance.
We set up our BBQ and had Sausages we had bought from the UK shop. They tasted amazing, even better than cooked in the oven. With a nice bottle of Chilled wine – this is the life – so peaceful and relaxing.
Was a beautiful sunset tonight.
It was very hot in the campervan even with the windows open, with the mossy screens in place. I laid in bed for ages just looking at the millions of stars, so much clearer when there is no light pollution. Phil actually spotted the Milky Way.
Wednesday 17th June 2015
Very hot again today, we did manage to get off to sleep eventually, but we decided it was just too hot to stay another night. We had our breakfast and set off for a drive up the East coast, I love this drive, so much to see just following the coast.
We stopped off for a late lunch at Pondikonissi Hotel looking out to sea at….
This is one of our favourite views in the world. The barman is so friendly and thoughtful, as soon as we sat down he brought a bowl of water over for Poppy, before we even ordered our drinks.
Mouse Island or Pondikonissi – Vlacherna – Pondikonissi or Mouse island is the name of the the most remote island in the bay south of Kanoni, just south of Corfu town. The island is often confused with and mixed with the nearer island of Vlacherna which is connected with the main land by means of a small dam where also some fishing boats are. On Vlacherna there is a white monastery and a very tall tree. This is one of the most photograhped places in the whole of Greece. In the background is Mouse Island. From Vlacherna during the summer months there are boats (in high season every hour) to Corfu town and you can also make a trip to Pondikonissi/Mouse Island. The only building on the island of Pondikonissi is a church that is hidden between the trees. The myth from Homerus says that Odysseus was washed ashore on the island, but other places on Corfu claim the same. The trees on Pondikonissi vaguely resemble mice and thus its name. At a 400 meters distance of Vlacherna is the beginning of the landingstrip of the airport of Corfu, which is placed in a lagune. '
We arrived back in Arillas early evening, and had a much needed shower. When I checked my emails I found one from Eggy (Neil) inviting us to a fun darts night at the Rainbow. So we went over and had a very enjoyable game bed at 2am.
Time is racing now less than 2 weeks left. Update on my laptop it is still dead, but have managed to write this on Phil's laptop Here is this weeks baby photo, can't wait to see him.
Archie – 8 weeks old. |