Shaken not stirred...

Dots represent each seismic event. 

 There are really only a couple or things to mention this week and I make no apologies for either we're just rather saddened by the impact they have had on so many peoples lives.

Firstly, the horrific events in Paris, France, our hearts go out to all right thinking people who are touched by this devastating atrocity.  We hope that any French people who we have met on our travels are not affected directly by it although we are all affected on some level or other.  I really must add here that I wouldn't like to see any vigilantly style repercussions.  We know many people or differing religions, including many Muslims and these outrageous attacks are abhorrent to the vast majority of people irrespective of their beliefs.

Many roads blocked (Sue's picture)

Egremni beach before.

 The other big event, especially for us here on the beautiful island of lefkada, has been the earthquakes, I use the plural because there have been at least three well  over five on the Richter scale the largest of which has been logged at anywhere between 6.1 and 6.8.  We have also had literally hundreds of aftershocks probably averaging at one every fifteen minutes or so.  We don't feel most of them as the water absorbs and dissipates much of the energy.  However we have felt all the big ones and many at over 3 or 4 on the Richter scale.

...and after.

Some of the devastation.

Unfortunately whilst things could have been much worse there have been two fatalities and several injuries requiring hospital treatment.  I hasten to add that neither us nor anyone actually known to us has been hurt but "there but for the grace of God go I"

The tremors are still going on, Sandra has just felt a 2.2 one as I write this down, I must be thick skinned as I didn't.  Our Friends Jez and Debs have been down the island today on their bike but couldn't as yet get through with land slides and huge boulders blocking the roads.  We hope the guys employed clearing them keep safe whilst the tremors continue.

On the internet there is an amateur video taken from a fishing boat that shows the collapsing of the cliffs over Porto Katsiki and Egremni beaches.  The after photo shows what's left of the three and a half kilometre beach which has been voted as one of the top ten in the whole of the Mediterranean, it may never be the same again.   Thanks to the anonymous people who's photo's I have purloined from the internet.

If anyone would like to help the poor hard hit Lefkadian's who have been affected by the quake there is a giving site set up :- https://www.youcaring.com/dimitra-georgia-sideris-471158