2 July 2025
Kaliméra.
It is 4:30 am (GMT +2) and I'm up.
My mind is active and, no matter how I tried, I couldn't sleep. It is also very hot - even though the air-con in the bedroom has been on all night,
It is still dark outside - however, you can still hear the neighbours sat outside talking.
I say neighbours, but a lot of these villas on the Levanda Hills estate are rented out to tourists - and being in the month we are, there are plenty of them.
The houses on Vrysoudian - that's the main road, which we are just up from, and which links the Paralimni-Kapparis roundabout with Penera, are valued at €3.5 million. That being the case, some of these are rented out for between €5-6,000 a week, so I can well understand people making sure that they enjoy themselves.
This morning I'm running the car up to the auto electricians to have an original FTO light and indicator stalk fitted. So, I have the walk back to look forward to!
Yesterday, we did nothing much bar have a few beers at the beach bar on Agia Trias, the sea being much calmer than it was the other day - with lifeguards having to be called into action over in Panera whereby some young kid got swept out into the sea.
They have red and yellow flags for a reason - and the yellow one was being flown all day.
You think because its hot and the sea looks calm in the bay, that you can float around on a lilo, but there's always a wind there that can take you out to sea.
When our Jamie was 11 or 12 years old he had this lightly-constructed float board which was made to look like a surfboard. The wind picked up and started taking it out to sea, and he was chasing it. And although he's always been a strong swimmer, Julie shouted for him to leave it. Within two minutes it had been blown out into the Mediterranean and totally out of view.
The same day a kid in nearby Protaras drowned doing the exact same thing.
I did a bit on The A's yesterday, but not as much as I should have.
