Friday, May 29, 2015

Happy Snapper


Vines, olives and the slender trunks of the Cypress trees cover the lower slopes of Mt. Ennos.

Evidence of 1953 earthquake
The gorge as you enter Poros

Fishing boat in Sami harbour.


Hilltop villages



It's all Greek to me!!

Look carefully for an ant meeting a grasshopper 


Fishermen memorial at Sami. These brave men sail to the heel of Italy from Kefalonia, in search of tuna and swordfish 

Sue leaves our stones on Poros beach

Myt. Ennos giving an impressive impersonation of an erupting volcano.
So many colours in one picture

At last , a glimpse of our harbour turtle. His name is Adonis but there was a breeze this morning and it caused ripples which rather spoilt the picture.





And finally, this is where we are lunching today. Ain't life good?

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Asked to move!!

We thought that our days living on the beach were at an end today,when we were asked to move the van by a minor government official.
In truth , we went 20 yards nearer the harbour so that this huge beast could cut the grass.
Anywhere else, and the workman would use as strimmer, but hey, this is Greece, so they used a JCB style digger.
Prior to this hiatus in our day, the morning was uneventful. The red nightie was relaxing on her bed with book and coffee before showering and greeting her public.
Sue wishes me to point out that her nightwear has been in a washing machine since you last saw it!!
However with the back doors of the van open, she does rather smack of a certain type of window dressing found in the windows of Amsterdam.
These clear, waters should have contained a picture of a huge turtle. By the time I'd dashed back to the camper, he had swum off. We have waited two weeks to see him. Every time the fishing boats come in, he waits for the scraps.
Now, doesn't this look inviting?
Two weeks ago it was a car park, then it became a hole in the ground and this evening,as a new tourist flight landed at Argostoli, it opened its brollies and became a luxury pool. 
The evening shadows have crept into our day and Katelios's felines are on the prowl.
A roof top moggie spies on the ones below.
Cats are plentiful in Greece. They frequent the beach catching grasshoppers, stroll around tavernas before being quickly dispatched by a waiter and they group together wherever there might be a food source.
How about a " clawing of cats " as the collective noun?
Finally, our day concluded with a fish dinner at Captain Jerry's Bar.

Sue had this sea bass which spilled over the sides of her plate and I enjoyed a swordfish steak.
Much wine was consumed and by the time we swayed up the road to our tin tent, the Hurdy Gurdy man came along playing his tunes to send us on our way.