The Eleventh Week

Day 75 - Friday 13.6.14

27 deg at 11am   30 deg at 5pm.
A friend has posted on Facebook, some Stoneart they have done on the beach - I think they are lovely.































Today we all went up to Bardis Sun Studios for Lunch. At last Larissa has met Bobby and George - I hoped they would want to marry my granddaughters years ago - seems it is not to be. Bobby has married the beautiful Katerina - so that only leaves George now - so still hopeful! Then we had a drive up to the Night Owl. We only had icecreams but the girls met Linda and loved all the owls and especially the baby swallows in their nests.

Emma at Night owl

Lila at Night owl

Swallows at Night owl
every time the parents
flew in, 5 heads popped
up and 5 little beaks opened

Then we went down to Sharons for the girls to have a swim - we sat with a glass of wine and watched the world go by. It was 30 deg in the shade at 5pm. This evening I dropped the girls off in Sidari and we came back and had a delicious Bifteki in Armourada.

Armourada looking pretty

Apparently the girls had a good night, they had a nice meal and then went round some bars - drinking cocktails and having a good laugh. They got a taxi back at 6am. Oh to be young again!

Day 76 - Saturday 14.6.14

Dot and I drove to Sidari to get her prescription made up - she has high blood pressure according to Dr. Yannis. The girls slept in this morning, then got up and went down to the beach to meet some friends. Phil, Dot and I decided to go over to San Stefanos beach to see if dogs were allowed. We didn't see any signs - as soon as we opened the back door, Poppy took off for a swim. She found a stick and had a good play. Then we sat in The Waves taverna - right on the beach - for our lunch. It was a lovely meal and the view was great. The bonus was Poppy being able to swim - sorry Arillas but you are loosing out on our custom during the day. There is a webcam viewing the beach, sited on top of Waves Taverna.

 http://corfu-info.com/main/webcam.html

Tonight we went for a Pizza with the girls at Pizza Lithero - delicious food once again, they made friends with Dimitri the waiter and Vas the chef. Then we went to the Coconut for a nightcap, and met up with Grace and Chris.

 Dot, Phil and I left the girls to watch the England match which started at 1am Greek time.

Day 77 - Sunday 15.6.14

We all decided to go to San Stefanos today - same place for lunch and we all went swimming - it was a fabulous day.
Tonight we walked down to Thalassa for the last supper with the girls - gorgeous meal again, I had my usual Fillets of Sole with an Ouzo and cream sauce, with mashed potato. Larissa had Grilled Octopus for her starter and really enjoyed it.

Think she likes it!

Getting stuck in!

Then we popped into Portofino for the girls to say goodbye to Spiros and Spiros the waiter. We left the girls at the Coconut and walked home.





Day 78 - Monday 16.6.14

Dot went to Portofino to have breakfast with her friends who go home today.

Then we went to Brouklis for lunch and had a good chat to Dimitris. We saw his new kittens too.















 I walked down to retrieve Larissa and Emma off the beach - they had had a swim and were asleep on sunbeds - serves them right for staying up so late lol. I met Kevin and Dawn Gable while I was down there, they are staying in one of the apartments at the poolbar - nice spot.  The girls went back to the Marvel  to finish their packing as they leave at 6pm. They have had a good holiday - even with us oldies in tow some of the time, but Larissa says her grandparents are 'cool' - and say they are definitely returning next year. It is always difficult when you tell someone how good a place is - you just hope they like it as much as you. It certainly seems that we have two new Arillas Addicts! Phil, Dot and I stayed in tonight and had a simple meal with salad. We have eaten out every night with the girls and are fed up of getting glammed up - we had a lazy night.

Day 79 - Tuesday 17.6.14

This morning Dot went off with her friend Brenda to have a breakfast which they won in a quiz last week. Phil and I took Poppy to the vets in Roda as she has some bites on her leg, and has licked it raw. Another injection, antibiotics and a spray for her. Another 50 euros - good job we love her. No swimming for the next 10 days! Poor Poppy she has such a sensitive skin, a bit like me actually. I always have a bad reaction to mossy bites and any jewelry that has nickel in it. We stopped off for lunch halfway between Roda and Sidari. It was really high up with a tiny view of the sea, their flowers were very healthy and cared for.


























Then went shopping for some coffee and dog food. There has been quite a change in the weather today, rain in the night, cloudy all day and cool. Tonight we drove up to the Night Owl, we took Chris and Grace as they have never been. The food was delicious again, Dot and Chris both had the biggest Pork Chops I have ever seen.  We came home after the meal as I had a migraine.



Day 80 - Wednesday 18.6.14

We all went up to Gravia for lunch today, it was very hot with a lovely cooling breeze. It is a few years since we have been here, there are new owners running it and they have made some improvements, especially the bar which runs the full length of the cafe - a great place to watch people walking the donkey path between Arillas and San Stefanos, they look like dwarfs, it was funny to see an umbrella bouncing along being used as a sun shade.

This evening we went to the Rainbow for a fun darts match - nothing serious and no finishing on a double. It was a real good laugh.

Day 81 - Thursday 19.6.14

Dot went off early with friends. They drove to Corfu port and then took a boat to visit Island Vidos. It is a small island just off the coast of Corfu - less than one kilometer in diameter.

 According to the history of the island:-

During the First World War, the island of Corfu served as an island hospital and quarantine for sick Serbian soldiers following the epic retreat of the Serbian army and part of the civilian population through Montenegro and Albania in 1915 following the Austro-German-Bulgarian invasion of Serbia (see Serbian Campaign (World War I)). While the main camps of the recuperating army were on Corfu itself (a contingent was sent to Bizerte as well, and many of the civilian refugees were accepted by France), the sick and near-dying, mostly soldiers, were treated on Vido to prevent epidemics. In spite of Allied material help, the conditions of both the improvised medical facilities and many of the patients on the island resulted in a high fatality rate. Due to small area of the island and its rocky soil, it soon became necessary to bury the dead in the sea (by weighting the corpses with rocks to prevent them from floating). Over 5,000 people were buried at sea near the island of Vido.

A monument of gratitude to the Greek nation was erected at Vido by Serbs in the 1930s.

The waters around Vido island are sometimes referred to as the Blue Sea Tomb

Dot enjoyed her day - we went over to the Marvel for lunch. At 6.30pm there was a storm, very heavy rain and thunder. We walked down to Portofino for Dot's last supper with us as she is going to stay with Sheila and Keith for her last 4 days before she returns to the UK. We went into the Coconut to watch England loose, and to say goodbye to Chris and Grace as they go home tomorrow. Kostas was there as Hannah and baby are home now - it was a bit noisy to have a good chat to him - hope to see him/them soon. While we were walking up the hill it started thundering and lightening - we just got in and Dot made a hasty retreat to the campervan before the heavens opened. The storm went on until 4am.

The end of the eleventh week, it is speeding by now - only just over a week to go before we start our journey back home. 150 days without a cig for me, I am so proud of myself, especially when I am around people who are smoking.