Lethargy. Motivation. Heat. Motivation follows action. The blank page can be terrifying. But type a single word and it’s no longer blank. It’s a shame no teacher told me that.  Perhaps they did but I wasn’t listening. There’s a sirocco bringing warm air, and sand, from the Sahara. Temperatures have been climbing for days.  It […]

It’s so good to be able to leave the campsite without feeling like fugitives. We retraced a few of my cycle rides and gradually extended our leash. Dasaki Farangi – Butterfly Gorge. Eco projects in Greece are few and far between, so it was a welcome change to begin this stank walking through a recent […]

And on the 49th day the sea was wet again. Greece went from no restrictions to complete lockdown in one serious move. The great Greek festivities of Easter and Protomagia (1st May) were shut down. Saint’s days came and went. The people of the most sociable country in Europe stayed at home. Their great outdoor grills went […]

I promised a pause. Then felt bereft at the thought of not posting today. I haven’t written a word all week. Dark clouds descended for a while, but thankfully they’ve lifted already. With so little activity a depression was to be expected. Next week Greek restrictions will lift a little – no forms will be […]

Statice. Luludhi ya simera. Statice, our flower for today, stands out against a background of already drying scrub along the beachside. The carpet of daisy like joy is dying back now and only the blood drops of poppy still bring colour all over. France. An education. When I was about 16 I went on my […]

Earthquake. Earthquakes are frequent here. Most go unnoticed, but now and then there’ll be a shocker. The last truly big one was in 1956. 1953’s destroyed much of Kefalonia and raised the whole island by 60cm. Last Saturday as I was completing the blog the dog started shaking with fear, next thing she’d jumped up […]