Thursday 29 September 2011

Another week in paradise.


Grandson Adam doing a bit of Gardening.
 The weather situation has improved since last weeks "tempest" which drove though Vliho and did so much damage, I'm pleased to report that things seem to be almost back to normal now and at least with a casual glance around all the yachts have their masts pointing upwards although there are still a few with no masts to point anywhere!  The locals seem to have put a great deal of effort into getting things back on an even keel, so to speak, and minimise any disruption to the holiday makers.

Some damages to "Izola"
While we are over here in Lefkas we are very grateful for the help of of family in keeping things ship shape at home as can be seen by the picture above even nine year old Adam has his tasks set out for him, well done Ad!

Tony and I took "Izola" back to Lefkas Marina on Friday, she suffered some damage in the storm but got off fairly lightly in comparison to many other boats and properties.  You can see from this picture that the Stanchions have been pressed into the deck when the boat moored alongside rolled over into her, which will need some remedial work and also the foresail got ripped with the wind.  When we took the sail off for repair it wasn't anywhere near as badly damaged as we at first thought though and it's currently sitting with a "man who does".

By Jiminy - It's a cricket...
A couple of nights ago we had a visitor sat on our balcony while we ate our tea, Jiminy Cricket, unfortunately he forgot to bring along his top hat and umbrella!


Washing the sand away
 We spent yesterday at one of our favourite beaches, Gialos Beach.  Tricky road to get down, well steep and winding but you end up with a couple of miles of decent beach almost to yourself and deep blue azure sea which is like a tepid bath.  With it being sort of out of the way and quite you do get the occasional nudist or naturist down there.  Yesterday we had a guy kept walking past us with only a shoulder bag to hide his modesty but at least he made me feel a little happier about myself!!  Sandra couldn't keep her eyes off him and so I had to struggle to put the beach shelter up on my own!
The water ain't this clear in Bridlington!

Just us and the beach!

I know this picture doesn't really do it justice but when you watch the water rolling in you can see right through the face of it down to the cobbles beneath, a very hypnotic affect.

Well I suppose that's about it for this week, just going to have lunch and then maybe a walk as the weather is only now in the mid to high twenties it feels fresh enough to indulge in a little light exercise.

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