Day 89 – Friday 27.6.14
It was 26 deg by 10am – I spent the morning writing my blog.
Effie came out to say hello, she is pregnant, due to have a baby girl at the beginning of September. She is keeping very well and had just come back from Corfu town where she was buying some bigger clothes as nothing fits her now.
Arillas sure is getting busy now and very hot!
This evening we walked down to the front. On the way we stopped to have a chat to Clare who is now working in the Silver Moon shop, she is loving it.
We called in the Coconut for a nightcap and had a chat to Yiota.
I was curious about this 40 day tradition, so I looked it up and found that:-
Day 90 – Saturday 28.6.14
Day 91 – Sunday 29.6.14
Another hot one today – 27 deg at 1pm. 30 deg at 3pm and 84% humidity.
We went to Brouklis to see Dimitri this afternoon, we were the only people there, apart from Dr. Yannis. The four of us had a good chat about various things including dogs on the beach. It seems that the notice on the beach is not enforceable. The council will be having meetings to discuss the matter and the wording may change – to something like, dogs on leash, keep dogs under control, pick up after your dog – there are various options.
So we took Poppy for a last swim of this holiday down by the jetty.
Yannis, Vasso, Harris and Alexandra, our landlord and his family all came to say goodbye to us, we paid a deposit to book the apartment for April, May, and June 2015. Looks like we will be doing it all again – all being well.
We had a snack in Sharon's pool bar and said goodbye to everyone. This evening we packed some things into the campervan then went to Brouklis for dinner. Bifteki again for me, one of my favourite meals. Called in at the Marvel for a nightcap and to confirm that we will be wanting a room for tomorrow night as we have to vacate the apartment. We watched Greece loose their football match to Costa Rica.
Day 92 – Monday 30.6.14
This morning we packed all the rest of our stuff in the van. We went to the Marvel to check in and have lunch. We drove to Roda to the vets to get Poppy's passport stamp and for her worming tablet. Matoula the vet is so lovely, she checked Poppy's microchip, and signed the passport saying she is fit and well to travel. A painless payment of €26.
We filled the van with Diesel, checked the tyre pressures etc. Then we drove to San Stef to collect my items from Jackie and Pete at Hippopots and say goodbye.. We drove down to the port to have a last look, then on to Armourada for a last drink with Leon and Billy. We met some more Arillas.com forum members who, all came to say they are enjoying the blog. Said goodbye to Clare in the Silver Moon shop.
We drove down to the front hoping to get a photo of our last Arillas sunset of this trip, but we just missed it. Back to the Marvel for a shower, then a Meze with wine and off to bed. It has been a long, busy and emotional day.
Day 93 – Tuesday 01.7.14 Leaving day!
We had a leisurely coffee on our balcony when we woke, reflecting about this trip and how amazing it has been.
We had brunch before setting off. Just as we were leaving I had a message from Yiota saying she had made Cheese pies for our journey, what a lovely thoughtful gesture! Yiota and all the like minded locals are the reason we keep returning to our little bit of paradise.
We said our goodbyes to Sophia, Kostas and Spiros at the Marvel, drove down to Yiotas to collect the pie, said another goodbye to Sharon then set off from Arillas on the journey home.
Last view of the beautiful clear blue sky. |