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| The picture gallery has photographs of us and friends and the changes we are making to the house. Follow the links for more pictures. | |
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The house was completed in April 2005. After the container was delivered we had a busy time unpacking. We spent the rest of our time working in the garden planting trees and vegetables. Fresh tomatoes in December! |
| Our Yoga is going really well. We have both made real progress over the last year or so. We now have 9 classes a week running. In the summer (2005) we did yoga on the beach with friends. |
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We have climbed the highest mountain in Crete twice, Psiloritis. 2500m with a view of the whole island. |
| Our adventures have included an expedition to the Drafula gorge. A nice Sunday walk became a little interesting. Recent rain had created some deep (and very cold) pools along the path. Alan is helping me down over a rock after which he carried me on his shoulders through the cold pool. A real hero! |
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| We went to Chora Sfakia in western Crete and walked down the Imvros gorge. We have also been to beautiful beaches and collected colourful stones. |
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 Snow came to Kamilari in February 2008 too. Luckily the nets saved a lot of our vegetables and kept them warm during the "big freeze". We went up into the mountains in search of snow |
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We experienced some exceptional weather in 2007. June was as hot as August. We experienced a week of rain - previously we had only had rain for a day at the most. We also had hail stones as you can see on the net. |
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We have many happy days out with friends who live on the island and friends who visited from the UK. Here we are at Zaros lake with Hebe, David & Juliet. |
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Lynne (centre) took a walk on the wild side in 2008. Participating in a wilderness body painting workshop with four others. |
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Our friend Vivi married in 2008. They are wearing special crowns joined together. There was a big feast and traditional Greek dancing after the wedding ceremony. |
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Alan hit 50 in 2007. We had such a good time we forgot to take pictures. But, Brendon came to our rescue. |
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In 2008 we finally made it to Spinalonga. If any of you have read "The Island". You will know all about the tunnel and what it meant to the people when they arrived. |
| We have made many new friends, but this little one has decided to move in. This is Pippa a little kitten who came wandering onto our patio one day looking very hungry and lonely. | |
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| After a year we had four cats. Pippa is still with us. Filos returned after some time looking a bit bedraggled but he is now back to full health. The two newest members are Topsy and Tiggy - two very lively kittens. | |
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| We spend many evenings eating out at the local tavernas. We have had lots of visitors both family and friends. Here is Lynne's sister, Judith, and her two daughters, Emily and Alice. They been to stay many times and spend most days in the local swimming pool. | |
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I have been able to take some photographs of beautiful flowers |
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Life's great and can only get better |
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We hope you are well and thriving too. |
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