Thursday 21 March 2013

Rio comes to Lefkas...

It can get cold here too this is hail.
The weather has been cold here as well as in the UK, the depression which was centered over the UK did stretch this far down.  Although chilly it's nowhere near as bad as up north.  This hail storm did make the water look like it was a boiling witches cauldron though.

Ian's water generator.
On Saturday we went to pick up our saloon table which I was having altered by our recluse friend Ian in Vafkeri.  He had the tools to make the several long cuts I needed to convert it from only having a drop leaf at one side to having both sides folding.  Also at the same time I had him take a couple of inches from each side to make it easier to get past and eat at when erected, we are delighted with the results.  

Ian & Sanny at his hermitage. 
Ian does live like a hermit up in the mountains with no mains electricity, batteries are his main source lighting and wood his heating.  He lives very frugally but has a great set up for a home, living in his camper van in winter and his workshop in summer.  Everything possible is recycled, what a great life, I think we could all learn lessons from him.

  

Inside his living summer abode cum workshop.
Lefkas Carnival (AKA Mardi Gras) was on Sunday night, Spectacular as always although perhaps a little smaller this year and not so many loud bangs from the fireworks although they made up for this with whistles.  A great effort was put in by all the people involved and it is great to see them all smiling and enjoying themselves.  Now it's  forty days of fasting before the Greek Easter, brings the end of lent.




Anyone for birthday cake?
 Other things we have been getting on with this week include the re-wiring of Lesanda's navigation lights at the front.  It looks like at some point the circuit had been overloaded, there was much melted insulation and bare wire just waiting to short out when you least need it.  We've mended the anchor locked lid, which had lost one of it's hinges.  And this morning I have fitted a voltage / amperage for the twelve volt circuits on the boat so that we can monitor the state of play with regards to the batteries at a glance.

 I think that that's about it for this week another fun filled action packed week is behind us, see ya next week.

Don't know who the golden goats where meant to be.

The Lefkada ladyboys.

Perhaps the prince of Persia?
New style table being fitted.


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